List of South American saints

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This page is a list of South American saints, blesseds , venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of South America.

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Image of St. Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized, in the church at Paniqui PaniquiChurchjf5479 07.JPG
Image of St. Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized, in the church at Paniqui

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.

List of saints

The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated.

List of blesseds

List of venerables

In addition, Habig refers to Paul Emilian Reynaud, a Franciscan priest martyred in 1862 in Bolivia, of whom he says the "title of 'Venerable' has, it seems, been bestowed on him popularly, not officially."

List of Servants of God

Candidates for sainthood

Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes. These include:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. pp. 95, 127, 187, 193, 196, 206.
  2. ↑ "FAMA DE SANTIDAD". Fundación TOVPIL (in Spanish). 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Colombia: Conozca a monseñor Eugenio Biffi, el "segundo Pedro Claver"". Aleteia.org | Español - valores con alma para vivir feliz (in Spanish). 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. ↑ Sarita Colonia, Saint of the People
  5. ↑ "Luis Espinal, una causa de beatificación". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. ↑ cesiopabloaleteia (2022-10-12). "Las mujeres que cuidan el legado de su abuelo, el primer catequista de Isla de Pascua (Rapa Nui)". Aleteia.org | Español - valores con alma para vivir feliz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ↑ Cali, Casa Editorial El País (4 September 2017). "Pedirán al Papa que se estudie beatificación de Omaira, niña que murió en Armero". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  8. ↑ noticiasrcn.com (2017-09-03). "Fieles de Omayra Sánchez piden al papa Francisco su beatificación". Fieles de Omayra Sánchez piden al papa Francisco su beatificación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  9. ↑ Roque Solaque, crónica de las marcas de fe
  10. ↑ "Piden en Misiones la beatificación de protectora de los niños pobres | Vía Posadas". Vía País (in Spanish). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  11. ↑ "ISAÍAS DUARTE CANCINO, UN MÁRTIR QUE BUSCÓ LA VIDA DIGNA". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2022-09-27.

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