section_path: Canonizations and beatifications
section_name: Canonizations and beatifications
paragraph_text: Canonizations and beatifications
  
  Leo XIII canonized the following saints during his pontificate:
  
  Leo XIII beatified several of his predecessors: Urban II (14 July 1881), Victor III (23 July 1887) and Innocent V (9 March 1898). He canonized Adrian III on 2 June 1891.
  
  He also beatified the following:
  
  He approved the cult of Cosmas of Aphrodisia. He beatified several of the English martyrs in 1895.
  
  Leo XIII canonized the following saints during his pontificate:
  
  Leo XIII beatified several of his predecessors: Urban II (14 July 1881), Victor III (23 July 1887) and Innocent V (9 March 1898). He canonized Adrian III on 2 June 1891.
  
  He also beatified the following:
  
  He approved the cult of Cosmas of Aphrodisia. He beatified several of the English martyrs in 1895.