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The Saints · Renaissance & Catholic Reformation

Renaissance & Catholic Reformation

The 16th century

32 saints, in the order they died
St. Francis of Paola
1416 — 1507

St. Francis of Paola

Founder of the Minims — Patron of Seafarers
Sanctuary of St. Francis of Paola, Paola, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Catherine of Genoa
1447 — 1510

St. Catherine of Genoa

Mystic of Purgatory — Foundress of the Pammatone Hospital
Church of Santissima Annunziata di Portoria, Genoa, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John Houghton
1487 — 1535

St. John Houghton

Carthusian Prior of the London Charterhouse — Protomartyr of the English Reformation
Site of Tyburn (Marble Arch, London) and London Charterhouse, United Kingdom
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John Fisher
1469 — 1535

St. John Fisher

Cardinal-Bishop of Rochester — Martyr of the English Reformation
Tower of London, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Thomas More
1478 — 1535

St. Thomas More

Lord Chancellor of England — 'A Man for All Seasons'
Tower of London / Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Jerome Emiliani
1486 — 1537

St. Jerome Emiliani

Father of Orphans
Sanctuary of St. Jerome Emiliani, Somasca, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
1502 — 1539

St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria

Founder of the Barnabites — Pioneer of the Forty Hours' Devotion
Church of San Barnaba, Milan, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Angela Merici
1474 — 1540

St. Angela Merici

Foundress of the Ursulines — Pioneer of Women's Teaching Religious Life
Church of Sant'Afra (Sanctuary of Sant'Angela Merici), Brescia, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Margaret Pole
1473 — 1541

Bl. Margaret Pole

Countess of Salisbury — Plantagenet Princess and Martyr
Tower of London / Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Cajetan
1480 — 1547

St. Cajetan

Co-Founder of the Theatines — Father of Catholic Reform
Church of San Paolo Maggiore, Naples, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
1474 — 1548

St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

Visionary of Guadalupe — first Indigenous saint of the Americas
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico
3 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John of God
1495 — 1550

St. John of God

Founder of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God
Basilica of San Juan de Dios, Granada, Spain
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Francis Xavier
1506 — 1552

St. Francis Xavier

Apostle of the Indies and Japan — Co-Founder of the Jesuits
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa, India
3 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Thomas of Villanova
1486 — 1555

St. Thomas of Villanova

Augustinian Archbishop of Valencia — 'Father of the Poor'
Cathedral of Valencia, Spain
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Ignatius of Loyola
1491 — 1556

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Founder of the Society of Jesus — Author of the Spiritual Exercises
Church of the Gesù, Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Peter of Alcántara
1499 — 1562

St. Peter of Alcántara

Franciscan Reformer of the Strict Observance — Spiritual Director of Teresa of Ávila
Convent of San Pedro de Alcántara, Arenas de San Pedro, Spain
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Stanislaus Kostka
1550 — 1568

St. Stanislaus Kostka

Polish Jesuit Novice — Patron of Catholic Youth
Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John of Ávila
1499 — 1569✠ Doctor

St. John of Ávila

Apostle of Andalusia — Doctor of the Church
Basilica of San Juan de Ávila, Montilla, Spain
3 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Pius V
1504 — 1572♕ Pope #225

St. Pius V

Antonio Ghislieri — Pope of Trent and Lepanto
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Nicholas Pieck
1534 — 1572

St. Nicholas Pieck

Franciscan guardian of Gorkum — leader of the Nineteen Martyrs
Martyrs' Shrine, Brielle, Netherlands
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Cuthbert Mayne
1544 — 1577

St. Cuthbert Mayne

Protomartyr of the English Seminary Priests
Launceston market square, Cornwall, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Edmund Campion
1540 — 1581

St. Edmund Campion

English Jesuit Martyr — Author of the 'Decem Rationes'
Tyburn shrine (Marble Arch area), London, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Teresa of Ávila
1515 — 1582✠ Doctor

St. Teresa of Ávila

Doctor of the Church — first woman so named
Convent of the Annunciation, Alba de Tormes, Spain
4 miracles · 4 relics→
St. Charles Borromeo
1538 — 1584

St. Charles Borromeo

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan — Architect of the Tridentine Reform
Cathedral of Milan (Duomo) — crypt, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Felix of Cantalice
1515 — 1587

St. Felix of Cantalice

Capuchin Lay Brother — 'Brother Deo Gratias'
Church of Santa Maria della Concezione (Capuchin), Rome, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Catherine de' Ricci
1522 — 1590

St. Catherine de' Ricci

Dominican Mystic of Prato — Visionary of the Passion
Basilica of San Vincenzo Ferreri e Santa Caterina de' Ricci, Prato, Tuscany, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John of the Cross
1542 — 1591✠ Doctor

St. John of the Cross

Doctor Mysticus — the Mystical Doctor
Convent of the Discalced Carmelites, Segovia, Spain
2 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
1568 — 1591

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Jesuit Scholastic — Patron of Catholic Youth
Church of Sant'Ignazio, Rome — Cappella di San Luigi Gonzaga, Italy
0 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Philip Neri
1515 — 1595

St. Philip Neri

Apostle of Rome — Founder of the Oratory — 'The Joyful Saint'
Chiesa Nuova (Santa Maria in Vallicella), Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Robert Southwell
1561 — 1595

St. Robert Southwell

Jesuit Poet — English Martyr of Tyburn
Tyburn shrine (Marble Arch area), London, United Kingdom
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Peter Canisius
1521 — 1597✠ Doctor

St. Peter Canisius

Second Apostle of Germany — Doctor of the Church
Church of St. Michael, Fribourg, Switzerland
3 miracles · 1 relics→
Sts. Paul Miki and Companions
26 — 1597

Sts. Paul Miki and Companions

The Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan — First Christian Martyrs of East Asia
Memorial of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan, Nishizaka Hill, Nagasaki, Japan
2 miracles · 1 relics→