 In the Medieval West, the Apostolic See was asked to intervene in the question of canonizations so as to ensure more authoritative decisions.The canonization of Saint Udalric, Bishop of Augsburg by Pope John XV in 993 was the first undoubted example of papal canonization of a saint from outside of Rome being declared worthy of liturgical veneration for the entire church.Some historians maintain further that the first papal canonization was of St. Swibert by Pope Leo III in 804.