In the Roman Catholic Church's Latin rite, The Venerable is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonization as a saint.
The following is an incomplete list of people declared to be venerable. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname or the place or attribute part of the name.
| The Venerable | Date of death | Date declared venerable |
|---|---|---|
| Anne de Guigne | 1911 | 1922 |
| Anne de Xainctonge | 1621 | 1900 |
| Antonietta Meo | 1937 | 2007 |
| Benedetta Bianchi Porro | 1964 | 1994 |
| Caesar Baronius | 1607 | 1745 |
| Catherine McAuley | 1841 | 1990 |
| Concepcion Cabrera de Armida | 1937 | 1999 |
| Cornelia Connelly | 1879 | 1992 |
| Edel Quinn | 1944 | 1994 |
| Estephan El Douaihy | 1704 | 2008 |
| Gabriele Allegra | 1976 | 1994 |
| Gioacchino La Lomia | 1905 | 2002 |
| Hildegard Burjan | 1933 | 2007 |
| Ignacia del Espíritu Santo | 1748 | 2007 |
| Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez | 1899 | 1999 |
| John Henry Newman | 1890 | 1991 |
| Pope John Paul the Great | 2005 | 2009 |
| Leo Dupont | 1876 | 1939 |
| Louise-Marie of France | 1787 | 1873 |
| Margaret Sinclair | 1925 | 1978 |
| María de Agreda | 1665 | 1673 |
| María Luisa Josefa | 1937 | 2000 |
| Maria Merkert | 1872 | 2004 |
| Mary Potter | 1913 | 1988 |
| Matt Talbot | 1925 | 1975 |
| Michael J. McGivney | 1890 | 2008 |
| Pierre Toussaint | 1853 | 1996 |
| Pietro Riminucci | 1960 | 2008 |
| Pope Pius XII | 1958 | 2009 |
| Pope John Paul II | 2005 | 2009 |
| Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli | 1864 | 1993 |
| Solanus Casey | 1957 | 1995 |
| Vital-Justin Grandin | 1902 | 1966 |
| José Gregorio Hernández | 1919 | 1985 |
| Stages of Canonization in the Roman Catholic Church |
|---|
| Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint |