Pope John Paul II Proclaimed Five New Spanish Saints

World | May 4, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

A massive crowd in the shape of a cross gathered around Pope John Paul II on Sunday as he proclaimed five new Spanish saints. An estimated one million people spread out along four boulevards intersecting at Plaza de Colon, where a huge altar was erected for the canonization Mass. The ceremony honored two priests and three nuns, all 20th century figures commemorated for their work with the poor. "We inscribe them in the book of the saints, and establish that in all the church they be devoutly honored among the saints," the pope said. Giant pictures of the five hung from an office building overlooking the plaza. The canonization was the centerpiece of ailing John Paul's visit, his fifth to Spain and first outside Italy in nine months.

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