List of saints canonized by Pope Francis

This article contains a list of the saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate.

No.SaintDate of canonizationPlace of canonization
1.Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions[1]12 May 2013Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2.Laura Montoya Upegui[1]12 May 2013Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3.Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala[2]12 May 2013Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
4.Angela of Foligno[3]9 October 2013Vatican City
5.Peter Faber[4]17 December 2013Vatican City
6.José de Anchieta[5]3 April 2014Vatican City
7.Marie of the Incarnation[5]3 April 2014Vatican City
8.Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval[5]3 April 2014Vatican City
9.Pope John XXIII[6]27 April 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
10.Pope John Paul II[6]27 April 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
11.Kuriakose Elias Chavara[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
12.Nicholas Longobardi[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
13.Rosa Eluvathingal[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
14.Giovanni Antonio Farina[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
15.Ludovico of Casoria[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
16.Amato Ronconi[7]23 November 2014Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
17.Joseph Vaz[8]14 January 2015Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
18.Émilie de Villeneuve[9]17 May 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
19.Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception[9]17 May 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
20.Mariam Baouardy[9]17 May 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
21.Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas[9]17 May 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
22.Junípero Serra[10]23 September 2015Washington D.C., United States
23.Louis Martin[11]18 October 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
24.Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin[11]18 October 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
25.Vincenzo Grossi[11]18 October 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
26.María de la Purísima Salvat Romero[11]18 October 2015Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pope Bestows Sainthood on Italians Massacred by Ottomans". Voice of America. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Papa declara santa a la 'madre Lupita', la monja de los enfermos". CNN Mexico. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pope declares new saint, advances seven causes". Vatican Radio. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Allen Jr., John L. (17 December 2013). "It's official: Jesuit Fr. Peter Faber is a saint". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Wooden, Cindy (3 April 2014). "Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 Smith-Spark, Laura; Gallagher, Delia; Wedeman, Ben (27 April 2014). "Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square". CNN. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass". Vatican Radio. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Goan-born Joseph Vaz granted sainthood by Pope Francis in Sri Lanka". First Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women". Yahoo News. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pope Francis declares Junípero Serra a saint on surprisingly political visit to DC – live". The Guardian. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Pope proclaims new saints, calls for humble Church leadership". Channel News Asia. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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