The Saint Next Door

    List of Saints Next Door

    Discover the lives of modern saints and those on the path to canonization. These ordinary people did extraordinary things through God's grace.

    Saints Next Door

    Carlo Acutis
    Saint

    Saint Carlo Acutis

    1991-05-03 - 2006-10-12 • Feast: October 12

    A young Italian computer programmer who documented Eucharistic miracles and is known as the patron of the internet and youth.

    Carlotta Nobile
    Under Consideration

    Carlotta Nobile - Young Witness of the Faith

    December 20, 1988 - July 16, 2013 • Feast: July 16

    Italian violinist, art historian, and writer whose profound spiritual conversion during her battle with cancer inspired thousands and earned a personal phone call from Pope Francis.

    Charlene Richard
    Servant of God

    Charlene Richard

    Jan 13, 1947 - Aug 11, 1959 • Feast: August 11

    Charlene Marie Richard was from Richard, Acadia Parish, Louisiana who died aged 12, of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is credited with many miracles, and locals promoted the popular veneration of her for years, leading to the opening of her beatification process in 2020.

    Chiara Badano
    Beatified

    Blessed Chiara Badano

    Oct 29, 1971 - October 7, 1990 • Feast: October 7

    Chiara Luce Badano was born in 1971, to Ruggero and Teresa Badano of Sassello, Italy. She was a normal, everyday girl, who's brief life showed us how much one person can accomplish in God's name.

    Chiara Corbella Petrillo
    Servant of God

    Chiara Corbella Petrillo

    Jan 9, 1984 - June 13, 2012

    Chiara Corbella was born on January 9, 1984, in Rome, Italy. Chiara grew up with her older sister by two years, Elisa, in a family that taught her how to live the faith from when she was a child.

    Clare Crockett
    Servant of God

    Sister Clare Crockett - Servant of God

    November 14, 1982 - April 16, 2016 • Feast: April 16

    Northern Irish nun who transformed from aspiring actress to joyful religious sister, giving her life teaching music in Ecuador during the 2016 earthquake.

    Cora Evans
    Under Consideration

    Cora Evans

    Jul 9, 1904 - March 30, 1957 • Feast: March 30

    Wife. Mother. Mystic: that’s how Cora Evans is known today, especially on this platform, dedicated to her cause for canonization. This holy woman did not begin her life as one would expect of a 20th century Catholic woman now on the path towards canonization. Servant of God Cora Evans was reared a Mormon, and she was duly brought up to be a good, devout girl. She knew nothing else. But early in life, Jesus and Mary would make a claim on her.

    Darwin Ramos
    Servant of God

    Darwin Ramos - Servant of God

    December 17, 1994 - 23 September, 2012 • Feast: September 23

    Darwin Ramos (December 17, 1994 – September 23, 2012) was a Filipino street child and waste picker. His cause for canonization was opened in August 2019 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao in the Philippines. He is a Servant of God.

    Fidelis Thaliath aka "Doctoramma"
    Servant of God

    Fidelis Thaliath aka "Doctoramma" - Servant of God

    February 20, 1929 - January 17, 2008 • Feast: January 17

    Birth at Puthenpally 20.02.1929 , Called to Eternity 17.01.2008 , Servant of God 14.07.2021 , Fidelis Thaliath Popularly known as Doctoramma (Mother Doctor), was an Indian nun, gynecologist and social reformer who worked among the destitute people in Delhi.

    Gianluca Firetti
    Under Consideration

    Gianluca Firetti

    Sept. 8, 1994 - Jan. 24, 2015 • Feast: Jan 24

    Gianluca Firetti, a farming expert and soccer player, who at age 18 discovered that he had a tumor. He lived an impressive example of faith and courage. He did not get carried away by resentment toward those who did not visit him or envy those who were better than him. He wrote a book with a priest in which he shows how fighting and friendship with God made him a giant.

    Giulia Gabrieli
    Servant of God

    Giulia Gabrieli - Servant of God

    July 28, 1997 - August 17, 2011 • Feast: August 17

    Italian teenager who faced terminal brain cancer with remarkable faith and joy, becoming an inspiration to thousands through her witness of hope.

    Guido Schaffer
    Under Consideration

    Guido Schaffer

    May 22, 1974 - May 1, 2009 • Feast: May 22

    Among his fellow surfers, a devotion to him grew along with the pseudonym "Surfer Angel".

    Helena Kmieć
    Servant of God

    Helena Kmieć - Servant of God

    September 13, 1991 - February 24, 2017 • Feast: February 24

    Polish missionary volunteer who was killed while serving the poor in Bolivia, known for her joyful witness and selfless dedication to others.

    Joe Reali
    Under Consideration

    Joe Reali

    Jan 28, 1989 - Jan 16, 2015

    Joe Reali was a dynamic young man whose passion was evident both on the football field and in how he lived his Catholic faith. Following his sudden and tragic death in 2015, thousands turned out for his wake and funeral, where they shared stories about Joe’s sacrificial love for others and his care for the downtrodden.

    John Paul II
    Canonized

    Saint John Paul II

    1920-05-18 - 2005-04-02 • Feast: October 22

    Polish pope who led the Catholic Church for 26 years and was instrumental in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

    José Luis "Joselito" Sánchez del Río
    Beatified

    José Luis "Joselito" Sánchez del Río

    Mar 28, 1913 - February 10, 1928 • Feast: February 10

    José Luis "Joselito" Sánchez del Río (March 28, 1913 – February 10, 1928) was a Mexican Cristero put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the area.

    Luigi Brutti
    Servant of God

    Luigi Brutti - Servant of God

    November 23, 1984 - August 19, 2011

    Young Italian teacher whose 18 spiritual diaries revealed a profound faith and joyful relationship with God, often compared to Blessed Carlo Acutis.

    Marianna Boccolini
    Under Consideration

    Marianna Boccolini - Servant of God

    May 7, 1992 - August 18, 2010

    A young Italian woman known for her contagious joy, deep faith, and her "theory of the last day"—living every moment as if it were the last.

    Matteo Farina
    Venerable

    Matteo Farina

    Sep 19, 1990 - April 24, 2009 • Feast: April 24

    Matteo's reputation for personal holiness was evident throughout his life. This led to the introduction of his beatification process on 11 April 2016, just seven years after his death, when he assumed the title Servant of God. On 5 May 2020 he was declared venerable.

    Michelle Duppong
    Servant of God

    Michelle Duppong - Servant of God

    March 10, 1984 - December 25, 2015 • Feast: December 25

    American missionary and FOCUS team member who inspired countless young people with her joyful faith before her death from cancer at age 31.

    Nina Ruiz Abad
    Servant of God

    Nina Ruiz Abad - Servant of God

    October 2, 1979 - April 5, 1993 • Feast: April 5

    Filipino teenager who offered her suffering from leukemia for the conversion of sinners and showed extraordinary faith and joy until her death at age 13.

    Pedro Ballester Arenas
    Under Consideration

    Pedro Ballester Arenas

    May 22, 1996 - January 13, 2018

    Pedro Ballester Arenas was born in Manchester, England, on the 22nd May 1996. He was the son of Dr Pedro Ballester Nebot and Esperanza Arenas Arguelles, a Spanish couple who had moved to England for professional reasons and met and settled there because of Pedro senior’s work as a doctor. They had three sons: Pedro, Carlos and Javier. The family moved to Harrogate in Yorkshire in 2004.

    Pio of Pietrelcina
    Canonized

    Saint Padre Pio

    1887-05-25 - 1968-09-23 • Feast: September 23

    Italian Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata for 50 years and was known for his healing ministry and spiritual wisdom.

    Richard Fernando
    Beatified

    Blessed Richard Fernando

    October 6, 1971 - April 6, 1996 • Feast: April 6

    Sri Lankan Jesuit scholastic who sacrificed his life to protect students from a grenade attack during ethnic conflict in Cambodia.

    Sandra Sabattini
    Beatified

    Blessed Sandra Sabattini

    August 19, 1961 - May 2, 1984 • Feast: May 4

    Italian medical student and volunteer who dedicated her life to serving those struggling with addiction, aspiring to become a missionary doctor.

    Sister Cecilia Maria
    Servant of God

    Sister Cecilia Maria - Servant of God

    December 5, 1973 - June 23, 2016

    Argentine Discalced Carmelite nun whose radiant smile during her final days battling cancer became a viral symbol of faith and hope, inspiring millions worldwide.

    Teresa of Calcutta
    Canonized

    Saint Teresa of Calcutta

    1910-08-26 - 1997-09-05 • Feast: September 5

    Albanian-Indian nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and devoted her life to serving the poorest of the poor.

    Thérèse Déchade Kapangala Mwanza
    Servant of God

    Thérèse Déchade Kapangala Mwanza

    1994 - January 21, 2018 • Feast: January 21

    Killed by the police on the doorstep of a parish at a a peaceful demonstration to call for the implementation of 31 December Agreement 2016 – an agreement meant to facilitate a smooth organization of the general elections in DRC after the country missed the Constitutional deadline of November 2016.

    Thérèse of Lisieux
    Canonized

    Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

    1873-01-02 - 1897-09-30 • Feast: October 1

    French Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church who taught the "Little Way" of spiritual childhood.

    Vivian Ogu
    Servant of God

    Vivian Ogu - Servant of God

    August 21, 2001 - September 12, 2017 • Feast: September 12

    Nigerian teenager who demonstrated heroic virtue and deep faith during her battle with bone cancer, offering her sufferings for the conversion of sinners.

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