Chronological list of Catholic saints and blesseds in the 21st century
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The Catholic Church recognizes certain deceased Catholics as saints and blesseds.
Saints
edit| Name | Birth | Birthplace | Death | Place of death | Beatification date | Canonization date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope John XXIII | 1881 | Sotto il Monte, Italy | 1963 | Vatican City | September 3, 2000 | April 27, 2014 | Pope[1] |
| Pope John Paul II | 1920 | Wadowice, Poland | 2005 | Vatican City | May 1, 2011 | April 27, 2014 | Pope[1] |
| Carlo Acutis | 1991 | London, United Kingdom | 2006 | Monza, Italy | October 10, 2020 | September 7, 2025 | Layman[2] |
| 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya | Various | One from Ghana, others from Egypt | 2015 | Sirte, Libya | N/A | N/A (Canonized by the Coptic Orthodox Church) | Laymen and martyrs.[3] Not traditionally canonized, but added to the Roman Martyrology.[4] |
Blesseds
edit| Name | Birth | Birthplace | Death | Place of death | Beatification date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonella Sgorbati | 1940 | Piacenza, Italy | 2006 | Mogadishu, Somalia | May 26, 2018 | Religious sister of the Consolata Missionaries and martyr[5] and martyr[6] |
| Floribert Bwana Chui | 1981 | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2007 | Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | June 15, 2025 | Martyr [7] |
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 Allen Jr., John L. (27 April 2014). "Francis names John Paul II, John XXIII as saints". Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Lamb, Christopher (2025-06-13). "Italian teenager Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint on September 7". CNN. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day". AP NEWS. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ↑ Akin, Jimmy (2023-05-12). "What the Pope Just Did With the 21 Coptic Martyrs Is Historic and Rare — But Not Unprecedented". NCR. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ "Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ "Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ↑ "Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui: A witness to goodness and peace - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 16 June 2025.