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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
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 ...
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
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Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Ref. Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera (rel. name: José María of Manila) September 5, 1880 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines (Insurales Filipino) August 17, 1936 in Madrid, Spain: Professed priest of the Friars Minor Capuchin: Cebu: Martyr in odium fidei, uti fertur [3]
This list of royal saints and martyrs enumerates Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". Their names are in English and, where known, in their own language.
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