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Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 21st century

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This is 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.

List

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Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Beatification date Canonization date Notes
Pope John Paul II 1920 Wadowice, Poland 2005 Vatican City May 1, 2011 April 27, 2014 Pope[1]
Blessed Leonella Sgorbati 1940 Piacenza, Italy 2006 Mogadishu, Somalia May 26, 2018 Nun and martyr
Blessed Carlo Acutis 1991 London, United Kingdom 2006 Monza, Italy October 10, 2020 Layman
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya 2015 Sirte, Libya February 15, 2015 February 21, 2015 Laymans and martyrs[2]

See also

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References

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  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.