Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 18th century

A list of people, who died during the 18th century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification) or Saint (through canonization) from the Catholic Church:

Name	Birth	Birthplace	Death	Place of death	Notes
Joseph Oriol	1650		1702
Blessed Gomidas Keumurgian	1656		1707
Blessed François de Laval, MEP [1]	1623		1708		First Bishop of Quebec
Blessed Sebastian Valfrè, CO	1629		1710
Blessed Bonaventure of Potenza	1651		1711
Joseph Vaz	1651		1711
Joseph Mary Tomasi, CR	1649		1713		Cardinal
Blessed Francis de Posadas	1644		1713
Francis de Geronimo, SJ	1642		1716
Louis Marie de Montfort, SMM [2]	1673		1716		Founder
Blessed Liberatus Weiss, Samuel Marzorati, and Michael Fasoli			1716
Blessed Anthony Baldinucci, SJ	1665		1717
Blessed Mary of Turin (Mary of the Angels)	1661		1717		Carmelite nun
John Baptist de La Salle, FSC [3]	1651		1719
Pacifico of San Severino, OFM [4]	1653		1721
Veronica Giuliani, OSCCap [5]	1660		1727
Rose Venerini, PMV	1656		1728
Thomas of Cori, OFM	1655		1729
Lucy Filippini, PMF [6] [7]	1672		1732
John Joseph of the Cross, OFM	1654		1734
Jeanne Delanoue, CSAP [8]	1666		1736
Bartholomew Alvarez			1737
Blessed Emmanuel d'Abreu			1737
Blessed John Gaspard Cratz (Joanes Kaspar Kratz)			1737
Blessed Mary Magdalene Martinengo da Barco	1687		1737
Blessed Vincent da Cunha			1737
Blessed Angelus of Acri	1669		1739
Saint Theophilus of Corte	1676		1740
Blessed Peter Vigne	1670		1740
Blessed Rafal Chylinski	1694		1741
Francis Anthony Fasani, OFMConv	1681		1742
Maria Crescentia Höss, TOR [9]	1682		1744
Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, CSsR	1702		1744
Francis Gil de Frederich			1745		Martyr of Vietnam
Matthew Alonso Leziniana			1745		Martyr of Vietnam
Peter Sanz, OP			1747		Bishop of Maurocastrum, Martyr of China
Francis Diaz			1748
Joachim Royo			1748
Blessed Francis Serrano			1748		Bishop of Tipasa, Martyr of China
Blessed John Alcober			1748
Crispin of Viterbo, OFMCap	1668		1750
Leonard of Port Maurice, OFM	1676		1751
Blessed Devasahayam Pillai [10]	1712		1752		First Indian Martyr; First lay man to be elevated to the rank of the Blessed in India
Gerard Majella, CSsR	1726		1755
John Baptist de Rossi	1698		1764
Pompilius-Mary of Saint Nicholas (Pompilio Pirotti)	1710		1766
Teresa Margaret Redi, OCD	1747		1770
Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, SCG [11] [12]	1701		1771
Hyacinth Castaneda			1773
Vincent Liem [13]			1773
Paul of the Cross, CP [14] [15]	1694		1775		Founder of the Passionists
Ignatius of Laconi, OFM	1701		1781
Benedict Joseph Labre, TOSF	1748		1783
Junípero Serra, OFM	1713		1784
Alphonsus Liguori, CSsR	1696		1787		Founder of the Redemptorists, Bishop of St. Agatha
Felix of Nicosia, OFM [16] [17]	1715		1787
Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, FMM	1715		1791
Blessed John du Lau and Companions			1792
John-Michael Langevin			1793
Frances de Croissy			1794
John Baptist Souzy and 63 companions			1794
Madeleine Brideau			1794
Madeleine Lidoine			1794
Marie Claude Brard			1794
Marie Croissy			1794
Marie Dufour			1794
Marie Hanisset			1794
Marie-Geneviève Meunier			1794		Martyr of Compiègne
Marie Trezelle			1794
Blessed Antoinette Roussel			1794
Blessed Frances Brideau			1794
Blessed Francis Meziere	1745		1794
Blessed Georges Edmund Rene	1748		1794
Blessed Jean Bourdon	1747		1794
Blessed Jean-Nicolas Cordier	1710		1794
Blessed Josephine Leroux, OSC			1794		Martyr of the French Revolution
Blessed Juliette Verolot			1794
Blessed Marie Magdalen Fontaine			1794
Blessed Marie Rose Deloye and Companions			1794
Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne, OCD [18] [19]			1794		Martyrs of the French Revolution
Blessed Noel Pinot			1794
Blessed Rose Chretien			1794
Blessed Teresa Fantou			1794
Blessed Ursulines of Valenciennes			1794		Martyrs of the French Revolution
Blessed William Repin and 98 companions	1793		1794		Martyr of Angers
Blesseds Carola Lucas, Félicité Pricet, [20] Victoria Gusteau, and Monica Pichery			1794		Martyrs of Angers
Blesseds Françoise Trehet and Jeanne Veron			1794
Blesseds Gabrielle Fontaine, Mary Frances Lanel, Therese Fantou, and Jeanne Gerard			1794
Blesseds Pierre-Michel Noel and Claude Richard			1794
Blessed Peter Rene Rogue	1758		1796
Emmanuel Trieu			1798		Martyr of Vietnam
John Dat	1764		1798		Martyr of Vietnam

See also

• Christianity portal
• Saints portal
• Biography portal
• History portal

• Christianity in the 18th century

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