List of saints of the Canary Islands

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Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (popularly known as the Hermano Pedro) is the first native of the Canary Islands to be canonized by the Catholic Church. LagunaCathedral135.jpg
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (popularly known as the Hermano Pedro) is the first native of the Canary Islands to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
Jose de Anchieta (also called Padre Anchieta) is the second native saint of the Canary Islands. PadreAnchieta LaLaguna 2009.PNG
José de Anchieta (also called Padre Anchieta) is the second native saint of the Canary Islands.

This is a list of saints and blesseds of the Catholic Church associated with the Canary Islands, today an archipelago part of Spain. In addition, the list includes the venerable and servants of God born or linked to the archipelago.

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Mary, under the title Virgin of Candelaria, is the patron saint of the Canary Islands. [1] Under the title "Virgin of the Snow", she is the patroness of La Palma.

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  1. ↑ "Virgen De Candelaria - Islas Canarias". Mercaba.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Pedro de San José Betancurt, Santo". Es.catholic.net. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "José de Anchieta, Santo". Es.catholic.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Costa, SJ, Manuel G. da (1946). Inácio de Azevedo, o Homem e o Mártir da Civilização do Brasil. Braga (Portugal): Livraria Cruz. OCLC   2305684.
  5. 1 2 18 de Junio, beatificación de Fray Tomás Morales, segundo beato de Gran Canaria, Diocesis de Canarias, February 1, 2022
  6. ↑ El padre Torres Padilla, cofundador de las Hermanas de la Cruz, más cerca de ser beato
  7. ↑ Análisis iconográfico del retrato de sor María de Jesús "La Siervita de Dios"
  8. ↑ Fray Juan de Jesús, camino de Santidad Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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