List of saints by pope
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This article is a list of saints by the pope who canonized them.
Although popes have been canonizing saints since at least 993 and have claimed sole authority to do so since the late 12th century, it has been rare historically for any pope to canonize more than a handful of saints.
13th Century[]
Innocent III[]
Pope Innocent III canonized seven saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Homobonus | 21 Jan 1199 |
2. | Cunigunde of Luxembourg | 3 April 1200 |
3. | Gilbert of Sempringham | 1202 |
4. | William of Maleval | 8 May 1202 |
5. | Wulfstan of Worcester | 14 May 1203 |
6. | Procopius of Sázava | 2 July 1204 |
7. | Peter of Trevi | 1 Oct 1215 |
Honorious III[]
Pope Honorious III canonized seven saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | William of Donjeon | 17 May 1218 |
2. | Bertrand of Comminges | 1220 |
3. | Hugh of Lincoln | 17 Feb 1220 |
4. | Robert of Molesme | 8 Jan 1222 |
5. | William of Æbelholt | 21 Jan 1224 |
6. | Lorcán Ua Tuathail | 11 Dec 1225 |
7. | William of York | 18 March 1226 |
Gregory IX[]
Pope Gregory IX canonized five saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Francis of Assisi | 16 July 1228 |
2. | Anthony of Padua | 30 May 1232 |
3. | Virgil of Salzburg | 18 June 1233 |
4. | Dominic of Osma | 13 July 1234 |
5. | Elizabeth of Hungary | 27 May 1235 |
Celestine IV[]
Pope Celestine IV did not canonize any saints.
Innocent IV[]
Pope Innocent IV canonized five saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Edmund of Abingdon | 16 December 1246 |
2. | William Pinchon | 24 March 1247 |
3. | Margaret of Scotland | 1250 |
4. | Peter of Verona | 9 March 1253 |
5. | Stanislaus of Szczepanów | 8 September 1253 |
Alexander IV[]
Pope Alexander IV canonized three saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Clare of Assisi | 12 August 1255 |
2. | William of Perth | 1256 |
3. | Íñigo of Oña | 18 June 1259 |
Urban IV[]
Pope Urban IV canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Richard of Chichester | 25 January 1262 |
Clement IV[]
Pope Clement IV canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Hedwig of Silesia | 26 March 1267 |
Gregory X[]
Pope Gregory X did not canonize any saints.
Innocent V[]
Pope Innocent V did not canonize any saints.
Adrian V[]
Pope Adrian V did not canonize any saints.
John XXI[]
Pope John XXI did not canonize any saints.
Nicholas III[]
Pope Nicholas III did not canonize any saints.
Martin IV[]
Pope Martin IV did not canonize any saints.
Honorius IV[]
Pope Honorius IV did not canonize any saints.
Nicholas IV[]
Pope Nicholas IV did not canonize any saints.
Celestine V[]
Pope Celestine V did not canonize any saints.
Boniface VIII[]
Pope Boniface VIII canonized two saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
---|---|---|
1. | Laurian | 1297 |
2. | Louis IX of France | 11 July 1297 |
14th Century[]
Benedict XI[]
Pope Benedict XI did not canonize any saints.
Clement V[]
Pope Clement V canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Pope Celestine V | 5 May 1313 |
John XXII[]
Pope John XXII canonized three saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Louis I of Anjou | 7 April 1317 |
2. | Thomas de Cantilupe | 17 April 1320 |
3. | Thomas Aquinas | 18 July 1323 |
Benedict XII[]
Pope Benedict XII did not canonize any saints.
Clement VI[]
Pope Clement VI canonized two saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Ivo of Kermartin | 26 June 1347 |
2. | Robert de Turlande | 19 Sept 1351 |
Innocent VI[]
Pope Innocent VI did not canonize any saints.
Urban V[]
Pope Urban V canonized one saint
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Elzéar of Sabran | 15 April 1369 |
Gregory XI[]
Pope Gregory XI did not canonize any saints.
Urban VI[]
Pope Urban VI did not canonize any saints.
Boniface IX[]
Pope Boniface IX canonized two saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Bridget of Sweden | 7 October 1391 |
2. | John Twenge | 1401 |
15th Century[]
Innocent VII[]
Pope Innocent VII did not canonize any saints.
Gregory XII[]
Pope Gregory XII did not canonize any saints.
Martin V[]
Pope Martin V canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Sebaldus | 26 March 1425 |
Eugene IV[]
Pope Eugene IV canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Nicholas of Tolentino | 1 February 1447 |
Nicholas V[]
Pope Nicholas V canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Bernardine of Siena | 24 May 1450 |
Callixtus III[]
Pope Callixtus III canonized four saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Vincent Ferrer | 3 June 1455 |
2. | Angelus of Jerusalem | 1456 |
3. | Osmund | 1 January 1457 |
4. | Albert of Trapani | 15 October 1457 |
Pius II[]
Pope Pius II canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Catherine of Siena | 29 June 1461 |
Paul II[]
Pope Paul II did not canonize any saints.
Sixtus IV[]
Pope Sixtus IV canonized seven saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Berard of Carbio | 7 Aug 1481 |
2. | Bonaventure | 14 May 1482 |
3. | Catherine of Vadstena | 1484 |
Innocent VIII[]
Pope Innocent VIII canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Leopold the Good | 6 Jan 1485 |
Alexnader VI[]
Pope Alexander VI did not canonize any saints.
Pius III[]
Pope Pius III did not canonize any saints.
16th Century[]
Julius II[]
Pope Julius II canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Nicolò Politi | 7 June 1507 |
Leo X[]
Pope Leo X canonized nine saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Daniele Fasanella and his six companions | 22 January 1516 |
2. | Francis of Paola | 1 May 1519 |
3. | Casimir Jagiellon | 1521 |
Adrian VI[]
Pope Adrian VI canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Benno of Meissen | 31 May 1523 |
Clement VII[]
Pope Clement VII canonzed one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Antoninus of Florence | 23 Nov 1523 |
Paul III[]
Pope Paul III did not canonize any saints.
Julius III[]
Pope Julius III did not canonize any saints.
Marcellus II[]
Pope Marcellus II did not canonize any saints.
Paul IV[]
Pope Paul IV did not canonize any saints.
Pius IV[]
Pope Pius IV did not canonize any saints.
Pius V[]
Pope Pius V did not canonize any saints.
Gregory XIII[]
Pope Gregory XIII canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Norbert of Xanten | 1582 |
Sixtus V[]
Pope Sixtus V canonized one saint.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Didacus of Alcalá | 2 July 1588 |
Urban VII[]
Pope Urban VII did not canonize any saints.
Gregory XIV[]
Pope Gregory XIV did not canonize any saints.
Innocent IX[]
Pope Innocent IX did not canonize any saints.
Clement VIII[]
Pope Clement VIII canonized four saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Hyacinth of Poland | 17 April 1594 |
2. | Romualdo di Camaldoli | 1595 |
3. | Sylvester Gozzolini | 1598 |
4. | Raymond of Penyafort | 29 April 1601 |
17th Century[]
Leo XI[]
Pope Leo XI did not canonize any saints
Paul V[]
Pope Paul V canonized four saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
---|---|---|
1. | Pope Gregory VII | 1606 |
2. | Frances of Rome | 29 May 1608 |
3. | Charles Borromeo | 1 November 1610 |
4. | Albert of Louvain | 9 August 1613 |
Gregory XV[]
Pope Gregory XV canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Isidore the Laborer | 12 March 1622 |
2. | Francis Xavier | 12 March 1622 |
3. | Ignatius of Loyola | 12 March 1622 |
4. | Teresa of Ávila | 12 March 1622 |
5. | Philip Neri | 12 March 1622 |
6. | Bruno of Cologne | 17 February 1623 |
Urban VIII[]
Pope Urban VIII canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Conrad of Piacenza | 2 June 1625 |
2. | Peter Nolasco | 5 November 1625 |
3. | Elizabeth of Portugal | 24 June 1626 |
4. | Peter Thomas | 1628 |
5. | Andrew Corsini | 22 April 1629 |
6. | Conon of Naso | 16 Feb 1630 |
Innocent X[]
Pope Innocent X did not canonize any saints.
Alexander VII[]
Pope Alexander VII canonized five saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Ferdinand III of Castile | 31 May 1655 |
2. | Thomas of Villanova | 1 November 1658 |
3. | Francis de Sales | 19 April 1665 |
4. | John of Matha | 21 October 1666 |
5. | Felix of Valois | 21 October 1666 |
Clement IX[]
Pope Clement IX canonized three saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi | 28 April 1669 |
2. | Peter of Alcántara | 28 April 1669 |
3. | Raymond Nonnatus | 13 August 1669 |
Clement X[]
Pope Clement X canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Peter Pascual | 14 August 1670 |
2. | Cajetan | 12 April 1671 |
3. | Francisco de Borja | 12 April 1671 |
4. | Louis Bertrand | 12 April 1671 |
5. | Philip Benizi | 12 April 1671 |
6. | Rose of Lima | 12 April 1671 |
Innocent XI[]
Pope Innocent XI canonized three saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Gertrude the Great | 22 January 1678 |
2. | Bernard of Menthon | 1681 |
3. | Pedro Armengol | 8 April 1687 |
Alexander VIII[]
Pope Alexander VIII canonized five saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | John of Capistrano | 16 October 1690 |
2. | John of God | 16 October 1690 |
3. | John of Sahagún | 16 October 1690 |
4. | Lawrence Justinian | 16 October 1690 |
5. | Paschal Baylón | 16 October 1690 |
Innocent XII[]
Pope Innocent XII canonized two saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Mary de Cervellione | 13 February 1692 |
2. | Zita | 5 September 1696 |
18th Century[]
Clement XI[]
Pope Clement XI canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Bernat Calbó | 26 September 1710 |
2. | Andrew Avellino | 22 May 1712 |
3. | Catherine of Bologna | 22 May 1712 |
4. | Felix of Cantalice | 22 May 1712 |
5. | Pope Pius V | 22 May 1712 |
6. | Humility | 27 Jan 1720 |
Innocent XIII[]
Pope Innocent XIII did not canonize any saints.
Benedict XIII[]
Pope Benedict XIII canonized fourteen saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Agnes of Montepulciano | 10 December 1726 |
2. | James of the Marches | 10 December 1726 |
3. | Turibius of Mongrovejo | 10 December 1726 |
4. | Francis Solanus | 27 December 1726 |
5. | John of the Cross | 27 December 1726 |
6. | Peregrine Laziosi | 27 December 1726 |
7. | Aloysius Gonzaga | 31 December 1726 |
8. | Stanislaus Kostka | 31 December 1726 |
9. | Bertharius | 26 August 1727 |
10. | Gilert of Neuffonts | 22 January 1728 |
11. | Gottfried von Cappenberg | 28 March 1728 |
12. | Serapion of Algiers | 14 April 1728 |
13. | Margaret of Cortona | 16 May 1728 |
14. | John of Nepomuk | 19 March 1729 |
Clement XII[]
Pope Clement XII canonized five saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Peitro Oresolo | 18 April 1731 |
2. | Catherine of Genoa | 16 June 1737 |
3. | Juliana Falconieri | 16 June 1737 |
4. | John Francis Regis | 16 June 1737 |
5. | Vincent de Paul | 16 June 1737 |
Benedict XIV[]
Pope Benedict XIV canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
---|---|---|
1. | Gerard of Lunel | 1 August 1742 |
2. | Peter de Regalado | 29 June 1746 |
3. | Catherine of Ricci | 29 June 1746 |
4. | Fidelis of Sigmaringen | 29 June 1746 |
5. | Joseph of Leonessa | 29 June 1746 |
6. | Camillus de Lellis | 29 June 1746 |
Clement XIII[]
Pope Clement XIII canonized six saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Gerolamo Emiliani | 16 July 1767 |
2. | Jane Frances de Chantal | 16 July 1767 |
3. | John Cantius | 16 July 1767 |
4. | Joseph Calasanz | 16 July 1767 |
5. | Joseph of Cupertino | 16 July 1767 |
6. | Seraphin of Montegranaro | 16 July 1767 |
Clement XIV[]
Pope Clement XIV did not canonize any saints.
Pius VI[]
Pope Pius VI did not canonize any saints.
19th century[]
Pius VII[]
Pope Pius VII canonized 5 saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Angela Merici | 24 May 1807 |
2. | Benedict the Moor | 24 May 1807 |
3. | Colette Boylet | 24 May 1807 |
4. | Francis Caracciolo | 24 May 1807 |
5. | Hyacintha Mariscotti | 24 May 1807 |
Leo XII[]
Pope Leo XII did not canonize any saints.
Pius VIII[]
Pope Pius VIII did not canonize any saints.
Gregory XVI[]
Pope Gregory XVI canonized 5 saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Alphonsus Maria de Liguori | 26 May 1839 |
2. | Francis de Geronimo | 26 May 1839 |
3. | John Joseph of the Cross | 26 May 1839 |
4. | Pacificus of San Severino | 26 May 1839 |
5. | Veronica Giuliani | 26 May 1839 |
Pius IX[]
Pope Pius IX canonized 52 saints in 9 causes.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
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1. | Michael de Sanctis | 8 June 1862 |
2. | Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan | 9 June 1862 |
3. | Germaine Cousin | 29 June 1867 |
4. | Josaphat Kuntsevych | 29 June 1867 |
5. | Leonard of Port Maurice | 29 June 1867 |
6. | Mary Frances of the Five Wounds | 29 June 1867 |
7. | Nicholas Pieck and 18 companions | 29 June 1867 |
8. | Paul of the Cross | 29 June 1867 |
9. | Pedro de Arbués | 29 June 1867 |
Leo XIII[]
Pope Leo XIII canonized 18 saints in 12 causes.
20th century[]
Pius X[]
Pope Pius X canonized 4 saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
---|---|---|
1. | Alexander Sauli | 11 December 1904 |
2. | Gerard Majella | 11 December 1904 |
3. | Clemens Maria Hofbauer | 20 May 1909 |
4. | Joseph Oriol | 20 May 1909 |
Benedict XV[]
Pope Benedict XV canonized 3 saints.
No. | Saint | Date of Canonization |
---|---|---|
1. | Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows | 13 May 1920 |
2. | Marguerite Marie Alacoque | 13 May 1920 |
3. | Joan of Arc | 16 May 1920 |
Pius XI[]
Pope Pius XI canonized 34 saints in 27 causes.
Pius XII[]
Pope Pius XII canonized 33 saints. None were group causes.
John XXIII[]
Pope John XXIII canonized 10 saints. None were group causes.
Paul VI[]
Pope Paul VI canonized 84 saints in 21 causes.
John Paul I[]
Pope John Paul I did not canonize any saints.
John Paul II[]
Pope John Paul II canonized 482 saints in 110 causes.
21st century[]
Benedict XVI[]
Pope Benedict XVI canonized 45 saints. None were group causes.
Francis[]
Pope Francis has canonized 898 saints in 56 causes, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group.
See also[]
- Lists of saints
- Lists of saints by pope