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.
St.
Louis Bertrand (1526–1581), Dominican priest (Colombia)
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
María Esperanza Medrano Parra de Bianchini (1928-2004), layperson of the dioceses of Los Teques and Metuche; married, Mystic and received the stigmata and Marian Appraritions (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Joseph Walijewski (1924–2006), secular priest (Diocese of La Crosse, WI, USA) (Peru and Bolivia)
Servant of God
Guillermo Muzzio (1972-2002), Seminarian of the Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)
Servant of God
José Antonio Sarasola Uruláin (Barnabé of Larraul) (1907-1998), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Capuchins (Ecuador)
Servant of God
Adela Sesso (Maria Benedetta of the Immaculate) (1918-2001), Professed Religious of the Poor Sisters of Saint Joseph of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Servant of God
Amanda Gilseth Ruiz Suarez [Amandita] (1999-2005), Child of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de Venezuela (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Salvador García Pintos (1891-1956), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montevideo (Uruguay)
Servant of God
Mercedes Reyes Sánchez (Mercedes of Saint Therese) (1930-2012), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Colombia)
Servant of God
Lucio Leon Cardenas (1913-2010), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de Venezuela (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Pedro Manuel Salado de Alba (1968–2012), Layperson of the Diocese of Esmeraldas; Member of the Ecclesial Family "Hogar de Nazaret" (Ecuador)
Servant of God
Jorge Novak (1928–2001), Professed Priest of the Society of the Divine Word; Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)
Servant of God
Jose Cappel Farfsing [Joseph Henry Cappel] (1908–2004), Priest of the Maryknoll Missionary Society (Chile)
Servant of God
Margarita Fonseca Silvestre (1884–1945), Founder of the Servants of Christ the Priest (Colombia)
Servant of God
Federico (Friedrich) Grote (1853–1940), Professed Priest of the Redemptorists (Argentina)
Servant of God
Manuel (prob. 1604–1686), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján (Argentina)
Servant of God
Jorge Maria (Georges) Salvaire (1847–1899), Priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) (Argentina)
Servant of God
Alonzo de Barzana (ca. 1530–1597), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Peru)
Servant of God
Andrea Aziani [Andres Aziani Samek-Lodovici] (1953–2008), Layperson of the Diocese of Carabayllo; Member of the Memores Domini Lay Association (Peru)
Servant of God
Pablo Muñoz Vega (1903–1994), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Quito; Cardinal (Ecuador)
Servant of God
Hernán Alessandri Morandé (1935–2007), Professed Priest of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers (Chile)
Servant of God
Fermín Emilio Lobo (Antonio of Jesus) (1873–1942), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Argentina)
Servant of God
Reginaldo Toro (1830–1904), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Bishop of Cordoba; Founder of the Dominican Tertiary Sisters of Saint Joseph (Argentina)
Servant of God
Joaquín Carlos Paredes Pérez (Jesús of the Cross) (1911–1998), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Argentina)
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 of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; faith healer and mystic (Argentina)
Servant of God
Daniel Badiali Massironi (1962–1997), priest of the diocese of Faenza-Modigliana; Fidei Donum missionary in the diocese of Huari (Peru)
Servant of God
Ramón Zubieta Les (1864–1921), bishop of Puerto Maldonado; cofounder, Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Rosary (Peru)
Servant of God
Emilio Lissón Chávez (1872–1961), priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) (Peru)
Servant of God
John Joseph Mckniff (1872–1994), professed priest, Augustinians (Peru)
Servant of God
Diego Ruiz Ortiz (1532–1571), professed priest, Augustinians (Peru)
Servant of God
Luis López de Solís (1535–1606), bishop of Quito, Augustinians (Peru)
Servant of God Orazio de Vecchi Ghigi (1577-1612), professed priest, Jesuits (Chile)[1]
Servant of God Martín de Aranda Valdivia (1556-1612), professed priest, Jesuits (Chile)
Servant of God Diego de Montalbán (1612), novice, Jesuits (Chile)
Servant of God Pedro de Bardeci Aguanico (1641-1700), professed religious, Franciscan Friars Minor (Chile)
Servant of God
Mario Mariano Hiriart Pulido (1931-1964), layperson of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Servant of God
Guillermo Hartl de Laufen (1904-1977), professed priest, Capuchin Franciscans; apostolic vicar of Araucanía (now the diocese of Villarrica) (Chile)
Servant of God
Rufino Zazpe Zabalza (1891-1977), professed religious, Discalced Carmelites (Chile)
Servant of God
Esteban Gumucio Vives (1914-2001), professed priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus) (Chile)
Servant of God Josefa Fernández Concha (1835-1928), professed religious, Religious of the Good Shepherd (Chile), (Argentina)
Servant of God
Bernarda Morin (1832-1929), founder, Sisters of Providence of Chile (Chile)
Servant of God Andrés García Acosta (1800-1853), professed religious, Franciscan Friars Minor (Chile)
Servant of God María del Carmen Benavides y Mujica (1777-1849), layperson of the diocese of Valparaíso; member, Lay Dominicans (Chile)
Servant of God Hernán Alessandri Morandé (1935-2007), professed priest, Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers (Chile)
Servant of God Antonio Rendic (1896-1993), layperson of the archdiocese of Antofagasta; married (Chile)
Servant of God Joseph Henry Cappel (1908-2004), priest of the Maryknoll Missionary Society (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), professed religious, Claretians (Chile)
Servant of God María Patricia García García de Reyes (1924-2006), layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married; cofounder, “Fe y Alegría” (Venezuela)
Servant of God Abraham Reyes Díaz (1917-1988), permanent deacon of the archdiocese of Caracas; married; cofounder, “Fe y Alegría” Association (Venezuela)
Servant of God Luis Rafaél Tinoco Yepez (1915-1988), priest of the diocese of Los Teques (Venezuela)
Servant of God Martín Martínez Monsalve (1919-2006), priest of the archdiocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (Venezuela)
Servant of God Tomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz (1887-1937), bishop of
San Cristóbal de Venezuela (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 Tomás Boza Masvidal (1915-2003), titular bishop Vinda; auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (Venezuela)
Servant of God Mireya Asunta Escalante Innecco (1918-2003), professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Venezuela)
Servant of God Sixto Sosa Díaz (1870-1943),
bishop of Cumaná; cofounder, Carmelite Sisters of Venezuela (Carmelites of Mother Candelaria) (Venezuela)
Servant of God María Israel Bogotá Baquero (1943-1991), professed religious, Carmelites of Mother Candelaria (Venezuela), (Colombia)
Servant of God Georgina Josefa Febres Cordero Troconis (1861-1925), founder, Dominican Sisters of Saint Rose of Lima (Venezuela)
Servant of God
Salvador Montes de Oca (1895-1944), bishop of Valencia (Venezuela); novice, Carthusians (Venezuela)
Servant of God Arturo Celestino Álvarez Valverde (1870-1952), bishop of Calabozo (Venezuela)
Servant of God Juana Josefa Bermúdez Pirela (1898-1993), professed religious, Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía (Venezuela)
Servant of God Cesáreo Gil Atrio (1922-1997), priest of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Venezuela)
Servant of God José María Zapico Díaz (1883-1945), professed priest, Dominicans (Venezuela)
Servant of God Arístides Calvani Silva (1918-1986), layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married (Venezuela)
Servant of God Adela Rina Abbo Fontana de Calvani (1919-1986), layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married (Venezuela)
Servant of God Saturnino Ibarguren Guridi (1856-1927), professed priest, Jesuits (Colombia)[1]
Servant of God Luís María Zuluaga Zuluaga (1888-1982), priest of the archdiocese of Manizales (Colombia)
Servant of God Ana María Lozano Díaz (1910-1982), professed religious, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Colombia)
Servant of God Agustín de Gormáz Velasco [Agustín de Coruña] (1508-1589), professed priest, Augustinians;
bishop of Popayán (Colombia)
Servant of God María Ligia Arango Siegert (1915-1984), professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Colombia)
Servant of God Marcos Dionisio Sánchez Lozano (1887-1970), priest of the archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia)
Servant of God María Sara Alvarado Pontón (1902-1980), founder, Dominican Daughters of Our Lady of Nazareth (Colombia)
Servant of God Enrique Alberto Higuera Barrera (1906-1976), professed priest, Dominicans; cofounder, Dominican Daughters of Our Lady of Nazareth (Colombia)
Servant of God María De Jesús Upegui Moreno (1835-1921), founder, Servants of the Blessed Sacrament and Charity (Colombia)
Servant of God José Benedicto Soto Mejía (1904-1973), priest of the diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia)
Servant of God Toribio Maya Sarmiento (1848-1930), layperson of the diocese of Popayán (Colombia)
Servant of God Jorge Murcia Riaño (1895-1944), priest of the archdiocese of Bogotá; founder, Sisters of Saint John the Evangelist (Colombia)
Servant of God Emilio Sotomayor Luque (1900-1983), priest of the archdiocese of Bogotá; founder, Religious Sisters of Social Communication (Colombia)
Servant of God Rafael García Herreros Unda (1909-1992), priest of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) (Colombia)
Servant of God Nicolás Rodríguez Campo [Nicolau Rodrigues] (1830-1900), professed priest, Jesuits (Colombia)
Candidates for sainthood
Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes. These include:
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.