Sun, 10 Jun, 2001 - 14:41
Pope John Paul has elevated five people to sainthood, including Lebanon's first woman saint.
A tired-looking John Paul canonised the five at St Peter's Square in the Vatican City.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: LebanonPlace: St Peter's SquarePlace: Middle EastPerson: PopePerson: Pope John PaulPerson: John PaulPerson: RafqaPerson: SaintPerson: Luigi ScrosoppiPerson: Agostino RoscelliPerson: Bernardo da CorleonePerson: SisterPerson: Teresa Eustochio VerzeriOrganisation: Maronite Antonine OrderOrganisation: Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of St Gaetano of ThieneOrganisation: Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of GenoaOrganisation: Minor Order of Capuchin FriarsOrganisation: Institute of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of JesusOrganisation: Catholics
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