Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 21st century
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A list of people, who died during the 21st century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification ) or Saint (through canonization ) from the Catholic Church :
Name | Birth | Birthplace | Death | Place of death | Notes |
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Pope John Paul II | 1920 | Wadowice , Poland | 2005 | Vatican City | Pope [1] |
Blessed Leonella Sgorbati | 1940 | Piacenza , Italy | 2006 | Mogadishu , Somalia | Nun and martyr |
Blessed Carlo Acutis | 1991 | London , United Kingdom | 2006 | Monza , Italy | Layman |
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya | 2015 | Sirte , Libya | Laymans and martyrs [2] |
References
- ↑ Allen Jr., John L. (27 April 2014). "Francis names John Paul II, John XXIII as saints" . Boston Globe . Retrieved 27 April 2014 .
- ↑ "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day" . AP NEWS . 2023-05-11 . Retrieved 2023-05-11 .