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.Lehnert, 163

The saints are:

No.SaintDate of CanonizationPlace of Canonization1.Mary Euphrasia Pelletier2 May 1940St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City2.Gemma Galgani3.Margaret of Hungary19 November 1943Vatican City4.Frances Xavier Cabrini7 July 1946St. Peter's Square, Vatican City5.Nicholas of Flüe15 May 1947Vatican City6.Bernardino Realino22 June 1947Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City7.John de Brito8.Joseph Cafasso9.Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages6 July 1947Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City10.Michael Garicoits11.Louis de Montfort20 July 1947Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City12.Catherine Labouré27 July 1947Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City13.Jeanne de Lestonnac15 May 1949Rome, Italy14.Maria Giuseppa Rossello12 June 1949Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City15.Emilie de RodatPius XII beatified Emilie Rodat in 1940, and in 1950 canonized her.23 April 1950Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City16.Antonio Maria Claret7 May 1950Rome, Italy17.Bartolomea Capitanio18 May 1950Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City18.Vincenza Gerosa19.Joan of France, Duchess of Berry28 May 1950Vatican City20.Vincent Strambi11 June 1950Rome, Italy21.Maria GorettiPius XII beatified and canonized Maria Goretti24 June 1950Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City22.Mariana de Jesús de Paredes9 July 1950Rome, Italy23.Emily de Vialar24 June 1951St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City24.Maria Domenica Mazzarello25.Antonio Maria Gianelli21 October 1951Rome, Italy26.Francis Bianchi27.Ignatius of Laconi28.Pope Pius XPius XII beatified Pius X in 1950 and canonized him in 195429 May 1954Rome, Italy29.Dominic SavioPius XII beatified Dominic Savio in 1950 and canonized him in 1954.12 June 1954Rome, Italy30.Gaspar del Bufalo31.Joseph Pignatelli32.Maria Crocifissa di RosaPius XII beatified her in 194033.Peter Chanel34.Hermann Joseph11 August 1958Rome, 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 800,000The Canon Process - Museo San Pio X 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.Vinzenz Ruef, Die Wahre Geschichte von der hl. Maria Goretti, Miriam, Jestetten, 1992, p.71

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.Lehnert, 162 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.Oscar Hallecki, James Murray, Jr. Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope of Peace, New York, 1954, p.380 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.The Daily Catholic, July 2000 http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/2000Jul/jul14lit.htm

Beatifications Among the persons beatified by Pius XII, a majority are women, with Spanish, Italian and French backgrounds and others.Jan Olav Smit, Pope Pius XII, London and Dublin 1951, pp 280–281

No.BlessedDate of BeatificationPlace of Beatification1.Emily de Vialar18 June 1939Rome, Italy2.Justin de Jacobis25 June 1939St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City3.Rose Philippine Duchesne12 May 1940St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City4.Joaquina Vedruna de Mas19 May 1940Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City5.Maria Crocifissa di Rosa26 May 1940St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City6.Émilie de Rodat9 June 1940St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City7.Ignatius of Laconi16 June 1940Rome, Italy8.Magdalene of Canossa7 December 1941St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City9.Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière20 October 1946St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City10.Ignazia Verzeri27 October 1946St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City11.The Franciscan Martyrs of China24 November 1946St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City12.Contardo Ferrini13 April 1947Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City13.Maria Goretti27 April 1947Rome, Italy14.Alix Le Clerc4 May 1947Vatican City15.Jeanne Delanoue8 November 1947Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City16.Benildus Romancon4 April 1948Vatican City17.Vincent Pallotti22 January 1950Rome, Italy18.Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta5 February 1950Vatican City19.Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña19 February 1950St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City20.Dominic Savio5 March 1950Rome, Italy21.Paola Elisabetta Cerioli19 March 1950Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City22.Anne-Marie Javouhey15 October 1950Rome, Italy23.Marguerite Bourgeoys12 November 1950Rome, Italy24.Francis Fasani15 April 1951Rome, Italy25.25 Vietnamese Martyrs29 April 1951Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City26.Placide Viel6 May 1951Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City27.Julian Maunoir20 May 1951Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City28.Pope Pius X3 June 1951Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City29.Thérèse Couderc4 November 1951Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City30.Rose Venerini4 May 1952Rome, Italy31.Rafaela Porras Ayllón18 May 1952Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City32.Maria Bertilla Boscardin8 June 1952Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City33.Antonio Maria Pucci12 June 1952Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City34.Maria Assunta Pallotta7 November 1954St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City35.Jean-Martin Moye21 November 1954Rome, Italy36.Tommaso Riccardi5 December 1954St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City37.Marcellin Champagnat29 May 1955St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City38.The 19 Martyrs of Laval19 June 1955Rome, Italy39.Pope Innocent XI7 October 1956St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City40.Eugénie Smet26 May 1957Rome, Italy41. Teresa Jornet Ibars27 April 1958Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

See also List of saints canonized by Pope Leo XIII List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XI List of saints canonized by Pope John XXIII List of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI List of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II List of saints canonized by Pope Francis

Sources

Oskar Halecki, James Murray Jr. Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope of Peace, New York, 1954 Pascalina Lehnert, Pius XII, Ich durfte ihm dienen, Würzburg, 1982 Jan Olav Smit, Pope Pius XII, London & Dublin 1951

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