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The Catholic Church entered South America in 1500 through Brazil and quickly expanded across the continent with the Spanish and Portuguese cultures. Today this area remains heavily Catholic. Image of St. Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized, in the church at Paniqui
Vicente Ramírez (Vicente of Saint Joseph) (1597–1622), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Alacartines) (Huelva, Spain – Nagasaki, Japan) Bartolomé Díaz Laurel (1599–1627), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants) (Guerrero, Mexico – Nagasaki, Japan)
This is an incomplete list of humans 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; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Josep Manyanet y Vives: 1833: Tremp, Spain: 1901: Barcelona, Spain: Priest: Blessed Louis Zephyrinus Moreau: 1824: Bécancour, Quebec, British Province of Lower Canada
The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated. As a fact, in the list Óscar Romero is the only native saint of Central America [1] and the Caribbean. The rest were Spanish missionaries who carried out their apostolic work in these American countries.
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Servant of God María Antonia Cerini (1839–1911), foundress, Sisters of Saint Anthony of Padua. Servant of God Elmina Paz Gallo (1833–1911), widow; foundress, Dominican Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus. Servant of God Josefa Fernández Concha (1835–1928), professed religious, Religious of the Good Shepherd.