List of Filipinos venerated in the Catholic Church

This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippine archipelago.

Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the islands included Catholic priests and missionaries among the crew. Some Catholic missionaries became the explorers of the native lands while converting and coercing the Indios towards Christianity. Because of the Spanish colonization started by Miguel López de Legazpi, Christianity was introduced in Cebu, which remains a bastion of the Catholic faith in the Philippines.

Several Filipino Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past centuries. Most are from the 20th century and later.

The first Filipino canonized as saint was Lorenzo Ruiz, a married lay Dominican member of the Confraternity of the Rosary. Ruiz died a martyr of faith in Nagasaki, as Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate regularly conducted anti-clerical campaigns and widespread persecution of Christians. Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila in 1981, and later canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in 1987. 25 years later, the title of “Saint” was bestowed upon another martyr, Pedro Calungsod, martyred on Guam. He was canonized in October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Saints Image Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Lorenzo RuizNovember 28, 1594 in the Captaincy General of the PhilippinesSeptember 29, 1637 in Nagasaki, Tokugawa ShogunateMarried layperson; Member of the Confraternity of the Rosary;ManilaMartyr in odium fidei, uti fertur Pedro CalungsodJuly 21, 1654 in one of the Visayan islands, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesApril 2, 1672 in Tumon, Guam, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesYoung laypersonCebuMartyr in odium fidei, uti fertur

Blesseds Image Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Diego Luis de San VitoresNovember 12, 1627 in the Burgos, Spanish EmpireApril 2, 1672 in Guam, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesProfessed Priest of the Jesuits;Martyr in odium fidei, uti ferturEugenio Sanz-Orozco Mortera(rel. name: José María of Manila)September 5, 1880 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesAugust 17, 1936 in Madrid, SpainProfessed Priest of the Friars Minor CapuchinMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturIustus Takayama Ukon (Hikogorō Shigetomo)1552 in Haibara, Nara, Ashikaga shogunateFebruary 1615 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesLaypersonManilaMartyr in odium fidei, uti fertur

Venerables Image Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez (rel. name: Isabel of the Heart of Jesus)November 19, 1836 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines (Insurales Filipino)January 17, 1899 in Havana, American CubaProfessed religious, Founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of JesusHeroic VirtuesIgnacia del Espíritu Santo de JucoFebruary 1, 1663 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesSeptember 10, 1748 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesProfessed religious, Founder of the Religious of the Virgin MaryManilaHeroic VirtuesConsuelo BarceloJuly 24, 1857 in Barcelona, SpainAugust 4, 1940 in Manila, Philippine CommonwealthProfessed religious, Cofounder of the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of ConsolationHeroic VirtuesAloysius SchwartzSeptember 18, 1930 in Washington D.C., U.S.March 16, 1992 in Manila, PhilippinesProfessed priest, Founder of the Sisters of Mary of Banneux and Brothers of ChristManilaHeroic VirtuesAlfredo María ObviarAugust 29, 1889 in Batangas, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesOctober 1, 1978 in Quezon, PhilippinesBishop of Lucena; Founder of Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant JesusLucenaHeroic VirtuesMaría Beatriz del Rosario de ArroyoFebruary 17, 1884 in Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesJune 14, 1957 in Iloilo City, PhilippinesProfessed religious; Founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines (Dominican Sisters of Molo)JaroHeroic VirtuesFrancisca del Espíritu Santo de Fuentes1647 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesAugust 24, 1711 in Manila, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesProfessed religious; Founder of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of SienaManilaHeroic VirtuesTeofilo CamomotMarch 3, 1914 in Carcar, Cebu, Philippine IslandsSeptember 27 1988 in San Fernando, Cebu, PhilippinesCoadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro; Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis; Founder of the Daughters of Saint TeresaCatherine of SienaCebuHeroic Virtues

Servants of God

Diego de Herrera (1521–1576), Professed Priest of the Augustinians (Spain - Catanduanes, Philippines)Fray Diego de Herrera - Augustinian Churches and History Jerónima Yañez de la Fuente (Jerónima of the Assumption) (1555–1630), Professed Religious of the Poor Clare Nuns (Toledo, Spain - Manila, Philippines) Francesco Palliola (1612–1648), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Naples, Italy - Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines) Cecilia Rosa de Jesús Talangpaz (1693–1731), Cofounder of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters (Bulacan - Manila, Philippines) Dionisia de Santa María Mitas Talangpaz (1691–1732), Cofounder of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters (Bulacan - Manila, Philippines) Pedro Pelaez (1812–1863), Priest of the Archdiocese of Manila (Laguna – Manila, Philippines) Ines Joaquina Vicenta Barcelo Pages (Rita) (1843–1904), Founder of the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (Barcelona, Spain - Manila, Philippines) María Ángeles Rodríguez de Rivera Chicote (1882–1936), Layperson of the Diocese of Málaga; Martyr (Maguindanao, Philippines – Málaga, Spain)Martyrs of the Religious Persecution during the Spanish Civil War (62), Hagiography Circle Wilhelm Finnemann (1882–1942), Professed Priest of the Society of the Divine Word; Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan; Martyr (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Batangas, Philippines) Joseph Verbis Lafleur (1912–1944), Priest of the Military Ordinate of the United States (Louisiana, USA - Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines) Alfredo Verzosa (1877–1954), Bishop of Lipa; Founder of the Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (Ilocos Sur, Philippines) Cesar Maria Guerrero (1885‒1961) Bishop of Lingayen and San Fernando (Manila, Philippines) Florencia Cuesta Valluerca (Trinidad of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) (1904–1967), Professed Religious of the Carmelite Nuns of the Ancient Observance (Madrid, Spain - Manila, Philippines) Carlo Braga (1889–1971), Professed Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco (Sondrio, Italy - Pampanga, Philippines) Dalisay Lazaga (1940–1971), Professed Religious of the Canossians Daughters of Charity (Laguna - Manila, Philippines) Amador Tajanlangit Sr. (1911–1977), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Jaro (Iloilo, Philippines) George J. Willmann (1897–1977), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (New York, USA - Manila, Philippines) Niña Ruiz Abad (1979–1993), Child of the Diocese of Laoag (Quezon City, Philippines) Richard Michael Fernando (1970–1996), Professed Cleric of the Jesuits; Martyr (Quezon City, Philippines - Angk Snuol, Cambodia) Rhoel Gallardo (1965–2000), Professed Priest of the Claretians; Martyr (Zambales - Basilan, Philippines) Giuseppe Aveni (1918–2010), Professed Priest of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus (Messina, Italy - Parañaque, Philippines) Laureana Franco (1936–2011), Layperson of the Diocese of Pasig; Member of the Legion of Mary (Manila, Philippines) Darwin Ramos (1994–2012), Young Layperson of the Diocese of Cubao (Quezon City, Philippines)

Group martyrs

This section includes the list of martyrs pending for the Cause for Sainthood. Majority of them are underway for canonization proposed by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (CCS).

Jesuit Martyrs in Micronesia, Jesuit and lay missionaries in Guam and the Federated States of Micronesia who died for the Christian faith and mission. Companion martyrs of Pedro Calungsod and Diego Luis de San Vitores. Luis de Medina Hipolito de la Cruz Lorenzo Diego Bazan Damian Bernal Nicolas de Figueroa Francisco Esquerra Pedro Diaz Antonio Maria de San Basilio Sebasian de Monroy Andrés de la Cruz Manuel Solorzano Juan de los Reyes Balthasar Dubois Teofilo de Angelis Felipe Songsong Unnamed companions

De La Salle Martyrs of 1945, The Companion Martyrs of William Kelley (Egbert Xavier). All Professed Religious' of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) John Concoran (Flavius Leo) Born: June 13, 1876 – Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland Wilhelm Hengelbrock (Mutwald William) Born: November 10, 1907 – Osnabruck, Germany Alois Seipel (Paternus Paul) Born: March 21, 1908 – Marborn, Steinau an der Strasse, Main-Kinzig, Germany Wilhelm Spieker (Arkadius Maria) Born: November 10, 1910 – Kassel, Germany Joseph Hastreiter (Gerfreid Joseph) Born: August 23, 1912 – Furth im Wald, Cham, Germany Lorenz Kreitner (Hartmann Hubert) Born: October 23, 1912 – Mannheim, Germany Johann Nepomuk Meier (Maximin Maria) Born: September 30, 1913 – Frommersbach, Zerf, Trier-Saarburg, Germany Hermann Joseph Gelb (Berthwin Philibert) Born: October 13, 1913 – Hockenheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Germany Helmut Jakob Wegner (Romuald Suxtus) Born: August 29, 1914 – Ludwigshafen, Germany Gyula Miklos (De La Salle Janos Baptista) Born: 1918 – Budapest, Hungary Johannes Kuntz (Freidebert Johannes) Born: July 15, 1915 – Rheinfelden, Lorrach, Germany Ernst Kammerling (Lambert Romanus) Born: April 28, 1917 – Erkelenz, Heinsburg, Germany Alfons Bender (Adolf Gebhard) Born: May 12, 1914 – Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Germany Joseph Biely (Alemond Lucian) Born: 1917 – Slovak Republic Konrad Wehle (Viktorinus Heinrich) Born: November 21, 1914 – Grunmettstetten, Freudenstadt, Germany Died: February 12, 1945 – Malate, Manila, Philippines Religious Martyrs of Santo Tomas, professed religious' of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, martyred on March 15, 1945. Anna Unterscher (Adelheida) Born: July 27, 1898 – Höhenmoos, Rohrdorf, Rosenheim, Germany Margareta Nieder (Aloysius) Born: March 16, 1903 – Illingen, Neurkirchen, Germany Agnes Hoffman (Ansberta) Born: December 7, 1903 – Answeiler, Marpingen, Sankt Wendel, Germany Paula Diancourt (Benedicta) Born: October 6, 1899 – Dortmund, Erzdiözese Paderborn, Germany Maria Weisert (Bernia) Born: April 8, 1907 – Sigmaringen, Germany Palmaria Molina (Celia) Born: December 2, 1908 – Tayum, Abra, Philippines Petronilla Arjonilla Coral (Cesaria) Born: April 29, 1907 – Mérida, Yucátan, Mexico Maria Klara Schnettler (Cleophana) Born: July 14, 1898 – Hagen, Germany Sophie Hörth (Franciscetta) Born: July 15, 1903 – Neusatz, Bühl, Germany Maria Piebler (Gumberta) Born: August 30, 1911 – Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria Elisabet Faulstich (Isburga) Born: September 20, 1908 – Cologne, Germany Elisabeth Maria Anna Hartelt (Passima) Born: July 15, 1903 – Niesse, Opole, Poland Elisabeth Schofs (Placida) Born: July 15, 1884 – Tönisvorst, Viersen, Germany Margarete Mzyk (Richarde) Born: April 3, 1910 – Königshütte, Poland Bernardina Jurcovic (Victimaria) Born: October 25, 1913 – Vištuk, Pezinok, Slovakia Died: March 15, 1945 – Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines Vincentian Martyrs of the Philippines, priests and religious' of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) Alfonso Sandaña Díez, priest Born: January 6, 1884 – Tardajos, Burgos, Spain Died: September 20, 1942 – Mantalongon, Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines Aniano González Moreno, priest Born: April 25, 1890 – Isar, Burgos, Spain Died: October 21, 1944 – Baguio, Philippines Prisciano González Moreno, priest Born: October 12, 1885 – Isar, Burgos, Spain Crispín Gómez Vallejo, priest Born: December 4, 1895 – Hontauas, Burgos, Spain Rafael Martínez Rojo, brother Born: October 24, 1876 – Ferrero, León, Spain Gumersindo Novero, seminarian