List of saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI

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This article contains the saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI canonized 45 saints during his seven-year reign as Pope from 2005 to 2013:

No.SaintDate of CanonisationPlace of CanonisationReference
1. Felix of Nicosia 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square [1]
2. Józef Bilczewski 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square [1]
3. Gaetano Catanoso 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square [1]
4. Zygmunt Gorazdowski 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square [1]
5. Alberto Hurtado 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square [1]
6. Théodore Guérin 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
7. Rafael Guízar Valencia 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
8. Filippo Smaldone 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
9. Rose Venerini 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
10. Anthony of St. Ann Galvão 11 May 2007 São Paulo, Brazil [ citation needed ]
11. Szymon of Lipnica 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
12. Charles of Mount Argus 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
13. Marie-Eugénie de Jésus 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
14. George Preca 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
15. María Bernarda Bütler 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
16. Gaetano Errico 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
17. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
18. Narcisa de Jesús 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
19. Nuno Álvares Pereira 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
20. Geltrude Comensoli 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
21. Arcangelo Tadini 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
22. Bernardo Tolomei 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
23. Caterina Volpicelli 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
24. Rafael Arnáiz Barón 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica [ citation needed ]
25. Francisco Coll Guitart 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica [ citation needed ]
26. Damien De Veuster 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica [ citation needed ]
27. Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica [ citation needed ]
28. Jeanne Jugan 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica [ citation needed ]
29. André Bessette 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
30. Candida Maria of Jesus 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
31. Mary MacKillop 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
32. Giulia Salzano 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
33. Stanisław Kazimierczyk 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
34. Camilla Battista da Varano 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
35. Guido Maria Conforti 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
36. Luigi Guanella 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
37. Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
38. Hildegard of Bingen 10 May 2012n/a (equipollent)[ citation needed ]
39. Jacques Berthieu 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
40. Pedro Calungsod 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
41. Marianne Cope 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
42. Giovanni Battista Piamarta 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
43. María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
44. Anna Schäffer 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]
45. Kateri Tekakwitha 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square [ citation needed ]

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