List of Catholic saints

This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints. According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision. Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the larger worldwide church.

Candidates go through the following four steps on the way to being declared saints.

Saints acknowledged by the Eastern Orthodox Church and other churches are listed in Category:Christian saints by century and/or Category:Christian saints by nationality.

Catholic saints

Archangels

• Michael
• Raphael
• Gabriel

Martyrs

• The Holy Innocents (1 AD)
• First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (64 AD)
• Scillitan Martyrs (180)
• Massa Candida (253–260)
• Martyrs of Abitinae (304)
• Thirty Martyrs of the Appian Way (c. 304) — found in Roman Martyrology
• 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia (304–305)
• Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (320)
• Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II (4th century)
• Martyrs of Córdoba (850–859)
• Martyrs of Otranto (1480)
• 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya (2015)

Martyrs of Natal

The Martyrs of Natal were a group of 30 Brazilian Catholics killed in northern Brazil by a group of Dutch Calvinists in 1645. They were canonized on 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis. Those that were killed on 16 July 1645 were:

Those that were killed on 3 October 1645 were:

The remaining unnamed twelve killed on 3 October 1645 were 7 lay companions of João Martins, the wife of Manuel Rodrigues de Moura, the daughter of Antônio Vilela, 2 daughters of Estêvão Machado de Miranda, and the daughter of Francisco Dias.

Martyr Saints of China

The Martyr Saints of China were a group of 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western missionaries martyred from 1648 to 1930 because of their faith. They were canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. They are:

Vietnamese Martyrs

The Vietnamese Martyrs were a group of 117 martyrs that were killed from 1745 to 1862 in Vietnam for their Catholic faith. They were canonized on 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. They are:

Korean Martyrs

The Korean Martyrs were a group of 103 martyrs that were killed from 1839 to 1866 in Korea for their Catholic faith. They were canonized on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. They are:

See also

References

External links

• Extensive categorized lists of Catholic Saints
• Catholic Saints by patronage topics
• Catholic Online list of saints