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Canonized Roman Catholic saints have been through a formal institutional process resulting in their canonization. There have been thousands of canonizations. Pope John Paul II alone canonized 110 individuals, as well as many group canonizations such as 110 martyr saints of China, 103 Korean martyrs, 117 Vietnamese martyrs, the Mexican Martyrs, Spanish martyrs and French revolutionary martyrs.
List of saints canonized by Pope Francis. This article contains a list of the 912 saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group, 7 who were equipollently canonized and 4 who were canonized in other countries.
The following are saints canonized by Pope John Paul II from 2001–2005: Saint. Date of Canonization. Place of Canonization. Luigi Scrosoppi [1] 10 June 2001. St. Peter's Basilica. Agostino Roscelli [1] 10 June 2001.
Bishop of Piacenza and founder of Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians for Migrants) Blessed Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno. 1831. Grenada, Spain. 1905. Málaga, Spain. Founder of Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Blessed Valentinus Paquay. 1828.
Joaquima Vedruna Vidal de Mas (1783-1854), Widow; Founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity "Vedruna" (Spain) Declared "Venerable": 16 June 1935. Beatified: 19 May 1940 by Pope Pius XII. Canonized: 12 April 1959 by Pope John XXIII. Simon Anglus (1164-1265) Priest, Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance.
Saint symbolism. Appearance. Dutch Book of Prayers from the mid-fifteenth century showing a group of five saints, with their emblems: Saint James the Great (wearing a pilgrim's hat); Saint Joseph; Saint Ghislain (holding a church); Saint Eligius (bishop with a crosier, holding a hammer); Saint Hermes (with the armor and the sword) Symbolism of ...
Saint symbolism has been used from the very beginnings of the religion. [ 1 ] Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. [ 2 ] A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an ...
Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.