This page is a list of Argentine saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.
List of saints
List of blesseds
- Bl. Laura Vicuña (1891âÂÂ1904), child of the diocese of Viedma.
- Declared Venerable: 5 June 1986
- Beatified: 3 September 1988 by Pope John Paul II
- Bl. Ceferino Namuncurá (1886âÂÂ1905), young layperson of the diocese of Viedma.
- Declared Venerable: 22 June 1972
- Beatified: 11 November 2007 by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
- Bl. MarÃÂa Angélica Pérez (1897âÂÂ1932), religious, Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden.
- Declared Venerable: 22 June 2004
- Beatified: 17 November 2012 by Cardinal Angelo Amato
- Bl. Saturnina RodrÃÂguez de ZavalÃÂa (Catalina of Mary) (1823âÂÂ1896), founderess, Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus.
- Declared Venerable: 18 December 1997
- Beatified: 25 November 2017 by Cardinal Angelo Amato
- The Martyrs of La Rioja
- Carlos de Dios Murias (1945âÂÂ1976), priest of La Rioja.
- Gabriel Longueville (1931âÂÂ1976), priest of La Rioja.
- Wenceslao Pedernera (1936âÂÂ1976), layperson of the diocese of La Rioja.
- Declared Martyrdom: 8 June 2018
- Beatified: 27 April 2019 by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
- Bl. Enrique Angelelli (1923âÂÂ1976), Bishop of La Rioja.
- Declared Martyrdom: 8 June 2018
- Beatified: 27 April 2019 by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
- Bl. Mamerto Esquiú (1826âÂÂ1883), Franciscan friar.
- Declared Venerable: 16 December 2006
- Beatified: 4 September 2021 by Cardinal Luis Héctor Villalba
- The Martyrs of Zenta
- Pedro Ortiz de Zàrate (1622âÂÂ1683), priest of the Diocese of Orán
- Giovanni Antonio Solinas (1643âÂÂ1683), professed priest of the Society of Jesus
- Declared Martyrdom: 13 October 2021
- Beatified: 2 July 2022 by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
- Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920âÂÂ1998) Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Porto Mirteto.
- Declared Venerable: 18 February 2022
- Beatified: 16 December 2023 by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
List of venerables
- Ven. Camila Rolón (1842âÂÂ1913), foundress, Poor Sisters of Saint Joseph of Buenos Aires.
- Declared Venerable: 2 April 1993
- Ven. Jose Leon Torres (1849âÂÂ1930), Mercedarian priest.
- Declared Venerable: 26 March 1994
- Ven. Maria Benita Arias (1822âÂÂ1894), foundress, Sisters Servants of Jesus in the Sacrament.
- Declared Venerable: 27 January 2014
- Ven. Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma (1902âÂÂ1943), member of Opus Dei.
- Declared Venerable: 21 December 2016
- Ven. Leonor de Santa MarÃÂa Ocampo (1841âÂÂ1900), Dominican nun.
- Declared Venerable: 19 May 2018.
- Ven. MarÃÂa Eufrasia Iaconis, (1867âÂÂ1916), foundress, Daughters of the Immaculate Conception.
- Declared Venerable: 13 May 2019.
- Ven. Enrique Ernesto Shaw (1921âÂÂ1962), married layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
- Declared Venerable: 24 April 2021
- Ven. José Marcos Figueroa (1865âÂÂ1942) Jesuits priest.
- Declared Venerable: 17 December 2022
List of Servants of God
- Servant of God Manuel Costa de los Rios (prob. 1604âÂÂ1686), layperson of the archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján.
- Servant of God Jorge Maria Salvaire (1847âÂÂ1899), Vincentian priest.
- Servant of God Maria Mercedes del Niño Jesús Guerra (1817âÂÂ1901), foundress, Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of Charity.
- Servant of God MarÃÂa Antonia Cerini (1839âÂÂ1911), foundress, Sisters of Saint Anthony of Padua.
- Servant of God Elmina Paz Gallo (1833âÂÂ1911), widow; foundress, Dominican Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus.
- Servant of God Josefa Fernández Concha (1835âÂÂ1928), professed religious, Religious of the Good Shepherd.
- Servant of God José Américo Orzali (1863âÂÂ1939), archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo; founder, Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary.
- Servant of God Federico (Friedrich) Grote (1853âÂÂ1940), Redemptorist priest.
- Servant of God Isabel Fernández del Carmen (1881âÂÂ1942), foundress, Missionary Sisters of Saint Francis Xavier.
- Servant of God José (Giuseppe) Canovai (1904âÂÂ1942), priest.
- Servant of God Antonio de Jesús Lobo (1837âÂÂ1942), priest, Franciscan Friars Minor.
- Servant of God Mercedes del Carmen Pacheco (1867âÂÂ1943), foundress, Missionary Catechist Sisters of Christ the King.
- Servant of God Julio César Duarte Ortellado (1906âÂÂ1943), diocesan priest.
- Servant of God Antonio Solari (1861âÂÂ1945), layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
- Servant of God Pascual Pirozzi (1886âÂÂ1950), priest, Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts.
- Servant of God José Jorge Bunader (1889âÂÂ1952), married layperson of the eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires; member, Secular Franciscans.
- Servant of God Mauricio Jiménez Artiga (1881âÂÂ1954), priest.
- Servant of God Victorina Rivara de Perazzo (1867âÂÂ1957), married layperson of the diocese of Goya; Salesian Cooperators.
- Servant of God Alfonso (Alphonsus) Lambe (1932âÂÂ1959), layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; Legion of Mary.
- Servant of God Sofronia Seferina Erdely (1884âÂÂ1961), professed religious, Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great.
- Servant of God Secundina Guadalupe Olmos (Pura Rosa del Carmen) (1897âÂÂ1965), professed religious, Carmelite Tertiary Sisters of Saint Teresa of Jesus.
- Servant of God Luis MarÃÂa Etcheverry Boneo (1917âÂÂ1971), priest; founder, Association of Consecrated Virgins.
- Servant of God Argentino del Valle Larrabure (1932âÂÂ1975), married layperson and military officer; Martyr.
- The Pallottine Martyrs
- Servant of God Pedro Eduardo Dufau (1908âÂÂ1976), priest.
- Servant of God Alfredo Leaden (1919âÂÂ1976), priest.
- Servant of God Alfredo José Kelly (1933âÂÂ1976), priest.
- Servant of God Salvador Barbeito Doval (1946âÂÂ1976), seminarian.
- Servant of God Emilio José Barletti (1952âÂÂ1976), seminarian.
- Servant of God Tarcisio RubÃÂn (1946âÂÂ1976), priest.
- Servant of God MarÃÂa Cecilia PerrÃÂn (1957âÂÂ1985), married layperson of the archdiocese of BahÃÂa Blanca.
- Servant of God Mayorina Josefa Para Scaglia (MarÃÂa de Lourdes del SantÃÂsimo Sacramento) (1900âÂÂ1988), professed religious, Religious of the Incarnate Word.
- Servant of God Victorino Fiz Galende (1902âÂÂ1989), priest.
- Servant of God Dante Di Stéfano (1951âÂÂ1989), layperson of the archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz; Salesian Cooperators.
- Servant of God Carlos Rodolfo Yaryez (1966âÂÂ1990), young layperson of the archdiocese of Paraná.
- Servant of God Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza (1894âÂÂ1990), augustinian priest; bishop of Cafayate.
- Servant of God Mario Pantaleo (1915âÂÂ1992), priest.
- Servant of God Antonio Sagrera Gayá (1904âÂÂ1992), priest.
- Servant of God Jorge Gottau (1917âÂÂ1994), Redemptorist priest; bishop of Añatuya.
- Servant of God Clara MarÃÂa Segura (1978âÂÂ1995), young layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
- Servant of God VÃÂctor Manuel Schiavoni (1977âÂÂ1995), young layperson of the archdiocese of Paraná.
- Servant of God Martha Pereyra Iraola (1913âÂÂ1998), professed religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- Servant of God Salustiano MÃÂguelez Romero (1919âÂÂ1999), augustinian priest.
- Servant of God Manuel Pascual PerrÃÂn (1925âÂÂ2000), married layperson of the archdiocese of BahÃÂa Blanca.
- Servant of God Adela Sesso (Maria Benedetta of the Immaculate) (1918âÂÂ2001), professed religious, Poor Sister of Saint Joseph of Buenos Aires.
- Servant of God Jorge Novak (1928âÂÂ2001), Divine Word Missionary priest, Bishop of Quilmes.
- Servant of God Guillermo Muzzio (1972âÂÂ2002), Seminarian of the Diocese of San Miguel.
- Servant of God MarÃÂa Cruz López (1986âÂÂ2006), young layperson of the archdiocese of Paraná.
- Servant of God Juan Ignacio Larrea HolguÃÂn (1927âÂÂ2006), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, Archbishop of Guayaquil.
- Servant of God José Zilli (1924âÂÂ2008), priest.
- Servant of God MartÃÂn MartÃÂn MartÃÂn (1923âÂÂ2011), priest of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- Servant of God Cecilia Maria of the Holy Face (1973âÂÂ2016), professed religious, Discalced Carmelites.
Candidates for sainthood
The following persons have been publicly proposed for causes of beatification.
- ÃÂngel José Toro (1830âÂÂ1904), bishop of Córdoba; founder, Dominican Tertiary Sisters of Saint Joseph.
- José AnÃÂbal Verdaguer (1877âÂÂ1940), bishop of Mendoza; founder, Catechist Worker Sisters of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
- Carlos Mugica (1930âÂÂ1974), priest of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; Martyr.
- Jordán Bruno Genta (1909âÂÂ1974), married layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; Martyr.
- Carlos Alberto Sacheri (1933âÂÂ1974), married layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; Martyr.
- Raúl Alberto Amelong (1922âÂÂ1975), married layperson of the archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz; Martyr.
- Carlos Mariano Pérez (1907âÂÂ1985), salesian priest; Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia; Archbishop of Salta.
- MarÃÂa de la Cruz MorÃÂnigo (1931âÂÂ1996), married layperson of the diocese of Posadas.
- Germán Orduna (1926âÂÂ1999), married layperson of the diocese of Buenos Aires.
- Pocho Lepratti (1966âÂÂ2001), layperson of the archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
- Pedro Richards (1911âÂÂ2004), passionists priest; founder, Christian Family Movement.
- NÃÂnawa Daher (1979âÂÂ2011), layperson of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of San Charbel in Buenos Aires.
- Raúl Marcelo Scozzina (1979âÂÂ2011), bishop of Formosa.
- Alberto Ibáñez Padilla (1927âÂÂ2015), jesuits priest; founder, Convivencia con Dios Community.
See also
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