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Canonizations - the declaration of Saints

Canonizations during the Pontificate of Francis

2019

F 17 -  Dulce Lópes Pontes (1914 - 1992) - from Brazil
          Giuseppina Vannini (1859 - 1911) - from Italy
          John Henry Newman (1801 - 1890) - from England
          Marguerite Bays (1815 - 1879) - from Switzerland
          Mariam Teresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (1876 - 1926) - from India

2018

F 16 - Francesco Spinelli (1853 - 1913) - from Italy
         Maria (1820 - 1898) - from Germany
         Nazaria de Santa Teresa de Jesús (1889 - 1943) - from Spain, died in Argentina
         Nunzio Sulprizio (1817 - 1836) - from Italy
         Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (1917 - 1980) - from El Salvador, martyred
         Paul VI (1897 - 1978) - from Italy
         Vincenzo Romano (1751 - 1831) - from Italy

2017

F 15 - Angelo (1669 - 1739) - from Italy
         Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala: Cristóbal, Antonio & Juan - martyred in Mexico
         Faustino de la Encarnación (1831 - 1925) - from Spain
         Martyrs of Brazil: André de Soveral, Ambrósio Francisco Ferro & 28 Companions - martyred in 1645

F 14 - Francisco Marto (1908 - 1919) - from Portugal
          Jacinta Marto (1910 - 1920) - from Portugal

2016

F - 13 - Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839 - 1910) - from Italy
            Élisabeth de la Trinité (1880 - 1906) - from France
            José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (1840 - 1914) - from Argentina
            José Sánchez del Río (1913 - 1928) - from Mexico, martyred in Mexico
            Lodovico Pavoni (1784 - 1849) - from Italy
            Manuel González García (1877 - 1940) - from Spain
            Salomone Leclercq (1745 - 1792) - from France

F - 12 - Teresa of Calcutta (1910 - 1997) - from Macedonia, died in India

F - 11 - Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad (1870 - 1957) - from Sweden
            Stanisław od Jezusa i Maryi Papczyński(1631 - 1701) from Poland

2015

F - 10 - Louis & Marie-Zélie Guerin Martin - from France
            María de la Purísima de la Cruz (1926 - 1998) - from Spain
            Vincenzo Grossi (1845 - 1917) - from Italy

F - 9 - Junípero Serra (1713 - 1784) - from Spain

F - 8 - Jeanne-Émilie de Villeneuve (1811 - 1854) - from France
          Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghaţţas (1843 - 1927) - from Palestine
          Maria Cristina dell'Immacolata Concezione (1856 - 1906) - from Italy
          Maria di Gesù Crocifisso (1846 - 1878) - from Palestine

F - 7 - Joseph Vaz (1651 - 1711) - from India, died in Sri Lanka

2014

F - 6 - Amato Ronconi (1225 - 1292) - from Italy
          Eufrasia of the Sacred Heart (1877 - 1952) - from India
          Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803 - 1888) - from Italy
          Kuriakose Elias Chavara of the Holy Family (1805 - 1871) - from India
          Ludovico da Casoria (1814 - 1885) - from Italy
          Nicola da Longobardi (1650 - 1709) - from Italy

F - 5 - John XXIII (1881 - 1963) - from Italy
          John Paul II (1920 - 2005) - from Poland

F - 4 - François de Montmorency-Laval (1623 - 1708) - from France, died in Canada
          José de Anchieta (1534 - 1597) - from Spain, died in Brazil
          Marie de l'Incarnation (1599 - 1672) - from France, died in Canada

2013

F - 3 - Pierre Faber (1506 - 1546) - from France

F - 2 - Angela da Foligno (1248 - 1309) - from Italy

F - 1 - Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena (1874 - 1949) - from Colombia
          Maria Guadalupe García Zavala (1878 - 1963) - from Mexico
          813 Martyrs of Otranto (martyred 1480) - from Italy

Canonizations during the Pontificate of Benedict XVI

2012

BXVI - 11 - Anna Schäffer (1882 - 1925) - from Germany
                 Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841 - 1913) - from Italy
                 Jacques Berthieu (1838 - 1896) - from France, died in Madagascar
                 Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 - 1680) - from USA, died in Canada
                 María del Monte Carmelo (1848 - 1911) - from Spain
                 Marianne Cope (1838 - 1918) - from Germany, died in Molokai (Hawaii)
                 Pedro Calungsod (1654 - 1672) - from the Philippines, martyred in Guam

BXVI - 10 - Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179) - from Germany

2011

BXVI - 9 - Bonifacia Rodríguez Castro (1837 - 1905) - from Spain
               Guido Maria Conforti (1865 - 1931) - from Italy
               Luigi Guanella(1842 - 1915) - from Italy

2010

BXVI - 8 - André Bessette (1845 - 1937) - from Canada
               Battista (1458 - 1524) - from Italy
               Cándida María De Jesús (1845 - 1912) - from Spain
               Giulia Salzano (1846 - 1929) - from Italy
               Mary of the Cross (Mackillop) (1842 - 1909) - from Australia
               Stanisław Sołtys (1433 - 1489) - from Poland

2009

BXVI - 7 - Damien Joseph de Veuster (1840 - 1889) - from Belgium, died in Hawaii
               Francisco Coll y Guitart (1812 - 1875) - from Spain
               Marie de la Croix (1792 - 1879) - from France
               Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911 - 1938) - from Spain
               Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński (1822 - 1895) - from Russian Empire, died in Krakow

BXVI - 6 - Arcangelo Tadini (1846 - 1912) - from Italy
               Bernardo Tolomei (1272 - 1348) - from Italy
               Caterina Volpicelli (1839 - 1894) - from Italy
               Gertrude Comensoli (1847 - 1903) - from Italy
               Nuno de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira (1360 - 1431) - from Portugal

2008

BXVI - 5 - Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (1910 - 1946) - from India
               Gaetano Errico (1791 - 1860) - from Italy
               María Bernarda (1848 - 1924) - from Switzerland
               Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (1832 - 1869) - from Ecuador, died in Peru

2007

BXVI - 4 - Charles of St Andrew (Karel Van Sint Andres) (1821 - 1893) - from Netherlands, died in Ireland
              Ġorġ Preca (1880 - 1962) - from Malta
              Marie Eugénie de Jésus (1817 - 1898) - from France
              Szymon z Lipnicy (1435 - 1482) - from Poland

BXVI - 3 - Antônio de Sant'Ana (1739 - 1822) - from Brazil

2006

BXVI - 2 - Filippo Smaldone (1848 - 1923) - from Italy
               Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878 - 1938) - from Mexico
               Rosa Venerini (1656 - 1728) - from Italy
               Théodore Guérin (1798 - 1856) - from France, died in USA

2005

BXVI - 1 - Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901 - 1952) - from Chile
               Felice Da Nicosia (1715 - 1787) - from Italy
               Gaetano Catanoso (1879 - 1963) - from Italy
               Józef Bilczewski (1860 - 1923) - from Poland, died in Ukraine
               Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845 - 1920) - from Poland, died in Ukraine

Canonizations during the Pontificate of John Paul II

2004

JPII - 51 - Gianna Beretta Molla (1922 - 1962) - from Italy
                Hannibal Maria di Francia (1851 - 1927) - from Italy
                Josep Manyanet y Vives (1833 - 1901) - from Spain
                Luigi Orione (1872 - 1940) - from Italy
                Nimatullah Al-Hardini (1808 - 1858) - from Lebanon
                Paolo Elisabetta (1816 - 1865) - from Italy

2003

JPII - 50 - Arnold Janssen (1837 - 1909) - from Germany
               Daniele Comboni (1831 - 1881) - from Italy, died in Sudan
               Giuseppe Freinademetz (1852 - 1909) - from Italy, died in China

JPII - 49 - Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1842 - 1924) - from Poland
                Maria de Mattias (1805 - 1866) - from Italy
                Ursula Ledóchowska (1865 - 1939) - from Austria
                Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587 - 1651) - from Italy

JPII - 48 - Angela de la Cruz Guerrero y González (1846 - 1932) - from Spain
               Genoveva Torres Morales (1870 - 1956) - from Spain
               José María Rubio y Peralta (1864 - 1929) - from Spain
               María de Jesús (1891 - 1974) - from Spain
               Pedro Poveda Castroverde (1874 - martyred 1936) - from Spain

2002

JPII - 47 - Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (1902 - 1975) - from Spain

JPII - 46 - Juan Diego Cuauhlatoatzin (1474 - 1548) - from Mexico

JPII - 45 - Hermano Pedro de San José de Betancur (1626 - 1667) - from Spain, died in Guatemala

JPII - 44 - Pio da Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887 - 1968) - from Italy

JPII - 43 - Alonso de Orozco (1500 - 1591) - from Spain
               Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (1791 - 1858) - from Italy
               Ignazio da Santhià (1686 - 1770) - from Italy
               Paulina do Coraçao Agonizante de Jesus (1865 - 1942) - from Italy
               Umile da Bisignano (1582 - 1637) - from Italy

2001

JPII - 42 - Françoise de Sales (1844 - 1914) - from France
                Giuseppe Marello (1844 - 1895) - from Italy
                Maria Crescentia Höss (1682 - 1744) - from Germany
                Paula de San José de Calasanz (1799 - 1889) - from Spain

JPII - 41 - Agostino Roscelli (1818 - 1902) - from Italy
                Bernardo da Corleone (1605 - 1667) - from Italy
                Luigi Scrosoppi (1804 - 1884) - from Italy
                Teresa Eustochio (1801 - 1852) - from Italy
                Rafqa (Rebecca) (1832 - 1914) - from Lebanon

Jubilee 2000

JPII - 40 - Josephina Bakhita (1869 - 1947) - from Sudan
                Katharine Mary Drexel (1858 - 1955) - from USA
                María del Corazón de Jesús  (1842 - 1912) - from Spain
                Martyrs of China: Augustine Zhao Rong & 119 Companions

JPII - 39 - José Maria de Yermo y Parres (1851 - 1904) - from Mexico
                María de Jesús Sacramentado (1868 - 1959) - from Mexico
                Martyrs of Mexico: Cristóbal Magallánes & 24 Companions

JPII - 38 - Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 - 1938) - from Poland

1999

JPII - 37 - Benedetto Menni (1841 - 1914) - from Italy
                Martyrs of Spain: Inocencio do la Inmaculada, Cirilo Cirilo Bertrán & 8 Companions - martyred in 1930s
                Tommaso da Cori (1655 - 1729) - from Italy

JPII - 36 - Kunegunda Kinga (1224 - 1292) - from Hungary

JPII - 35 - Agostina Pietrantoni (1864 - 1894) - from Italy
               Giovanni Calabria (1873 - 1954) - from Italy
               Marcellin Joseph Champagnat (1789 - 1840) - from France

1998

JPII - 34 - Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) (1891 - 1942) - from Germany, martyred in Auschwitz

1997

JPII - 33 - John of Dukla (1414 - 1484) - from Poland

JPII - 32 - Hedwig (1374 - 1399) - from Hungary

1996

JPII - 31 - Egidio Maria of St Joseph (1729 - 1812) - from Italy
               Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (1802 - 1840) - from France, martyred in China
               Juan Grande (1546 - 1600) - from Spain

1995

JPII - 30 - Eugene de Mazenod (1782 - 1861) - from France

JPII - 29 - Jesuit Martyrs of Kosice: Marek Krizin, Stefan Pongracz & Melichar Grodziecky - martyred in Slovakia in 1619

JPII - 28 - Jan Sarkander (1576 - 1620) - from Czech Republic, martyred in Slovakia
               Zdislava of Lemberk (c1220 - 1252) - from Bohemia (now Czech Republic)

1993

JPII - 27 - Enrique de Osso y Cervello (1840 - 1896) - from Spain

JPII - 26 - Marie de Saint Ignace (1774 - 1837) - from France
               Teresa de Jesús de los Andres (1900 - 1920) - from Chile

1992

JPII - 25 - Ezechiel Moreno y Díaz (1848 - 1905) - from Colombia

JPII - 24 - Claude de la Colombière (1641 - 1682) - from France

1991

JPII - 23 - Raphael of St Joseph (1835 - 1907) - from Lithuania

1990

JPII - 22 - Mary Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais (1701 - 1777) - from Canada

1989

JPII - 21 - Mutien-Marie Wiaux (1841 - 1917) - from Belgium

JPII - 20 - Agnes of Bohemia (1211 - 1282) - from Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
                Albert (Adam Chmielowski) (1845 - 1916) - from Poland

JPII - 19 - Gaspar Bertoni (1777 - 1853) - from Italy
                Riccardo Pampuri (1897 - 1930) - from Italy

JPII - 18 - Cielia Barbieri (1847 - 1870) - from Italy

1988

JPII - 17 - Maria Rosa (1815 - 1867) - from Spain

JPII - 16 - Magdalen of Canossa (1774 - 1835) - from Italy

JPII - 15 - Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769 - 1852) - from France, died in USA
                Simon de Rojas (1552 - 1624) - from Spain

JPII - 14 - Martyrs of Vietnam: Andrew Dung Lac & 116 companions

JPII - 13 - Eustochia Calafato (1434 - 1491) - from Italy

JPII - 12 - Martyrs of Paraguay: Rogue Gonzalez, Alfonso Rodriguez & Juan de Castillo, Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga & 13 companions

1987

JPII - 11 - Giuseppe Moscati (1880 - 1927) - from Italy

JPII - 10 - 16 Martyrs of Japan: Lorenzo Ruiz, Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia, Jacobo Kyushel Gorobioye Tomonaga & 13 Filipino Companions

1986

JPII - 9 - Giuseppe Maria Tomasi (1649 - 1713) - from Italy

JPII - 8 - Francesco Antonio Fasani (1681 - 1742) - from Italy

1984

JPII - 7 - Miguel Febres Cordero (1854 - 1910) - from Ecuador

JPII - 6 - Korean Martyrs: Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang & 101 companions

JPII - 5 - Paula Frassinetti (1809 - 1882) - from Italy

1983

JPII - 4 - Leopoldo Mandić da Castelnovo (1866 - 1942) - from Montenegro

1982

JPII - 3 - Jeanne de la Croix (1666 - 1736) - from France
              Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620 - 1700) - from France, died in Canada

JPII - 2 - Maximilian Mary Kolbe (1894 - 1941) - from Poland, martyred in Auschwitz

JPII - 1 - Crispino da Viterbo (1668 - 1750) - from Italy

Canonizations during the Pontificate of Paul VI

1977

PVI - 19 - Charbel Makhlouf - from Lebanon

PVI - 18 - John Nepomucene Neumann

PVI - 17 - Faffaella Maria Porras y Ayllón

1976

PVI - 16 - John Ogilvie

PVI - 15 - Beatriz da Silva Meneses

1975

PVI - 14 - Bishop Giustino de Jacobis

PVI - 13 - Oliver Plunkett - martyr from Ireland

PVI - 12 - Giovanni Macías

PVI - 11 - Elizabeth Ann Seton - from the USA

PVI - 10 - Giovanni Battista della Concezione
               Vincenza Maria López y Vicuña

1974

PVI - 9 - Sister Theresa of Jesus Jornet and Ibars

1970

PVI - 8 - 40 Martyrs of England and Wales

PVI - 7 - Nicola Tavelić - martyr from Croatia
             Deodato da Rodez - martyr
             Stefano da Cuneo - martyr
             Pietro da Narbonne - martyr

PVI - 6 - John of Avila - from Spain

PVI - 5 - Maria Vittoria Teresa Courdec

PVI - 4 - Father Leonardo Murialdo

PVI - 3 - Marai Soledad Torres Acosta

1969

PVI - 2 - Julie Billiart

1967

PVI - 1 - Benildo