Pope Benedict XVI beatified 870 people.[ citation needed ] The names listed below are from the Vatican website and are listed by year, then date. The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified.
No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
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1. | Marianne Cope 1 | May 14, 2005 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | Cardinal José Saraiva Martins |
2. | Ascensión Nicol Goñi | |||
3. | Władysław Findysz | June 19, 2005 | Warsaw, Poland | Cardinal Józef Glemp |
4. | Ignacy Kłopotowski | |||
5. | Bronisław Markiewicz | |||
6. | Clemens August Graf von Galen | October 9, 2005 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | Cardinal José Saraiva Martins |
7. | Ángela Ginard Martí | October 29, 2005 | ||
8. | Joseph Tàpies Sirvant & 6 Companions | |||
9. | Eurosia Fabris | November 6, 2005 | Vicenza, Italy | |
10. | Charles de Foucauld 9 | November 13, 2005 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | |
11. | Maria Crocifissa Curcio | |||
12. | Maria Pia Mastena | |||
13. | Anacleto González Flores & 7 Companions | November 20, 2005 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
14. | José Trinidad Rangel Montaño & 2 Companions | |||
15. | José Sánchez del Río 7 | |||
16. | Darío Acosta Zurita |
No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
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1. | Raphaël Rafiringa | June 7, 2009 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Archbishop Angelo Amato |
2. | Émilie de Villeneuve 4 | July 5, 2009 | Castres, France | |
3. | Joseph Kugler | October 4, 2009 | Regensburg, Germany | |
4. | Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás | October 18, 2009 | Toledo, Spain | |
5. | Carlo Gnocchi | October 25, 2009 | Milan, Italy | |
6. | Zoltán Meszlényi | October 31, 2009 | Budapest, Hungary | |
7. | Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas 4 | November 22, 2009 | Nazareth, Israel |
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