This article is a list of saints by the pope who canonized them.
Although popes have been canonizing saints since at least 993 and have claimed sole authority to do so since the late 12th century, it has been rare historically for any pope to canonize more than a handful of saints.
9th Century
Pope Nicholas I Pope Nicholas I canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Balthild of Chellesc. 860
Pope Adrian II Pope Adrian II canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Walpurga870
Pope John VIII Pope John VIII did not canonize any saints.
Pope Marinus I Pope Marinus I did not canonize any saints.
Pope Adrian III Pope Adrian III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Stephen V Pope Stephen V did not canonize any saints.
Pope Formosus Pope Formosus did not canonize any saints.
Pope Boniface VI Pope Boniface VI did not canonize any saints.
Pope Stephen VI Pope Stephen VI did not canonize any saints.
Pope Romanus Pope Romanus did not canonize any saints.
Pope Theodore II Pope Theodore II did not canonize any saints.
Pope John IX Pope John IX did not canonize any saints.
10th Century
Pope Benedict IV Pope Benedict IV did not canonize any saints.
Pope Leo V Pope Leo V did not canonize any saints.
Pope Sergius III Pope Sergius III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Anastasius III Pope Anastasius III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Lando Pope Lando did not canonize any saints.
Pope John X Pope John X did not canonize any saints.
Pope Leo VI Pope Leo VI did not canonize any saints.
Pope Stephen VII Pope Stephen VII did not canonize any saints.
Pope John XI Pope John XI did not canonize any saints.
Pope Leo VII Pope Leo VII canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Willibald938
Pope Stephen VIII Pope Stephen VIII did not canonize any saints.
Pope Marinus II Pope Marinus II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Agapetus II Pope Agapetus II did not canonize any saints.
Pope John XII Pope John XII did not canonize any saints.
Pope Benedict V Pope Benedict V did not canonize any saints.
Pope Leo VIII Pope Leo VIII did not canonize any saints.
Pope John XIII Pope John XIII canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Eadburh of Winchester972
Pope Benedict VII Pope Benedict VII canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Ida of Herzfeld990
Pope John XIV Pope John XIV did not canonize any saints.
Pope John XV Pope John XV canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Ulrich of Augsburg4 July 993
Pope Gregory V Pope Gregory V did not canonize any saints.
Pope Sylvester II Pope Sylvester II canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Adalbert of Prague999
11th Century
Pope John XVII Pope John XVII did not canonize any saints.
Pope John XVIII Pope John XVIII did not canonize any saints.
Pope Sergius IV Pope Sergius IV did not canonize any saints.
Pope Benedict VIII Pope Benedict VIII canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Simeon of Mantua1016
Pope John XIX Pope John XIX canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Adalard of Corbie10262.Bononio10263.Dunstan1029
Pope Sylvester III Pope Sylvester III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Benedict IX Pope Benedict IX canonized two saints +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.John of Beverley10372.Symeon of Trier25 December 1041
Pope Clement II Pope Clement II canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Wiborada5 January 1047
Pope Damasus II Pope Damasus II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Leo IX Pope Leo IX canonized nine saints +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Deodatus of Nevers10492.Remigius10493.Floribert of Liège20 April 10494.Romaric3 December 10495.Amatus3 December 10496.Adelphus3 December 10497.Gerard of Toul2 May 10508.Wolfgang of Regensburg8 October 10529.Erhard of Regensburg8 October 1052
Pope Victor II Pope Victor II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Stephen IX Pope Stephen IX did not canonize any saints.
Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Alexander II Pope Alexander II canonized four saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.William of Gellone10662.Arialdo10673.Robert de Turlande10704.Theobald of Provins1073
Pope Gregory VII Pope Gregory VII canonized nine saints +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Paschasius Radbertus12 July 10732.Heribert of Cologne10753.Alphege of Canterbury10784.Pope Leo IX10825.Gerard Sagredo10836.Stephen of Hungary20 August 10837.Emeric of Hungary10838.Andrew Zorard10839.Benedict of Skalka1083
Pope Victor III Pope Victor III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Urban II Pope Urban II canonized six saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Godelieve10842.Erlembald10953.Attilanus10954.Gohard10965.Adelaide of Burgundy10976.Nicholas the Pilgrim1098
12th Century
Pope Paschal II Pope Paschal II canonized four saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Angilbert11002.Canute19 April 11013.Peter of Anagni4 June 1109
Pope Gelasius II Pope Gelasius II did not canonize any saints
Pope Callixtus II Pope Callixtus II canonized five saints +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Arnulf of Soissons6 January 11202.Hugh of Cluny11203.Conrad of Constance11204.David of Wales11235.Gerard of Potenza1123
Pope Honorius II Pope Honorius II did not canonize any saints
Pope Innocent II Pope Innocent II canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Gotthard of Hildesheim29 October 11312.Hugh of Châteauneuf22 April 11343.Sturm19 April 1139
Pope Celestine II Pope Celestine II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Lucius II Pope Lucius II did not canonize any saints.
Pope Eugene III Pope Eugene III canonized two saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Henry II4 March 11462.Senatro of Missanello1 August 1151
Pope Anastasius IV Pope Anastasius IV did not canonize any saints.
Pope Adrian IV Pope Adrian IV canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Famianus of Compostela11542.Sigfrid of Sweden11583.Henry of Uppsala1158
Pope Alexander III Pope Alexander III canonized seven saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Edward the Confessor7 February 11612.Anselm of Canterbury9 June 11633.Theotonius of Coimbra11634.Helen of Skövde11645.Canute Lavard8 November 11646.Thomas Becket21 February 11737.Bernard of Clairvaux18 January 1174
Pope Lucius III Pope Lucius III canonized four saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Bruno di Segni5 September 11812.Silaus of Lucca11833.Anno of Cologne11834.Galgano Guidotti1185
Pope Urban III Pope Urban III did not canonize any saints.
Pope Gregory VIII Pope Gregory VIII did not canonize any saints.
Pope Clement III Pope Clement III canonized four saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Kjeld11882.Stephen of Muret21 March 11893.Otto of Bamberg29 April 11894.Malachy1191
Pope Celestine III Pope Celestine III canonized nine saints +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Peter of Tarentaise10 May 11912.Ladislaus I of Hungary27 June 11923.Ubald4 March 11924.Ronald of Orkney11925.Bernward of Hildesheim8 January 11936.John Gualbert24 October 11937.Gaucherius11948.Rudesind11959.Gerald of Sauve-Majeure27 April 1197
13th Century
Innocent III Pope Innocent III canonized nine saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Homobonus21 Jan 11992.Cunigunde of Luxembourg3 April 12003.Jón Ögmundsson12014.Gilbert of Sempringham12025.William of Maleval8 May 12026.Wulfstan of Worcester14 May 12037.Belina12038.Procopius of Sázava2 July 12049.Peter of Trevi1 Oct 1215
Honorious III Pope Honorious III canonized nine saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.William of Donjeon17 May 12182.Bertrand of Comminges12203.Benedict of Nursia12204.Hugh of Lincoln17 Feb 12205.Robert of Molesme8 Jan 12226.William of Æbelholt21 Jan 12247.Lorcán Ua Tuathail11 Dec 12258.Raynerius of Aquila12259.William of York18 March 1226
Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX canonized five saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Francis of Assisi 16 July 12282.Anthony of Padua30 May 12323.Virgil of Salzburg18 June 12334.Dominic of Osma13 July 12345.Elizabeth of Hungary 27 May 1235
Celestine IV Pope Celestine IV did not canonize any saints.
Innocent IV Pope Innocent IV canonized six saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Edmund of Abingdon16 December 12462.William Pinchon24 March 12473.Margaret of Scotland12504.George of Vienne12515.Peter of Verona9 March 12536.Stanislaus of Szczepanów8 September 1253
Alexander IV Pope Alexander IV canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Clare of Assisi12 August 12552.William of Perth12563.Íñigo of Oña18 June 1259
Urban IV Pope Urban IV canonized two saints. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Richard of Chichester25 January 12622.Felix of ValoisMay 1, 1262
Clement IV Pope Clement IV canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Hedwig of Silesia26 March 1267
Gregory X Pope Gregory X did canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Franca Visalta21 September 1273
Innocent V Pope Innocent V did not canonize any saints.
Adrian V Pope Adrian V did not canonize any saints.
John XXI Pope John XXI did not canonize any saints.
Nicholas III Pope Nicholas III did not canonize any saints.
Martin IV Pope Martin IV canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Benvenutus Scotivoli1284
Honorius IV Pope Honorius IV did not canonize any saints.
Nicholas IV Pope Nicholas IV did not canonize any saints.
Celestine V Pope Celestine V did not canonize any saints.
Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Laurian12972.Nantovinus12973.Louis IX of France11 July 1297
14th Century
Benedict XI Pope Benedict XI did not canonize any saints.
Clement V Pope Clement V canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Pope Celestine V5 May 1313
John XXII Pope John XXII canonized three saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Louis of Anjou7 April 13172.Thomas de Cantilupe17 April 13203.Thomas Aquinas18 July 1323
Benedict XII Pope Benedict XII did not canonize any saints.
Clement VI Pope Clement VI canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Ivo of Kermartin26 June 1347
Innocent VI Pope Innocent VI did not canonize any saints.
Urban V Pope Urban V canonized two saints. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Elzéar of Sabran15 April 13692.Calamanda of Calaf
Gregory XI Pope Gregory XI did not canonize any saints.
Urban VI Pope Urban VI canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Mildrith1388
Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX canonized two saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Bridget of Sweden7 October 13912.John Twenge1401
15th Century
Innocent VII Pope Innocent VII did not canonize any saints.
Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII did not canonize any saints.
Martin V Pope Martin V canonized one saint. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Sebaldus26 March 1425
Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV canonized three saints. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Honorius of Buzançais14442.Nicholas of Tolentino1 February 14473.Bellinus of Padua
Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V canonized two saints. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Sergius of Radonezh14492.Bernardine of Siena24 May 1450
Callixtus III Pope Callixtus III canonized five saints. +No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Vincent Ferrer3 June 14552.Angelus of Jerusalem14563.Osmund1 January 14574.Albert of Trapani15 October 14575.Rose of Viterbo1457
Pius II Pope Pius II canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Catherine of Siena29 June 1461
Paul II Pope Paul II did not canonize any saints.
Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV canonized six saints. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Berard of Carbio and companions7 Aug 14812.Bonaventure14 May 1482
Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII canonized two saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Catherine of Vadstena14842.Leopold the Good6 Jan 1485
Alexander VI Alexander VI canonized one saint. No.SaintDate of Canonization1.Brinolfo Algotsson16 August 1492
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