List of Christian saints of Algeria

This is a list of Algerian saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in the present territory of Algeria.

Catholicism had reached Algeria within the first centuries of Christianity. Though interrupted by the Muslim conquest, from ancient times, through the period of French rule, and into the present time, Algeria has had an active Catholic presence. Aside from Egypt, and possibly Tunisia, Algeria accounts for the most known saints of any individual country in Africa.

Before the Arab Conquest[]

While Catholicism reached northern Africa during Roman times, the Roman borders did not exactly match modern ones. Some saints, particularly of Berber origin, may have been more closely associated with parts of modern Tunisia or Libya. This is a partial list of early saints certainly or probably associated with modern Algeria.

Popes[]

• Pope Saint Victor I (r. 189–199)
• Pope Saint Miltiades (r. 311–314)
• Pope Saint Gelasius I (r. 492–496)

Writers and theologians[]

• Saint Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church
• Saint Optatus, author against Donatism
• Saint Possidius, author of a life of St. Augustine

Others[]

• Saint Adrian of Canterbury, of North Africa
• Saint Alypius of Thagaste
• Saint Arcadius of Mauretania
• Saint Cerbonius, of North Africa
• Saint Crispina
• Saints Donatian and companions, of North Africa
• Saint Fabius
• Saint Marciana of Mauretania
• Saints Marcellinus, Vincent, and Domninus, of North Africa
• Saints Marianus, James, and companions
• Saint Maximilian of Tebessa
• Saint Monica of Hippo
• Saints Nemesian and companions
• Saint Typasius
• Saint Zeno of Verona

Modern times[]

In 1000, the privilege of naming saints was reserved to Rome. As Christianity returned to northern Africa (outside Egypt) in the latter half of the second millennium, the identities and histories of the Algerian saints has become more clear.

List of saints[]

• St. Serapion of Algiers, Mercedarian religious and martyr (canonized 1728)

List of blesseds[]

• Bl. Charles de Foucauld, Religious and martyr
• Bl. Martyrs of Algeria, Trappists and martyrs
• Bl. Francesco Zirano, Franciscan priest and martyr

List of venerables[]

(There are not currently any Algerian Venerables)

List of Servants of God[]

• Servants of God and two companions, Trinitarian priests and martyrs

See also[]

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