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On 22 January 1588, with the Apostolic Constitution Immensa Aeterni Dei, Pope Sixtus V created the Sacred Congregation of Rites to regulate divine worship and to deal with the causes of saints.
Canonisations before 1588[]
- Source
- Canonizations before CSS, retrieved 2008-05-15. In the table below, disputed indicates an asterisk ("*") in this source and indicates conflicting information.
Pontificate of Pope John XV[]
- 31 January 993
- Ulrich of Augsburg
Pontificate of Pope Gregory V[]
- 997
- Adalbert of Prague
Pontificate of Pope Benedict VI[]
- 1016
- Simeon of Polirone
Pontificate of Pope John XIX[]
- 1024
- Adalard of Corbie
- 1026
- Bononius of Lucedio
Pontificate of Pope Benedict IX[]
- 1032
- Romuald
- Date uncertain - possibly 1035
- Symeon of Trier
Pontificate of Pope Clement II[]
05 January 1047
- Wiborada of Saint Gall (St Gallen or 'Sankt-Gall')
Pontificate of Pope Leo IX[]
- 1049
- Deodatus of Nevers
- Gervase of Liege
- 3 December 1049
- Romaric of Luxeuil
- Amatus of Remiremont
- Adelphus of Metz
- 02 May 1050
- Gerard of Toul
- 08 October 1051
- Wolfgang
- Erhard, also known as Erhard of Regensburg
Pontificate of Pope Alexander II[]
- 1067
- Ariardus
- 1070
- Theobald, also known as Theobald of Provins
- Íñigo of Oña, also known as Eneco
Pontificate of Pope Gregory VII[]
- 1073
- Pascasius Radbertus
- 1083
- Gerard Sagredo
- Stephen of Hungary
- Emeric of Hungary
Pontificate of Pope Urban II[]
- 1084
- Godeleva
- 1095
- Erlembald Cotta
- 1098
- Nicholas Peregrinus Nicholas "Peregrinus"
- c. 1089-1099, date uncertain
- Adelaide, disputed, see explanation above
- date uncertain
- Attilanus of Zaragoza
- 1100
- Angilbert of Saint-Riquier
Pontificate of Pope Pascal II[]
- 19 April 1101
- Canute of Denmark
- 04 June 1109
Pontificate of Pope Callistus II[]
- 06 January 1120
- Arnulf of Soissons
- 1120
- Hugh of Cluny, also known as Saint Hugh (the Great)
- 1123
- Conrad of Constance
- c. 1123-1124, date uncertain
- Gerard of Potenza
Pontificate of Pope Innocent II[]
- 29 October 1129
- Godehard of Hildesheim
- 22 April 1134
- Hugh of Grenoble
- 19 April 1139
- Sturmi of Fulda
Pontificate of Pope Eugene III[]
- 04 March 1146
- Henry I, also known as Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Pontificate of Pope Adrian IV[]
- 1154
- Famian, disputed, see explanation above
Pontificate of Pope Alexander III[]
- 07 February 1161
- Edward the Confessor
- 09 June 1163
- 1164
- Helen of Skövde
- 08 November 1169
- Canute Lavard
- 21 February 1173
- 1174
- unknown
- Guarinus of Palestrina
- John of Meda
- Rainerius
Pontificate of Pope Lucius III[]
- 1181
- Bruno of Segni, disputed, see explanation above
- 1185
- Galgano Guidotti
- 1186
- Anno of Cologne, disputed, see explanation above
Pontificate of Pope Clement III[]
- 1188
- Ketille, disputed, see explanation above
- 21 March 1189
- Stephen of Muret
- 29 April 1189
- Otto of Bamberg
- 06 May 1190
- Malachy O'More
- 1191
- Peter of Tarentaise, disputed, see explanation above
Pontificate of Pope Celestine III[]
- 04 March 1192
- Ubald Baldassini of Gubbio
- 08 January 1193
- Bernwald of Hildesheim
- 24 October 1193
- John Gualbert
- 1194
- Gaucherius
- c. 1195-1196, date uncertain
- Rudesind
- 27 April 1197
- Gerard of Sauve-Majeur
- unknown
- Ronald
Pontificate of Pope Innocent III[]
- 21 January 1199
- Homobonus of Cremona
- March or April 1200
- Cunegund
- 1202
- Gilbert of Sempringham
- 08 May 1202
- 1203
- Belina
- 14 May 1203
- Wulstan
- 02 July 1204
Pontificate of Pope Honorius III[]
- 17 May 1218
- 18 February 1220
- Hugh of Lincoln
- 1220
- Bertrand of Comminges, disputed, see explanation above
- 08 January 1222
- Robert of Molesme
- 21 January 1224
- William of Roskilde
- 11 December 1225
- Lawrence O’Toole, also known as Lorcan Ua Tuathail
18 March 1226
- William Fitzherbert
Pontificate of Pope Gregory IX[]
- 16 July 1228
- 01 June 1232
- 18 June 1232
- Virgilius of Salzburg
03 July 1234
- Dominic de Guzman
27 May 1235
- Elizabeth of Hungary
Pontificate of Pope Innocent IV[]
- 16 December 1246
- Edmund Rich
- 24 March 1247
- 1250
- Margaret of Scotland, disputed, see explanation above
- 09 March 1253
- Peter of Verona, also known as Peter "Martyr" of Verona
- 08 September 1253
- Stanislas of Kraków
Pontificate of Pope Alexander IV[]
- 12 August 1255
- Claire of Assisi
- 1256
- William of Rochester
Pontificate of Pope Urban IV[]
- 25 January 1262
- Richard de Wych
- 1 May 1262
- Felix of Valois
Pontificate of Pope Clement IV[]
- 26 March 1267
- Hedwig of Silesia
Pontificate of Pope Martin IV[]
- Unknown
Pontificate of Pope Boniface VIII[]
- 11 July 1297
- Louis IX
Pontificate of Pope Clement V[]
- 05 May 1313
- Pope Celestine V, also known as Peter Celestine
Pontificate of Pope John XXII[]
- 07 April 1317
- Louis of Toulouse
- 17 April 1320
- Thomas de Cantelupe
- 18 July 1323
Pontificate of Pope Clement VI[]
- 26 June 1347
- Ivo Hélory
- 19 September 1351
- Robert de Turlande
Pontificate of Pope Urban V[]
- 15 April 1369
- Eleazar de Sabran
Pontificate of Pope Boniface IX[]
- 07 October 1391
- Bridget of Sweden
- 1401
- John Thwing of Bridlington, disputed, see explanation above
Pontificate of Pope Martin V[]
- 26 March 1425
- Sebald
Pontificate of Pope Eugene IV[]
- 01 February 1447
- Nicholas of Tolentino
- unknown
Pontificate of Pope Nicholas V[]
- 24 May 1450
- Bernardine of Siena
Pontificate of Pope Callistus III[]
- 03 June 1455
- Vincent Ferrer
- 01 January 1457
- Osmund
- 15 October 1457
- Albert of Trapani
- 1457
- Rose of Viterbo, disputed, see explanation above
Pontificate of Pope Pius II[]
- 29 June 1461
Pontificate of Pope Sixtus IV[]
- 07 August, 1481
- Berard of Carbio, martyred 16 January 1120
- Otto, also known as Otho, martyred 16 January 1120 with Berard
- Peter, martyred 16 January 1120 with Berard
- Accursius, martyred 16 January 1120 with Berard
- Adjutus, martyred 16 January 1120 with Berard
- 14 May 1482
Pontificate of Pope Innocent VIII[]
- 06 January 1485
- Leopold III
Pontificate of Pope Leo X[]
- 1516
- Daniel and Companions
- 01 May 1519
- Francis of Paola
Pontificate of Pope Adrian VI[]
- 1521
- Casimir
- 31 May 1523
- Benno of Meissen
- Antoninus Pierozzi
Modern canonization[]
Pontificate of Pope Sixtus V[]
- 02 July 1588
- Didacus of Alcalá
Pontificate of Clement VIII (2)[]
- 17 April 1594
- Hyacinth
- 1598
- Sylvester Gozzolini
- 29 April 1601
- Raymond of Peñafort
Pontificate of Paul V (2)[]
- 29 May 1608
- Frances of Rome
- 1 November 1610
Pontificate of Gregory XV (5)[]
- 12 March 1622
- Francis Xavier
- Ignatius of Loyola
- Isidore the Laborer
- Philip Neri
- Teresa of Ávila
Pontificate of Urban VIII (2)[]
- 24 June 1625
- Elizabeth of Portugal
- 29 April 1629
- Andrea Corsini
Pontificate of Alexander VII (2)[]
- 1 November 1658
- Thomas of Villanova
- 19 April 1665
Pontificate of Clement IX (2)[]
- 28 April 1669
- Maria Magdalena de' Pazzi
- Peter of Alcantara
Pontificate of Clement X (6)[]
- 20 June 1670
- Francis Borgia
- 12 April 1671
- Cajetan
- Louis Bertrand
- Philip Benizi
- Rose of Lima
- Ferdinand III of Castile was canonized during 1671.
Pontificate of Alexander VIII (5)[]
- 16 October 1690
- Giovanni da Capistrano
- John of God
- John of Sahagun
- Lorenzo Giustiniani
- Paschal Baylon
Pontificate of Clement XI (5)[]
- 16 October 1690
- Andrea Avellino
- 26 September 1710
- Bernard of Calvo
- 22 May 1712
- Catherine of Bologna
- St. Pius V
- Felice Porri
Pontificate of Benedict XIII (10)[]
- 27 December 1726
- Pellegrino Laziosi
- 31 December 1726
- Luigi Gonzaga
- Stanislaus Kostka
- March 19, 1729
- Jan Nepomucký
- Agnese Segni from Montepucian
- Giacomo Gangali from the Marches
- Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo Robledo
- Francisco Solano Giménez
- Juan de Yepes Álvarez of the Cross
- Margherita Di Bartolomeo from Cortona
- Juan de Prado
Pontificate of Clement XII (4)[]
- June 16, 1737
- Vincent de Paul
- Caterina Fieschi Adorno of Genoa
- Jean-François Règis
- Giuliana Falconieri
Pontificate of Benedict XIV (5)[]
- 29 June 1746
- Camillo de Lellis
- Caterina de’ Ricci
- Fidelis Roy from Sigmaringen
- Giuseppe Desideri from Leonessa
- Pedro Regalado de la Costanilla
Pontificate of Clement XIII (6)[]
- 16 July 1767
- Joseph Calasanctius
- Girolamo Emiliani [Miani]
- Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot de Chantal
- Jan Wacięga of Kęty
- Giuseppe Desa
- Serafino Pampiani
Pontificate of Pius VII (5)[]
- 24 May 1807
- Angela Merici
- Francesco Caracciolo
- Benedetto Manassari from San Fratello
- Colette Boylet
- Giacinta de Mariscotti
Pontificate of Gregory XVI (5)[]
- 26 May 1839
- Veronica Giuliani
- Alfonso de’ Liguori
- Francesco De Geronim
- Giovanni Giuseppe Calosinto of the Cross
- Pacifico Divino from San Severino
Pontificate of Pius IX (52)[]
- June 8, 1862
- Martyrs of Japan
- 29 June 1867
- Germaine Cousin
- Leonardo Casanova
- Maria Francesca Gallo
- Yosafat Kuntsevich
- Paolo Danei
- Nicholas Pieck
- Pedro de Arbués
Pontificate of Pope Leo XIII (18)[]
- 1881
- Clare of Montefalco (d. 1308),
- John Baptist de Rossi (1696-1764)
- Lawrence of Brindisi (d. 1619)
- 1883
- Benedict Joseph Labre (1748-1783)
- 1888
- Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
- Peter Claver (1561-1654)
- John Berchmans (1599-1621)
- Alphonsus Rodriguez (1531-1617)
- 1897
- Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502-1539)
- Peter Fourier (1565-1640)
- 1900
- John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)
- Rita of Cascia (1381-1457)
Pontificate of Pope Pius X (4)[]
- 1904
- Alexander Sauli (1904)
- Gerard Majella (1904)
- 1909
- Clement Mary Hofbauer
- Joseph Oriol
Pontificate of Pope Benedict XV (3)[]
- May 13, 1920
- Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838 - 1862)
- Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque (1647 - 1690)
- May 16, 1920
- St. Joan of Arc (1412 - 1431)
Pontificate of Pope Pius XI (6)[]
- May 17, 1925
- Therese of Lisieux
- May 31, 1925
- John Vianney
- December 8, 1933
- April 1, 1934
- May 19, 1935
- John Fisher
- Thomas More
Pontificate of Pope Pius XII[]
Main article: Saints canonized by Pope Pius XII
Pontificate of Pope Paul VI[]
- October 18, 1964
- Uganda Martyrs
- October 29, 1967
- June 22, 1969
- Julie Billiart
- May 31, 1970
- Juan de Ávila
- October 25, 1970
- 1975
- Juan Macías
- September 14, 1975
- October 12, 1975
- Oliver Plunkett
- October 17, 1976
- John Ogilvie
- October 09, 1977
- June 19, 1977
- John Neumann
Pontificate of Pope John Paul II[]
Main article: List of saints canonised by Pope John Paul II
- June 20, 1982
- Crispin of Viterbo (1668–1750)
- October 10, 1982
- Maximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM (1894–1941)
- October 31, 1982
- Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620–1700)
- Jeanne Delanoue (1666–1736)
- October 16, 1983
- Leopold Mandic (1866–1942)
- March 11, 1984
- Paula Frassinetti (1809–1882)
- May 6, 1984
- Korean Martyrs
- October 21, 1984
- Miguel Febres Cordero (1854–1910)
- April 13, 1986
- Francis Anthony Fasani (1681–1742)
- October 12, 1986
- Giuseppe Maria Tomasi (1649–1713)
- October 18, 1987
- Lorenzo Ruiz (+1637)
- Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia, OP (1589–1633)
- Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga, OP and their Thirteen Companions:
- Francisco Shoyemon
- Miguel Kurobioye
- Lucas de Espiritu Santo
- Mateo Kohioye del Rosario
- Magdalene of Nagasaki
- Marina of Omura
- Jordan de San Esteban
- Tomas Hioji Rokuzayemon Nishi de San Jacinto
- Antonio Gonzalez
- Guilllermo Courtet
- Miguel de Aozaraza
- Lazaro of Kyoto
- October 25, 1987
- Giuseppe Moscati (1880–1927)
- May 16, 1988
- Martyrs of Paraguay:
- Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576–1628)
- Alphonsus Rodriguez (+1628)
- Juan de Castillo, SJ (1596–1628)
- Martyrs of Paraguay:
- June 11, 1988
- Eustochia Smeraldo Calafato (1434–1485)
- June 19, 1988
- 117 Vietnamese Martyrs (+1745–1862)
- July 3, 1988
- Simón de Rojas, O.SS. (1552–1624)
- Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852)
- October 2, 1988
- Magdalen of Canossa (1774–1835)
- December 11, 1988
- Maria Rosa Molas y Vallvé (1815–1876)
- April 9, 1989
- Clelia Barbieri (1847–1870)
- November 1, 1989
- Gaspar Bertoni (1777–1853)
- Richard Pampuri, O.H. (1897–1930)
- November 12, 1989
- Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282)
- Albert of Krakow (Adam Chmielowski)(1845–1916)
- December 10, 1989
- Mutien-Marie Wiaux, FSC (1841–1917)
- December 9, 1990
- Marguerite d’Youville (1701–1771)
- November 17, 1991
- Raphael Kalinowski, OCD (1835–1907)
- May 31, 1992
- Claude de la Colombière, SJ (1641–1682)
- October 11, 1992
- Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz (1848–1906)
- March 21, 1993
- Mary of St. Ignatius (Claudine Thévenet) (1774–1837)
- Teresa de Jesus de los Andes (Juana Fernández Solar) (1900–1920)
- June 16, 1993
- Enrique de Ossó y Cercelló (1840–1896)
- September 8, 1993
- Saint Meinardo (1134/36–1196)
- May 21, 1995
- John Sarkander (1576–1620)
- Zdislava Berka (1220–1252)
- July 2, 1995
- Martyrs of Kosice (+1619):
- Marko Krizin (1588–1619)
- Stefan Pongracz (1582–1609)
- Melichar Grodziecki, SJ (1584–1619)
- December 3, 1995
- Eugene de Mazenod (1782–1861)
- June 2, 1996
- Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (1802–1840)
- Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph (Francis Anthony Postillo) (1729–1812)
- Juan Grande Román, O.H. (1546–1600)
- June 8, 1997
- Hedwig, queen of Poland (1374–1399)
- June 10, 1997
- John of Dukla (1414–1484)
- October 11, 1998
- Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) (1891–1942)
- April 18, 1999
- Marcellin Joseph Benoît Champagnat (1789–1840)
- John Calabria (1873–1954)
- Agostina Livia Pietrantoni (1864–1894)
- June 16, 1999
- Kinga of Poland (1234–1292)
- November 21, 1999
- Brother Cyrill Bertrán and 8 Companions (+1934)
- Jaime Hilario, FSC (1898-1937)
- Inocencio de la Inmaculada (+1937)
- Benedict Menni, OH (1841–1914)
- Thomas of Cori, OFM (1655–1729)
- April 30, 2000
- Sister Faustina (1905–1938)
- May 21, 2000
- Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (1869–1927)
- Román Adame Rosales
- Rodrigo Aguilar Aleman
- Julio Álvarez Mendoza
- Luis Batis Sáinz
- Agustín Caloca Cortés
- Mateo Correa Megallanes
- Atilano Cruz Alvarado
- Miguel De La Mora De La Mora
- Pedro Esqueda Ramírez
- Margarito Flores García
- José Isabel Flores Varela
- David Galván Bermudes
- Salvador Lara Puente
- Pedro de Jesús Maldonado (1892-1937)
- Jesús Méndez Montoya
- Manuel Morales
- Justino Orona Madrigal
- Sabas Reyes Salazar
- José María Robles Hurtado
- David Roldán Lara
- Toribio Romo González
- Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo
- Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles
- David Uribe Velasco
- José Maria de Yermo y Parres (1851–1904)
- María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas (1868–1959)
- October 1, 2000
- Augustine Chao (+1815) and 119 companions, Chinese Martyrs
- María Josefa of the Heart of Jesus Sancho de Guerra (1842–1912)
- Katharine Drexel (1858–1955)
- Josephine Bakhita (1869–1947)
- June 10, 2001
- Luigi Scrosoppi
- Agostino Roscelli
- Bernardo of Corleone
- Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
- Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
- November 25, 2001
- Joseph Marello (1844-1895)
- Paula Montal Fornes de San Jose de Calasanz (1799-1889)
- Leonie Françoise de Sales Aviat (1844-1914)
- Maria Crescentia Hoss (1682-1744)
- May 19, 2002
- Alphonsus de Orozco (1500-1591)
- Ignatius of Santhià (1686-1770)
- Humilis de Bisignano (1582-1637)
- Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (1865-1942)
- Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (1791-1858)
- June 16, 2002
- Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)
- July 30, 2002
- Hermano Pedro de San José de Betancurt (1887-1968)
- July 31, 2002
- Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548)
- October 6, 2002
- Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)
- May 4, 2003
- Pedro Poveda Castroverde (1874-1936)
- José María Rubio y Peralta (1864-1929)
- Genoveva Torres Morales (1870-1956)
- Ángela de la Cruz (1846-1932)
- María Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974)
- May 18, 2003
- Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1842-1924)
- Urszula Ledóchowska (1865-1939)
- Maria De Mattias (1805-1866)
- Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587-1651)
- October 5, 2003
- Daniel Comboni (1831-1881)
- Arnold Janssen (1837-1909)
- Joseph Freinademetz (1852-1908)
- May 16, 2004
- Luigi Orione (1872-1940)
- Hannibal Mary Di Francia (1851-1927)
- Josep Manyanet y Vives (1833-1901)
- Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini (1808-1858)
- Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (1816-1865)
- Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962)
Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI[]
- October 23, 2005
- Josef Bilczewski (1860-1923)
- Gaetano Catanoso (1879-1963)
- Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845-1920)
- Alberto Hurtado (1901-1952)
- Felice da Nicosia (1715-1787)
- October 15, 2006
- Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia (1878-1938)
- Mother Theodore Guerin (1798-1856)
- Filippo Smaldone (1848-1923)
- Rosa Venerini (1656-1728)
- May 11, 2007
- Antônio de Sant'Anna Galvão (1739 - 1822)
- June 3, 2007
- George Preca (1880 - 1962)
- Szymon of Lipnica (c. 1435/1440 - 1482)
- Charles of Mount Argus (1821 - 1893)
- Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817 - 1898)
- October 12, 2008
- Alphonsa Muttathupadathu
- Gaetano Errico
- Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Moran
- Maria Bernarda Bütler
- April 26, 2009
- Arcangelo Tadini
- Bernardo Tolomei
- Nuno Álvares Pereira
- Geltrude Comensoli
- Caterina Volpicelli
- October 11, 2009
- Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński
- Francisco Coll Guitart
- Damien de Veuster
- Rafael Arnáiz Barón
- Jeanne Jugan
- To be determined in 2010[1]
- Mary Mackillop
- Stanislaw Soltys
- André Bessette
- Giulia Salzano
- Camilla Battista da Varano