In 993, Ulrich of Augsburg was the first person to be canonized in the process we use today, by the Pope. Prior to this time, we had many saints in the Church, but they were declared saints by local acclaim or by the bishop of that area. All people called saint nowadays are canonized by the Pope.
A good resource for information on this saint is Wikipedia. Check out his article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_of_Augsburg
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