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The Lower Basilica was begun in 1228, two years after Francis’ death and the year of his canonization, and the frescoes were painted in the 14th century, but a Renaissance porch now precedes the Gothic side entrance.
An article questions the canonization of Edith Stein, a Jew-turned-Catholic nun who perished in the Holocaust.
British playwright David Hare, criticized in the past for his "preachy politics," is said to have finally found "his way beyond polemic" (John Lahr, The New Yorker ). Hare's new play about a self-centered film critic, his wife, and his mother-in-law is hailed as a "coup de théâtre " (Matt Wolf, Variety ), both for its social critique (of the amorality of the news media) and for its sensitivity "about such personal matters as loss, grief and stoical survival" (Benedict Nightingale, the London Times ). Hare's enthusiasts declare it time for canonization.
Chamoiseau's 1992 novel, newly translated from the French, wins him instant canonization and comparisons to Gabriel García Márquez, V.S.
However, upon canonization, saints have frequently been disinterred so their remains can be dismembered and turned into relics.