List of saints canonized by Pope Francis

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This article contains a list of the saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate.

No. Saint Date of canonization Place of canonization
1. Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions[1] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2. Laura Montoya Upegui[1] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3. Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala[2] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
4. Angela of Foligno[3] 9 October 2013 Vatican City
5. Peter Faber[4] 17 December 2013 Vatican City
6. José de Anchieta[5] 3 April 2014 Vatican City
7. Marie of the Incarnation[5] 3 April 2014 Vatican City
8. Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval[5] 3 April 2014 Vatican City
9. Pope John XXIII[6] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
10. Pope John Paul II[6] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
11. Kuriakose Elias Chavara[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
12. Nicholas Longobardi[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
13. Rosa Eluvathingal[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
14. Giovanni Antonio Farina[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
15. Ludovico of Casoria[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
16. Amato Ronconi[7] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
17. Joseph Vaz[8] 14 January 2015 Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
18. Émilie de Villeneuve[9] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
19. Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception[9] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
20. Mariam Baouardy[9] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
21. Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas[9] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
22. Junípero Serra[10] 23 September 2015 Washington D.C., United States
23. Louis Martin[11] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
24. Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin[11] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
25. Vincenzo Grossi[11] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
26. María de la Purísima Salvat Romero[11] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
27. Stanisław Papczyński[12] 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
28. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad[12] 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

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  2. ^ "El Papa declara santa a la 'madre Lupita', la monja de los enfermos". CNN Mexico. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  3. ^ "Pope declares new saint, advances seven causes". Vatican Radio. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  4. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (17 December 2013). "It's official: Jesuit Fr. Peter Faber is a saint". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  5. ^ a b c Wooden, Cindy (3 April 2014). "Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 4 October 2014. 
  6. ^ a b Smith-Spark, Laura; Gallagher, Delia; Wedeman, Ben (27 April 2014). "Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square". CNN. Retrieved 29 April 2014. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass". Vatican Radio. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014. 
  8. ^ "Goan-born Joseph Vaz granted sainthood by Pope Francis in Sri Lanka". First Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015. 
  9. ^ a b c d "Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women". Yahoo News. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015. 
  10. ^ "Pope Francis declares Junípero Serra a saint on surprisingly political visit to DC – live". The Guardian. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015. 
  11. ^ a b c d "Pope proclaims new saints, calls for humble Church leadership". Channel News Asia. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  12. ^ a b "Pope canonizes two new saints in St. Peter's Square". Rome Reports. Retrieved 5 June 2016.