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The tomb of Pope Pius X under the Presentation chapel altar in St. Peter's Basilica. The cause for Pius X's canonization was opened on 24 November 1951. [67] On 17 February 1952, Pius X's body was transferred from its tomb to the Vatican basilica and placed under the altar of the chapel of the Presentation.
The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along with Pope John XXIII, by Pope Francis on 27 April 2014. [1] Pope Francis also canonised Pope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.
This article is a list of saints by the pope who canonized them.. Although popes have been canonizing saints since at least 993 and have claimed sole authority to do so since the late 12th century, it has been rare historically for any pope to canonize more than a handful of saints.
List of saints canonized in the 20th century (1901–2000) are people who have received recognition as saints through canonization by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Pius XI (1922–1939) Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) Pope Paul VI (1963–1978) Pope John Paul II (1978–2005)
The canonization process of Pope Pius XII dates to shortly after his death in 1958. He was declared a servant of God in 1990 and venerable in 2009. Father Peter Gumpel was the relator (collector of information) of Pius XII's cause for canonization.
The Canonization mass was presided over by Pius XII at Saint Peter's Basilica before a crowd of about 800,000 [7] of the faithful and church officials at St. Peter's Basilica. Pius X became the first Pope to be canonized since the 17th century.
Pages in category "Canonizations by Pope Pius X" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Zdislava was beatified by Pope Pius X in 1907 and canonized by Pope John Paul II in the Czech Republic in 1995. [1] [6] [9] She is the patron saint of Bohemia, of difficult marriages, and of those who are ridiculed for their piety. [1] [5] Her feast day is 1 January, [9] however as of 2019, the Order of Preachers celebrates her feast day on 4 ...