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Because St. Christopher offered protection to travelers and against sudden death, many churches placed images or statues of him, usually opposite the south door, so he could be easily seen. [16] He is usually depicted as a giant, with a child on his shoulder and a staff in one hand. [ 25 ]
Christopher is recognized as a saint of the Catholic Church, being listed as a martyr in the Roman Martyrology under 25 July. [ 4 ] In 1969, when Paul VI issued Mysterii Paschalis , he acknowledged that, while the written Acts of Saint Christopher are merely legendary, attestations to the veneration of the martyr date from ancient times.
Date of Canonization Place of Canonization 1. José de Anchieta [5] 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City: 2. Marie of the Incarnation [6] 3. François de Laval [7] 4. Pope John XXIII [8] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City: 5. Pope John Paul II [8] 6. Kuriakose Elias Chavara [9] 23 November 2014 7. Nicola Saggio [9] 8 ...
St. Peter's Basilica: Thomas of Cori: 21 November 1999 St. Peter's Basilica: Mary Faustina Kowalska: 30 April 2000 St. Peter's Basilica: Cristóbal Magallanes Jara & 19 other companions: 21 May 2000 St. Peter's Basilica: Román Adame Rosales: 21 May 2000 St. Peter's Basilica: Rodrigo Aguilar Aleman: 21 May 2000 St. Peter's Basilica: Julio ...
Canonization date Notes Pope John Paul II: 1920 Wadowice, Poland: 2005 Vatican City: May 1, 2011 April 27, 2014 Pope [1] Blessed Leonella Sgorbati: 1940 Piacenza, Italy: 2006 Mogadishu, Somalia: May 26, 2018 Nun and martyr Blessed Carlo Acutis: 1991 London, United Kingdom: 2006 Monza, Italy: October 10, 2020 April 27, 2025 Layman 21 Coptic ...
This article contains a full list of the saints canonized in the 21st century. ( 2001–2100 ) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization ) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church :
661) was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June.
In the Catholic Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin: Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification.