postulator
noun
pos·tu·la·tor
ˈpäs-chə-ˌlā-tər 
: an official who presents a plea for beatification or canonization in the Roman Catholic Church compare devil's advocate
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The postulator followed his hosts to the cemetery.
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Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The postulator made certain to attend to one final task.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The postulator collected Charlene’s fingers for preparation as relics.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Medical experts can’t have any contact with the postulator.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2017
People handling Casey's cause for canonization, called postulators, continue to gather documentation of healings attributed to Casey, which will be studied in Rome.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2017
A postulator, the person assigned to present the cause, is assigned and collects public and private writings, interviews people who knew the candidate, and researches the person's life.
—Jackie Snow, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
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Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The postulator made certain to attend to one final task.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
The postulator collected Charlene’s fingers for preparation as relics.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Medical experts can’t have any contact with the postulator.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2017
People handling Casey's cause for canonization, called postulators, continue to gather documentation of healings attributed to Casey, which will be studied in Rome.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2017
A postulator, the person assigned to present the cause, is assigned and collects public and private writings, interviews people who knew the candidate, and researches the person's life.
—Jackie Snow, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
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