Irish nun could become country's first saint in over 50 years

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She passed away in Ecuador in 2016 after an earthquake caused the school where she taught music to collapse.

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Nineteen years later, in 2010, she took her permanent vows and dedicated herself to a life of charitable service. A former actress, the Irish woman turned down the opportunity to host a show on Nickelodeon to pursue a life in the religious community.

Crockett - whose life motto was "all or nothing" - recalled how her friends were shocked when she informed them that she would become a nun with a "beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other."

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There are four key steps in the process of canonization, beginning with the request for canonization. This is then followed by the awarding of the title Servant of God.

The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints will then evaluate the candidacy for sainthood, and if approved, the individual will be given the title "Venerable." Next, the process of beatification will take place, followed by canonization.

There's a significant number of Irish saints, especially from the early periods of the Catholic Church.

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