Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 21st century

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
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

  1. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (27 April 2014). "Francis names John Paul II, John XXIII as saints". Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day". AP NEWS. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

See also