Image of St.
Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized, in the church at
Paniqui
The Catholic Church entered South America in 1500 through Brazil and quickly expanded across the continent with the Spanish and Portuguese cultures. Today this area remains heavily Catholic.
List of saints
The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated.
Bl.
Arturo Ayala Niño and 6 (Rubén de Jesús López Aguilar, José Velázquez Peláez, Alfonso Antonio Ramírez Salazar, Gabriel Maya Gutiérrez, Ramón Ramírez Zuluoga, Luis Modesto Páez Perdomo) Hospitallers of Saint John of God and martyrs in Spain (d. 1936) (Colombia)
Bb. Maria of Jesus, Consuelo Aguiar-Mella Diaz and Maria Dolores Aguiar-Mella Diaz, Escolapia sister and two laywomen, Martyrs in Spain (d. 1936) (Uruguay)
Ven.
Raffaella Veintemilla Villacís (1836–1918), foundress of the Congregation of the Augustinian Daughters of the Most Holy Saviour, (Ecuador), (Peru)
In addition, Habig refers to
Paul Emilian Reynaud, a Franciscan priest martyred in 1862 in Bolivia, of whom he says the "title of 'Venerable' has, it seems, been bestowed on him popularly, not officially."
Servant of God
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, Archbishop of Guayaquil (Argentina-Ecuador)
Servant of God
Adolfo Rodriguez Vidal (1920–2003), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei; Bishop of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Servant of God
Mario Pantaleo (1915–1992), priest (Argentina)
Servant of God
Esteban Gumucio Vives (1914-2001), priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Chile)
Servant of God Josefa Fernández Concha (1835-1928), Religious of the Good Shepherd (Chile) (Argentina)
Servant of God
Bernarda Morin (1832-1929), Sister of Providence of Chile (Chile)
Servant of God Andrés García Acosta (1800-1853), Franciscan friar (Chile)
Servant of God María del Carmen Benavides y Mujica (1777-1849), Dominican tertiary (Chile)
Servant of God Hernán Alessandri Morandé (1935-2007), priest of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers (Chile)
Servant of God Antonio Rendic (1896-1993), layman (Chile)
Servant of God Joseph Henry Cappel (1908-2004), Maryknoll Missionary Society priest (Chile)
Servant of God Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal (1920-2003), priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei
Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Servant of God Pere Marcer Cuscó (1854-1927),
Claretian priest (Chile)
Servant of God María Patricia García García de Reyes (1924-2006), laywoman (Venezuela)
Servant of God Abraham Reyes Díaz (1917-1988), deacon (Venezuela)
Servant of God Luis Rafaél Tinoco Yepez (1915-1988), diocesan priest (Venezuela)
Servant of God Martín Martínez Monsalve (1919-2006), diocesan priest (Venezuela)
Servant of God María Geralda [Medarda] Guerrero García de Piñero (1885-1972), layperson of the diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela; married (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Eduardo Tomas Boza-Masvidal (1915-2003), auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Venezuela)
Servant of God Mireya Asunta Escalante Innecco (1918-2003), Discalced Carmelite (Venezuela)
Servant of God Sixto Sosa Díaz (1870-1943), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania|Bishop of Cumania (Venezuela)
Servant of God María Israel Bogotá Baquero (1943-1991), Carmelite of Mother Candelaria (Venezuela, Colombia)
Servant of God Georgina Josefa Febres Cordero Troconis (1861-1925), Dominican Sister of Saint Rose of Lima (Venezuela)
Nicolás Pakarati Urepotahi (1860-1927) and Elizabet Rangitaki Temaki Urepotahi (1869-1949), Married Laypersons from the Diocese of Villarrica; Catechists (Chile)[9]
Omayra Sánchez (1972–1982), young layperson of the diocese of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)[10][11]
Roque Jacinto Solaque (1968–1996) layperson, mystic and stigmatized (Colombia)[12]
María de la Cruz Morínigo (1931–1996), married layperson of the diocese of Posadas and activist (Argentina and Paraguay)[13]
Pocho Lepratti (1966–2001) layperson and school teacher; Martyr (Argentina)[14]
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abcdefIndex ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. pp. 95, 127, 187, 193, 196, 206.
Image of St.
Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized, in the church at
Paniqui
The Catholic Church entered South America in 1500 through Brazil and quickly expanded across the continent with the Spanish and Portuguese cultures. Today this area remains heavily Catholic.
List of saints
The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated.
Bl.
Arturo Ayala Niño and 6 (Rubén de Jesús López Aguilar, José Velázquez Peláez, Alfonso Antonio Ramírez Salazar, Gabriel Maya Gutiérrez, Ramón Ramírez Zuluoga, Luis Modesto Páez Perdomo) Hospitallers of Saint John of God and martyrs in Spain (d. 1936) (Colombia)
Bb. Maria of Jesus, Consuelo Aguiar-Mella Diaz and Maria Dolores Aguiar-Mella Diaz, Escolapia sister and two laywomen, Martyrs in Spain (d. 1936) (Uruguay)
Ven.
Raffaella Veintemilla Villacís (1836–1918), foundress of the Congregation of the Augustinian Daughters of the Most Holy Saviour, (Ecuador), (Peru)
In addition, Habig refers to
Paul Emilian Reynaud, a Franciscan priest martyred in 1862 in Bolivia, of whom he says the "title of 'Venerable' has, it seems, been bestowed on him popularly, not officially."
Servant of God
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, Archbishop of Guayaquil (Argentina-Ecuador)
Servant of God
Adolfo Rodriguez Vidal (1920–2003), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei; Bishop of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Servant of God
Mario Pantaleo (1915–1992), priest (Argentina)
Servant of God
Esteban Gumucio Vives (1914-2001), priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Chile)
Servant of God Josefa Fernández Concha (1835-1928), Religious of the Good Shepherd (Chile) (Argentina)
Servant of God
Bernarda Morin (1832-1929), Sister of Providence of Chile (Chile)
Servant of God Andrés García Acosta (1800-1853), Franciscan friar (Chile)
Servant of God María del Carmen Benavides y Mujica (1777-1849), Dominican tertiary (Chile)
Servant of God Hernán Alessandri Morandé (1935-2007), priest of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers (Chile)
Servant of God Antonio Rendic (1896-1993), layman (Chile)
Servant of God Joseph Henry Cappel (1908-2004), Maryknoll Missionary Society priest (Chile)
Servant of God Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal (1920-2003), priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei
Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Chile)
Servant of God Pere Marcer Cuscó (1854-1927),
Claretian priest (Chile)
Servant of God María Patricia García García de Reyes (1924-2006), laywoman (Venezuela)
Servant of God Abraham Reyes Díaz (1917-1988), deacon (Venezuela)
Servant of God Luis Rafaél Tinoco Yepez (1915-1988), diocesan priest (Venezuela)
Servant of God Martín Martínez Monsalve (1919-2006), diocesan priest (Venezuela)
Servant of God María Geralda [Medarda] Guerrero García de Piñero (1885-1972), layperson of the diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela; married (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Eduardo Tomas Boza-Masvidal (1915-2003), auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Venezuela)
Servant of God Mireya Asunta Escalante Innecco (1918-2003), Discalced Carmelite (Venezuela)
Servant of God Sixto Sosa Díaz (1870-1943), [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania|Bishop of Cumania (Venezuela)
Servant of God María Israel Bogotá Baquero (1943-1991), Carmelite of Mother Candelaria (Venezuela, Colombia)
Servant of God Georgina Josefa Febres Cordero Troconis (1861-1925), Dominican Sister of Saint Rose of Lima (Venezuela)
Nicolás Pakarati Urepotahi (1860-1927) and Elizabet Rangitaki Temaki Urepotahi (1869-1949), Married Laypersons from the Diocese of Villarrica; Catechists (Chile)[9]
Omayra Sánchez (1972–1982), young layperson of the diocese of Líbano–Honda (Colombia)[10][11]
Roque Jacinto Solaque (1968–1996) layperson, mystic and stigmatized (Colombia)[12]
María de la Cruz Morínigo (1931–1996), married layperson of the diocese of Posadas and activist (Argentina and Paraguay)[13]
Pocho Lepratti (1966–2001) layperson and school teacher; Martyr (Argentina)[14]
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abcdefIndex ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. pp. 95, 127, 187, 193, 196, 206.