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Their canonizations were held on 27 April 2014. [1] The decision to canonize was made official by Pope Francis on 5 July 2013 following the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul II, while John XXIII was canonized for his merits of opening the Second Vatican Council .
This article contains the saints canonized by Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II canonized 483 saints, including one equipollent canonizations , during his twenty-six-year reign as Pope from 1978 to 2005:
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.
Pope John XXIII [9] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Pope John Paul II [9] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Kuriakose Elias Chavara [10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Nicola Saggio [10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Euphrasia Eluvathingal [10] 23 November 2014
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.
Pages in category "Canonizations by Pope John Paul II" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) Canonized by Pope Pius XI. The following are saints canonized by Pope Pius XI from 1922-1939: Saint Date of Canonization
The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, and not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified. As of February 2025, 197 would be subsequently canonized, of which Pope John Paul II himself presided over the canonizations of 96 of these same individuals.