List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XII
# List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) canonized numerous saints, including Pope Pius X and Maria Goretti. He beatified Pope Innocent XI.

## The Saints

The first canonizations of Pope Pius XII were two women, the founder of a female order, Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, and a nanny and housekeeper, Gemma Galgani. Pelletier had a reputation for opening new ways for Catholic charities, helping people in difficulties with the law, who so far were neglected by the system and the Church. Galgani was an unknown woman whose virtue, charity and devotion became model by her canonization.

The saints are:

| No. | Saint | Date of Canonization | Place of Canonization |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Mary Euphrasia Pelletier | 2 May 1940 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 2. | Gemma Galgani | 2 May 1940 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 3. | Margaret of Hungary | 19 November 1943 | Vatican City |
| 4. | Frances Xavier Cabrini | 7 July 1946 | St. Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 5. | Nicholas of Flüe | 15 May 1947 | Vatican City |
| 6. | Bernardino Realino | 22 June 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 7. | John de Brito | 22 June 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 8. | Joseph Cafasso | 22 June 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 9. | Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages | 6 July 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 10. | Michael Garicoits | 6 July 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 11. | Louis de Montfort | 20 July 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 12. | Catherine Labouré | 27 July 1947 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 13. | Jeanne de Lestonnac | 15 May 1949 | Rome, Italy |
| 14. | Maria Giuseppa Rossello | 12 June 1949 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 15. | Emilie de Rodat | 23 April 1950 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 16. | Antonio Maria Claret | 7 May 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 17. | Bartolomea Capitanio | 18 May 1950 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 18. | Vincenza Gerosa | 18 May 1950 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 19. | Joan of France, Duchess of Berry | 28 May 1950 | Vatican City |
| 20. | Vincent Strambi | 11 June 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 21. | Maria Goretti | 24 June 1950 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 22. | Mariana de Jesús de Paredes | 9 July 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 23. | Emily de Vialar | 24 June 1951 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 24. | Maria Domenica Mazzarello | 24 June 1951 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 25. | Antonio Maria Gianelli | 21 October 1951 | Rome, Italy |
| 26. | Francis Bianchi | 21 October 1951 | Rome, Italy |
| 27. | Ignatius of Laconi | 21 October 1951 | Rome, Italy |
| 28. | Pope Pius X | 29 May 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 29. | Dominic Savio | 12 June 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 30. | Gaspar del Bufalo | 12 June 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 31. | Joseph Pignatelli | 12 June 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 32. | Maria Crocifissa di Rosa | 12 June 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 33. | Peter Chanel | 12 June 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 34. | Hermann Joseph | 11 August 1958 | Rome, Italy |

He named Saint Casimir the patron saint of all youth. Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis of Assisi were named Patron Saints of Italy on 5 May 1940 just before Italy entered the Second World War.

Pope Pius XII opened the canonization procedures for Pope Pius IX, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

### Pius X

On 29 May 1954, less than three years after his beatification, Pius X was canonized, following recognition of two more miracles. The first involved Francesco Belsami, an attorney from Naples who had a fatal pulmonary abscess, who was cured after placing a picture of Pope Pius X upon his chest. The second miracle involved Sr. Maria Ludovica Scorcia, a nun who had a serious neurotropic virus, and who, after several novenas, was entirely cured. The Canonization mass was presided over by Pius XII at Saint Peter's Basilica before a crowd of about 800,000 of the faithful and church officials at St. Peter's Basilica. Pius X became the first Pope to be canonized since the 17th century.

### Maria Goretti

Pope Pius XII canonized Saint Maria Goretti as a virgin and martyr saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Maria's mother, nicknamed "Mamma Assunta" by her neighbors, was present at the ceremony; she was the first mother ever to attend the canonization ceremony of her child, along with her four remaining sons and daughters. Her murderer Alessendro also was present at the canonization.

Because of the huge number of visitors, the canonisation of Maria Goretti by Pope Pius XII, was held outside at Piazza San Pietro on 24 June 1950. The Pope spoke, not as before in Latin, but in Italian. "We order and declare, that the blessed Maria Goretti can be venerated as a Saint and We introduce her into the Canon of Saints". Some 500,000 people, among them a majority of youth, had come from around the World. Pope Pius asked them:

* Young people, pleasure of the eyes of Jesus, are you determined to resist any attack on your chastity with the help of grace of God?

A resounding Yes was the answer.

### Innocent XI

Pope Innocent XI, personally a holy man, was highly controversial even hated, because of his opposition to the French monarchy and its aspirations for European hegemony; but also for his family's engagement in money-lending. He opposed French attempts to usurp the traditional liberties of the Church, for example in nominating its bishops. He opposed Gallicanism, the Gallican Liberties demanded by the French king. The case for his canonization was introduced in 1714 but the strong emotional and political influence of France forced a postponement until Pope Pius XII, who reintroduced the case, announced his beatification on 7 October 1956.

### Placet Eugenio

The Placet Eugenio was the required final approval by the Pope of proposed candidates. Not all, who had passed the Vatican tribunals, received the Placet Eugenio. In one instance, Pius found, that the candidate, supposedly a model of virtue, had consistently used foul language. Refusing to accept the Vatican defense, that this kind of language was custom in that region, he stopped the proceedings shortly before their conclusion. Another person, belonging to a large religious order, was refused the honour of the altars, because he turned out to be a chain smoker. "Monsignore, as long as I am alive, this Causa will not find approval". This case too was almost completed and the relatives and members of the order were quite disappointed.

**American Saints**

According to Halecki and Murray, Pius has shown a particular interest in the discovery and recognition of sanctity among American religious leaders and pioneers of the Church movement. The first "American" saint was canonized during his pontificate, when Mother Cabrini, an Italian born nun with American citizenship, was raised to sainthood in St. Peter's Basilica. Pius also accelerated the canonization of other Americans, including American born Mother Seton of Emmitsburg, Maryland, founder of the Sisters of Charity. Fourteen months after his death, she was declared Venerable and was later beatified by Pope John XXIII and canonized by Pope Paul VI. Pope Pius supported also the case of an American Indian woman from the Mohawk tribe, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, who was declared "Venerable" by him in 1943.

## Beatifications

Among the persons beatified by Pius XII, a majority are women, with Spanish, Italian and French backgrounds and others.

| No. | Blessed | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Emily de Vialar | 18 June 1939 | Rome, Italy |
| 2. | Justin de Jacobis | 25 June 1939 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 3. | Rose Philippine Duchesne | 12 May 1940 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 4. | Joaquina Vedruna de Mas | 19 May 1940 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 5. | Maria Crocifissa di Rosa | 26 May 1940 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 6. | Émilie de Rodat | 9 June 1940 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 7. | Ignatius of Laconi | 16 June 1940 | Rome, Italy |
| 8. | Magdalene of Canossa | 7 December 1941 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 9. | Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière | 20 October 1946 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 10. | Ignazia Verzeri | 27 October 1946 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 11. | The Franciscan Martyrs of China | 24 November 1946 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 12. | Contardo Ferrini | 13 April 1947 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 13. | Maria Goretti | 27 April 1947 | Rome, Italy |
| 14. | Alix Le Clerc | 4 May 1947 | Vatican City |
| 15. | Jeanne Delanoue | 8 November 1947 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City |
| 16. | Benildus Romancon | 4 April 1948 | Vatican City |
| 17. | Vincent Pallotti | 22 January 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 18. | Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta | 5 February 1950 | Vatican City |
| 19. | Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña | 19 February 1950 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 20. | Dominic Savio | 5 March 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 21. | Paola Elisabetta Cerioli | 19 March 1950 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 22. | Anne-Marie Javouhey | 15 October 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 23. | Marguerite Bourgeoys | 12 November 1950 | Rome, Italy |
| 24. | Francis Fasani | 15 April 1951 | Rome, Italy |
| 25. | 25 Vietnamese Martyrs | 29 April 1951 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 26. | Placide Viel | 6 May 1951 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 27. | Julian Maunoir | 20 May 1951 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 28. | Pope Pius X | 3 June 1951 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 29. | Thérèse Couderc | 4 November 1951 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 30. | Rose Venerini | 4 May 1952 | Rome, Italy |
| 31. | Rafaela Porras Ayllón | 18 May 1952 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 32. | Maria Bertilla Boscardin | 8 June 1952 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 33. | Antonio Maria Pucci | 12 June 1952 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 34. | Maria Assunta Pallotta | 7 November 1954 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 35. | Jean-Martin Moye | 21 November 1954 | Rome, Italy |
| 36. | Tommaso Riccardi | 5 December 1954 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 37. | Marcellin Champagnat | 29 May 1955 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 38. | The 19 Martyrs of Laval | 19 June 1955 | Rome, Italy |
| 39. | Pope Innocent XI | 7 October 1956 | St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 40. | Eugénie Smet | 26 May 1957 | Rome, Italy |
| 41. | Teresa Jornet Ibars | 27 April 1958 | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
