List of Servants of God


In the Catholic Church, 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.
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 GodDate of deathDate declared Servant of GodEthnicityCountry / Region of Residency / Citizenship / NationalityDioceseNotes / References-
Ángel Herrera Oria19681996SpanishSpain-
Antoni Gaudí19262000SpanishSpainBarcelona-
Antony Thachuparambil19632009MalayaliKerala, IndiaThrissur-
Augustus Tolton18972010African AmericanUnited States-
Barbora Žagarietė16482015LithuanianGrand Duchy of LithuaniaŠiauliai-
Bastiampillai Anthonipillai Thomas19642006TamilUnited StatesJaffna-
Benedict XIIIPope Benedict XIII17301755ItalianPapal States-
Black Elk19502017LakotaUnited StatesRapid City-
Blandina Segale19412015Italian AmericanUnited States-
Carlo Braga19712013ItalianItaly; Philippines-
Catherine Doherty19852000Russian CanadianCanada-
Cecilia Rosa de Jesús Talangpaz17311999FilipinoPhilippines-
Chiara Corbella Petrillo20122018ItalianItalyRome-
Dalisay Lazaga19712012FilipinoPhilippines-
Darwin Ramos19942012FilipinoMetro Manila, PhilippinesCubaoStreet child, Duchenne muscular dystrophy-
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin18402005RussianUnited StatesAltoona-Johnstown-
Dionisia de Santa María Mitas Talangpaz17321999FilipinoPhilippines-
Dorothy Day19802000English– and Irish AmericanUnited States-
Eduardo Francisco Pironio19982007-
Edward J. Flanagan19482012Irish AmericanUnited StatesOmaha-
Eileen Rosaline O'Connor19212018AustralianAustraliaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of SydneyCo-founder of the Society of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor-
Elena of Montenegro, Queen of Italy19522001MontenegrinMontenegro; Italy-
Elisabeth Leseur19141934-
Elizabeth Prout18642008-
Emiliano Tardif19992010CanadianCanadaSanto Domingo-
Eusebio Kino1711Hermosillo-
Euzebiusz Huchracki19422003PolishPolandPelplinmartyred in Schloss Hartheim-
19441998ItalianItalyBolognamartyred in Marzabotto-
Francis Xavier Ford1952Irish AmericanChina-
Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes17112003-
Frank Duff19801996Ireland-
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios19532007Kerala, India-
George Vakayil19312013Kerala, India-
Giovanni Fornasini19441998ItalianItalyBolognamartyred in Marzabotto-
Xu Guangqi16331933 Han ChineseChina Shanghai-
Guido Schaffer20092014Brazil-
Henry II the Pious12412015SilesianDuchy of SilesiaLegnica-
:pl:Henryk Antoni Szuman|Henryk Szuman19392003PolishPolandPelplinmartyred in Bydgoszcz-
Ida Mari1981ItalianItaly-
Ignatius Spencer18642007-
Isaac Hecker18882008-
Isabella I of Castile15041974CastilianKingdom of Castile-
Joaquina María Mercedes Barcelo Pages19402002-
John Berthier1908-
John Hardon20002002-
John Paul IPope John Paul I19782003ItalianPapal States-
John Peter Savarinayagam19792019TamilTamilnadu, IndiaRoman Catholic Diocese of KumbakonamCapuchin Priest
Józef Cyrek19401994PolishPolandPelplin-
Julia Navarrete Guerrero19741985Mexican-
Julius Nyerere19992005TanzaniaMusoma-
Kazimierz Dembowski19421994PolishPolandPelplin-
Kazimierz Wojciechowski19411994PolishPolandPelplin-
Luigi Giussani20052012ItalianItalyMilan-
Luis Cáncer15492015SpanishSpainSaint Petersburg-
Luisa Piccarreta19472006-
Mamerto Esquiú18832005-
Marcel Van19591997VietnameseVietnam-
María Beatríz del Rosario Arroyo19572009FilipinoPhilippines-
Maria Esperanza de Bianchini20042010-
Maria Laura Mainetti2000ItalianItalyComomartyred in Chiavenna-
19052012-
Mathew Kavukattu19691994MalayaliKerala, India-
Mathew Makil19142009Malayali/KnanayaIndia-
Matilde Salem19611961SyrianAleppo, SyriaMelkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo-
Matteo Ricci16101984 ItalianPapal States; China Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia-
Nguyễn Văn Thuận20022007VietnameseVietnam-
Nicola D'Onofrio19642000-
Piotr Szarek19391994PolishPolandPelplin-
Pius VIIPope Pius VII18232007ItalianPapal States-
Prosper Guéranger18752005-
Rafael Merry del Val19301953-
19602008-
Reynolds Purackal19882010MalayaliIndiaAlappuzha-
Richard Henkes19452002GermanGermany-
Salvo D'Acquisto19432001-
Stanisław Wiórek19391994PolishPolandPelplin-
Teófilo Bastida Camomot19882010FilipinoPhilippinesCebu City-
Terence Cooke19831992Irish AmericanUnited StatesNew York-
Theodore Foley19742008-
Thomas Cooray19882011SinhaleseSri LankaColombo-
Trương Bửu Diệp19462014VietnameseVietnamCần Thơ-
:it:Ubaldo Marchioni|Ubaldo Marchioni19441998ItalianItalyBolognamartyred in Marzabotto-
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly19292009MalayaliKerala, India-
Vincent R. Capodanno19672006Italian AmericanUnited StatesNew York-
Walter Ciszek19841990Polish AmericanUnited StatesAllentown-
William Finnemann19421999GermanGerman Empire-