List of Servants of God

In the Roman Catholic Church's Latin rite, Servant of God is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonisation as a saint.[1]

The following is an incomplete list of people declared to be a Servant of God. The list is in alphabetical order by Christian name but, if necessary, by surname or the place or attribute part of the name.

Servant of God Date of death Date declared Servant of God
Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar 1978 2001
Ángel Herrera Oria 1968 1996
Augustus Tolton 1897 2010
Catherine Doherty 1985 2000
Cecilia Rosa De Jesus Talangpaz 1731 1999
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin 1840 2005
Devasahayam Pillai 1752 2004
Dionisia De Santa Maria Mitas Talangpaz 1732 1999
Dorothy Day 1980 2000
Eduardo Francisco Pironio 1998 2007
Elisabeth Leseur 1914 1934
Elizabeth Prout 1864 2008
Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes 1711 2003
Frank Duff 1980 1996
Fulton J. Sheen 1979 2002
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios 1953 2007
Ida Mari 1981
Ignatius Spencer 1864 2007
Isaac Hecker 1888 2008
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages 1940 2002
John Paul IPope John Paul I 1978 2003
Mamerto Esquiú 1883 2005
Mar Thomas Kurialachery 1925 1935
Maria Orsola Bussone 1970 2000
Marthe Robin 1981 1986
Mathew Kavukattu 1969
Mathew Makil 1914 2009
Nelson Baker 1936 1987
Nicola D'Onofrio 1964 2000
Óscar Romero 1980 1997
Prosper Guéranger 1875 2005
Rosalie Cadron-Jetté 1864 1990
Theodore Foley 1974 2008
Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly 1929 2009
Walter Ciszek 1984 1990
William Finnemann 1942 1999
Stages of canonization in the Catholic Church
  Servant of God   →   Venerable   →   Blessed   →   Saint  

See also

References

  1. ^ Pressing Sainthood for a Beloved Archbishop. (December 12, 2004). Fuchs, Marek. The New York Times. Accessed February 28, 2010.