A Stained Glass image of Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli in St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. A 19th century priest who worked in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin - he was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

Venerable is a title confered on persons for a number of religious reasons, particularly in the Christian churches. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (360x879, 94 KB) Summary An stained glass image of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli from a window in Saint Raphaels Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (360x879, 94 KB) Summary An stained glass image of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli from a window in Saint Raphaels Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... A young Fr. ... Saint Raphaels Cathedral Saint Raphaels is the Cathedral parish for the Archdiocese of Dubuque. ... Downtown Dubuque and the Riverfront Dubuque is a city located in Dubuque County, Iowa. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the head of the Catholic Church. ... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, and New Testament accounts of his life and teachings. ...

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, venerable (Greek: "Όσιος" for men and "Οσία" for women) is a title attributed to saints who had lived a monastic or eremitic life, and it is considered equal or sometimes superior to the usual "Saint". The Vladimir Icon, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of the Virgin Mary. ... The Tikse monastery in Ladakh, India A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... A hermit (from the Greek erÄ“mos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ...

In the Church of England, venerable is the title given to an Archdeacon. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ...

In the Roman Catholic Church, venerable is the title of a person who has attained the third-highest of the recognized degrees of sanctity. Before one is considered Venerable, he or she must be declared a Servant of God by proclamation. Consecrating a person with the title of Venerable leads through the process of naming an individual a saint. The next step is beatification, at which point the person is referred to as Blessed, and then finally canonization, at which point the person is referred to as Saint. For other uses of the term, see Catholic Church (disambiguation). ... Servant of God is the title given to a person of the Roman Catholic Church upon whom a pope has opened a cause of sainthood. ... In Roman Catholic doctrine, a Saint (rel. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she qualifies for this. ... In Roman Catholic doctrine, a Saint (rel. ...

Bede is one of the most famous "venerable" historical figures. Bede depicted in an early medieval manuscript Depiction of Bede from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493. ...