St. Augustine
I started reading about canonization (a prerequisite for being declared a Doctor of the Church) within the church -- such a highly structured organization! See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization for a brief overview of how one moves from the title of "Servant of God" through to "Venerable", on to "Blessed" and finally could be elevated to "Saint": Canonization, whether formal or informal, does not make someone a saint: it is only a declaration that the person is a saint and was a saint even before canonization. It is generally recognized that there are many more saints in heaven than have been canonized on earth.
...most Protestant theologians and denominations, in an attempt to avoid veneration of certain believers above others, reject the notion of an official or recognized list of "saints".
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization
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2.) There is something called the Holy Fool, as example St. Francis of Assisi. They have their source in words by Paul:
"We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised." (1 Corinthians 4:10)
The yurodivy [the Russian fool-for-Christ] is a Holy Fool, one who acts intentionally foolish in the eyes of men. He or she often goes around half-naked, is homeless, speaks in riddles, is believed to be clairvoyant and a prophet, and may occasionally be disruptive and challenging to the point of seeming immorality (though always to make a point).
Andrei Rublev, (a film by Andrei Tarkovsky,) [features] a yurodivy character, "Durochka"...
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool_for_Christ
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