List of Filipinos venerated in the Catholic Church

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This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippine archipelago.

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Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the islands included Catholic priests and missionaries among the crew. Some Catholic missionaries became the explorers of the native lands while converting and coercing the Indios towards Christianity. Because of the Spanish colonization started by Miguel López de Legazpi, Christianity was introduced in Cebu, which remains a bastion of the Catholic faith in the Philippines.

Several Filipino Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past centuries. Most are from the 20th century and later.

The first Filipino canonized as saint was Lorenzo Ruiz, a married lay Dominican member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. Ruiz died a martyr of faith in Nagasaki, as Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate regularly conducted anti-clerical campaigns and widespread persecution of Christians. Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila in 1981, and later canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in 1987. 25 years later, the title of “Saint” was bestowed upon another martyr, Pedro Calungsod, martyred on Guam. He was canonized in October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Saints

ImageNameBornDiedChurch StatusDioceseType of CauseRef.
03973jfCubao Cathedral Interior Quezon Cityfvf 09 (cropped).jpg Lorenzo Ruiz November 28, 1594 in the Captaincy General of the Philippines September 29, 1637 in Nagasaki, Tokugawa Shogunate Married layperson; Member of the Confraternity of the Rosary; Manila Martyr in odium fidei, uti fertur [1]

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Pedro Calungsod July 21, 1654 in one of the Visayan islands, Captaincy General of the Philippines April 2, 1672 in Tumon, Guam, Captaincy General of the Philippines Young layperson Cebu Martyr in odium fidei, uti fertur [2]
  • Introduction of Cause: February 4, 1994
  • Declared "Venerable": January 27, 2000
  • Beatified: March 5, 2000 by Pope John Paul II
  • Canonized: October 21, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blesseds

ImageNameBornDiedChurch StatusDioceseType of CauseRef.
Svitores Guam (cropped).jpg Diego Luis de San Vitores November 12, 1627 in the Burgos, Spanish Empire April 2, 1672 in Guam, Captaincy General of the Philippines Professed Priest of the Jesuits;Martyr in odium fidei, uti fertur[ citation needed ]
  • Declared "Venerable": November 9, 1984
  • Beatified: October 6, 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera
(rel. name: José María of Manila)
September 5, 1880 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines August 17, 1936 in Madrid, Spain Professed Priest of the Friars Minor CapuchinMartyr in odium fidei, uti fertur
  • Introduction of Cause: February 4, 1994
  • Declared "Venerable": March 27, 2013
  • Beatified: October 13, 2013 by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Takayama-Ukon.jpg Iustus Takayama Ukon (Hikogorō Shigetomo)1552 in Haibara, Nara, Ashikaga shogunate February 1615 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines Layperson Manila Martyr in odium fidei, uti fertur [3] [4]
  • Introduction of Cause: 1630 by the Archdiocese of Manila / Reintroduced: 1963
  • Declared "Venerable": January 21, 2016
  • Beatified: February 7, 2017, by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerables

ImageNameBornDiedChurch StatusDioceseType of CauseRef.
Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez
(rel. name: Isabel of the Heart of Jesus)
November 19, 1836 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines ( Insurales Filipino)January 17, 1899 in Havana, American Cuba Professed religious, Founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of JesusHeroic Virtues [5] [ failed verification ]
  • Declared "Venerable": March 26, 1999
Ven. Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.jpg Ignacia del Espíritu Santo de Juco February 1, 1663 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines September 10, 1748 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines Professed religious, Founder of the Religious of the Virgin Mary Manila Heroic Virtues [6] [7]
  • Declared "Venerable": July 6, 2007
Consuelo Barcelo Pages (cropped).jpg Consuelo Barcelo July 24, 1857 in Barcelona, Spain August 4, 1940 in Manila, Philippine Commonwealth Professed religious, Cofounder of the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of ConsolationHeroic Virtues [6] [8]
  • Introduction of Cause: September 2002
  • Declared "Venerable": December 20, 2012
alroisio syuweolceu (cropped).jpg Aloysius Schwartz September 18, 1930 in Washington D.C., U.S.March 16, 1992 in Manila, Philippines Professed priest, Founder of the Sisters of Mary of Banneux and Brothers of Christ Manila Heroic Virtues [9] [10]
  • Introduction of Cause: 2003
  • Declared "Venerable":January 22, 2015
Bishop Alfredo Maria A. Obviar.jpg Alfredo María Obviar August 29, 1889 in Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines October 1, 1978 in Quezon, PhilippinesBishop of Lucena; Founder of Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus Lucena Heroic Virtues [6]
  • Declared "Venerable": November 7, 2018
María Beatriz del Rosario de Arroyo February 17, 1884 in Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines June 14, 1957 in Iloilo City, PhilippinesProfessed religious; Founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines (Dominican Sisters of Molo) Jaro Heroic Virtues [6]
  • Declared "Venerable": June 11, 2019
Francisca del Espíritu Santo de Fuentes 1647 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines August 24, 1711 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines Professed religious; Founder of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Manila Heroic Virtues [6]
  • Declared "Venerable": July 5, 2019
Teofilo Camomot (cropped).jpg Teofilo Camomot March 3, 1914 in Carcar, Cebu, Philippine Islands September 27 1988 in San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro; Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis; Founder of the Daughters of Saint TeresaCatherine of Siena Cebu Heroic Virtues [6]
  • Declared "Venerable": May 21, 2022

Servants of God

Group martyrs

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17 Thomasian Martyrs

This section includes the list of martyrs pending for the Cause for Sainthood. Majority of them are underway [ citation needed ] for canonization proposed by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (CCS).

See also

References

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