This article is a list of people that were proclaimed venerable, based on the recognition of their heroic virtues, by Pope Francis. From his 2013 election to the papacy until his death in 2025, 556 people were proclaimed as such, of whom 43 would later be beatified by the same pope.
2013
March 27, 2013 Angelo Fontanarosa (1881-1966) Antoine Kowalczyk, OMI (1893-1947) Eladio Mozas Santamera (1837-1897) Manuel Aparici Navarro (1902-1964) Moisés Lira Serafín, MSPS (1893-1950) (beatified on 14 September 2024) Olinto Marella (1882-1969) (beatified on 4 October 2020) Sílvia Cardoso Ferreira da Silva (1882-1950)
May 2, 2013 Joaquim Rosselló i Ferrà (1833-1909) Teresa Janina Kierocińska (1885-1946)
June 3, 2013 Giulia Crostarosa (1696-1755) (beatified on 18 June 2016) João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira (1879-1962) Nicola Mazza (1790-1865) Teresa Toda Juncosa (1826-1898)
July 5, 2013 Bernardo Felipe Fromental (1895-1978) Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez (1903-1977) (beatified on 16 June 2018, canonized on 19 October 2025) Giuseppe Lazzati (1909-1986) Maria Isabel Caldeira (1889-1962) Nicola D'Onofrio (1943-1964)
October 9, 2013 Amato Ronconi, TOFS (1226-1292) (cultus confirmed on 17 April 1776, canonized on 23 November 2014) Angela Giorgi (1882-1945) Attilio Giordani, ASC (1913-1972) Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (1840-1881) (beatified on 26 April 2015) Mary Jane Wilson (1840-1916) Pio Alberto del Corona, OP (1837-1912) (beatified on 19 September 2015)
October 31, 2013 Celestina Bottego (1895-1980) Nano Nagle (1718-1784) Olga Gugelmo (1910-1943)
December 9, 2013 Clemente Fuhl (1874-1935) Marcell Boldizsar Marton (1877-1966) Maurice-Marie-Matthieu Garrigou (1766-1852) Maria Oliva Bonaldo (1893-1976) Maria Orsola Rivata (1897-1987) Maria Rosa Teresa Gay Tibau (1813-1884) Orsola Mezzini (1853-1919) Raphael Cordero (1790-1868) Romano Bottegal, OCSO (1921-1978) Rosalie Cadron-Jetté, SM (1794-1864)
December 17, 2013 Jerzy Ciesielski (1929-1970) Manuel Herranz Estables (1880-1968)
2014
January 27, 2014 Elisabetta Sanna Porcu, TOFS (1788-1857) (beatified on 17 September 2016) Giuseppe Girelli (1886-1978) Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet (1805-1871) María Benita Arias (1822-1894) Noeme Cinque (1913-1988) Virginia de Brincat (1862-1952) Zakarias Salterain Bizkarra (1887-1957)
February 7, 2014 Guglielmo Giacomo Ghilardi (1858-1937) Jesús María Echavarría Aguirre (1858-1954) María Rafaela Rodríguez Xuarez De La Guardia (1923-1956)
April 3, 2014 Adolfo Barberis (1884-1967) Francisco Simón Ródenas (1849-1914) Joseph Staub (1876-1936) Juana Clara de la Concepción Sanchez Garcia (1902-1973) Luigi Rocchi (1932-1979) Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (1901-1972) Maria Josephina Teresa Marcucci (1888-1960) Sebastián Elorza Arizmendi (1882-1942)
April 15, 2014 Alain-Marie Guynot de Boismenu, MSC (1870-1953) Wilhelm Janauschek (1859-1926)
May 9, 2014 Caroline-Barbe Colchen Carré de Malberg (1829-1891) Giacomo Abbondo (1720-1788) (beatified on 11 June 2016) Jacint Alegre i Pujals (1874-1930)
June 12, 2014 Eugenio Reffo, (1843-1925) Frances Margaret Taylor, PSMG (1832-1900) Itala Mela, OSB (1904-1957) (beatified on 10 June 2017) Luigi Savaré (1878-1949) Giuseppa Scandola, MSV (1849-1903) Uberto Mori, TOSF (1926-1989)
July 8, 2014 Antônio Ferreira Viçoso, CM (1787-1875) Auguste Arribat (1879-1963) Elena Da Persico (1869-1948) Marcello Candia (1916-1983) Maria Carlotta Fontana (1870-1935) Saturnino López Novoa (1830-1905) Veronica of the Passion, OCD (1823-1906)
November 7, 2014 Hildebrand Gregori, OSB Silv (1894-1985) Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) John Sullivan, SJ (1861-1933) (beatified on 13 May 2017) Marthe Robin (1902-1981) Maximiliano Valdés Subercaseaux, OFMCap (1908-1982) Pelágio Sauter, CSsR (1878-1961) Raimundo Calcagno (1888-1964) Silvio Dissegna (1967-1979)
December 6, 2014 Elisabetta Tasca Serena (1899-1978) Francesca Paola Prestigiacomo (1858-1948) María Séiquer Gayá (1891-1975) Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová (1914-1988) Práxedes Fernández García (1886-1936)
2015
January 22, 2015 Aloysius Schwartz (1930-1992) Cointa Jauregui Oses (1875-1954) Elisabeth Maria Satoko Kitahara (1929-1958) Luis De Trelles y Nuogerol (1819-1891) Teresa Luisa Gardi, TOFS (1769-1837) Virginia Blanco Tardío (1916-1990) Władysław Bukowiński (1904-1974) (beatified on 11 September 2016)
February 3, 2015 Giovanni Bacile (1880-1941)
March 18, 2015 Elisa Baldo Foresti (1862-1926) Francesco Gattola (1822-1899) Jadwiga Jaroszewska (1900-1937) Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez, TOR (1481-1534) (cultus confirmed on 25 November 2024) Maria Orsola Bussone (1954-1970) Mary Aikenhead (1787-1858) Petar Barbarić, SJ (1874-1897)
May 5, 2015 Ante Antić (1893-1965) Brigida Maria Postorino (1865-1960) Domenica Bedonni Bernardini (1889-1971) Jacinto Vera (1813-1881) (beatified on 6 May 2023) Juliette Colbert de Barolo (1786-1864) Rafaela Martinez-Cañavate Ballesteros (1915-1991) Sergio Bernardini (1882-1966)
June 5, 2015 Antonio Celona (1873-1952) Marcello Labor (1890-1954) Ottorino Zanon (1915-1972) Rachele Lalia (1839-1914)
July 16, 2015 Agostino Ramírez Barba (1881-1967) Andrey Sheptytsky, OSBM (1865-1944) Elisa Miceli (1904-1976) Giuseppe Carraro (1899-1980) Isabel Méndez Herrero, (1924-1953) Maria del Refugio Aguilar y Torres (1866-1937) Marie-Teresa Dupouy Bordes, (1873-1953) Simpliciano Maresca, OFM (1827-1898)
September 30, 2015 Antonio Filomeno Maria Losito (1838-1917) Franciszek Blachnicki (1921-1987) Giovanni Folci (1890-1963) Hanna Helena Chrzanowska, OSB (1902-1973) (beatified on 28 April 2018) Jose Rivera Ramírez (1925-1991) Juan Manuel Martín del Campo (1917-1996) Maria Benedetta Frey (1836-1913)
December 14, 2015 Angelo Ramazzotti (1800-1861) Emanuela Maria Maddalena Kalb (1899-1986) Giovanni Schiavo, (1903-1967) (beatified on 28 October 2017) José María Arizmendiarrieta (1915-1976) Joseph Vithayathil (1865-1964) María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas (1847-1940) (beatified on 9 November 2019) Maria Speranza della Croce (1890-1967) Nicola Wolf (1756-1832) Teresa Rosa Ferdinanda de Saldanha Oliveira y Sousa (1837-1916) Teresio Olivelli (1916-1945) (beatified on 3 February 2018) Venanzio Maria Quadri (1916-1937) William Gagnon, OH (1905-1972)
December 17, 2015 Enrico Hahn (1800-1882) Giuseppe Ambrosoli (1923-1987) (beatified on 20 November 2022) Leonardo Lanzuela Martinez (1894-1976)
2016
January 21, 2016 Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca, OFMCap (1849-1909) (beatified on 7 October 2017) Maria Velotti (1826-1886) (beatified on 26 September 2020)
March 3, 2016 Bernardo Mattio (1845-1914) Bianca Piccolomini Clementini (1875-1959) Enrico Battista Stanislao Verjus (1860-1892) Giovanni Battista Quilici (1791-1844) Maria Nieves Sánchez y Fernandez (1900-1978) Quirico Pignalberi, OFMConv (1891-1982) Stephen Ferrando, SDB (1895-1978) Teodora Campostrini (1788-1860)
April 26, 2016 Caterina Carrasco Tenorio (1840-1917) Ilia Corsaro (1897-1977) Maria Consiglio dello Spirito Santo (1845-1900) Maria Laura Baraggia (1851-1923) María Montserrat Grases Garcia (1941-1959) Sosio Del Prete (1885-1952) Tommaso Choe Yang-Eop (1821-1861) Venanzio Katarzyniec (1889-1921)
May 9, 2016 Rafaél Manuel Almansa Riaño, OFM (1840-1927)
June 14, 2016 Antonín Cyril Stojan (1851-1923) Bernardo de Vasconcelos (1902-1932) Luigi Lo Verde (1910-1932) Maria Elisa Oliver Molina (1869-1931) Maria di Gesù dell'Amore Misericordioso (1899-1973) Maria Guzmán Figueroa (1897-1967) Vicente Garrido Pastor (1896-1975)
July 8, 2016 Alphonse Gallegos, OAR (1931-1991) Andrés García Acosta (1800-1853) Giacomo Viale (1830-1912) Giuseppe Marchetti, CS (1869-1896) Maria Pia Notari (1847-1919) Raffaele Sánchez García (1911-1973)
October 10, 2016 Agnese Pacifica Panas, OSCCap (1896-1963) (beatified on 9 October 2022) Luis Zambrano Blanco (1909-1983) Maria Teresa Spinelli (1789-1850) Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz, SJ (1865-1926) (beatified on 20 October 2018)
December 1, 2016 Caterina Aurelia del Preziossimo Sangue (1833-1905) Guglielmo Massaia, OFMCap (1809-1889) José Bau Burguet (1867-1932) Leonia Maria Nastał (1903-1940) Luz Rodríguez-Casanova y García San Miguel (1873-1949) Mario Ciceri (1900-1945) (beatified on 30 April 2022) Nunzio Russo (1841-1906) Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926)
December 21, 2016 Clelia Merloni (1861-1930) (beatified on 3 November 2018) Egidio Marcelli, CP (1874-1953) Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma (1902-1943) Jean-Baptiste Fouque (1851-1926) (beatified on 30 September 2018) Sebastiana Lladó Sala (1814-1899)
2017
January 20, 2017 Francesco Convertini, SDB (1898-1976) Giuseppe Beschin, OFM (1880-1952) Jan Tyranowski, OCD (1901-1947) Joseph Vandor, SDB (1909-1979) Juan Sáez Hurtado (1897-1982) Raymundo Jardón Herrera (1887-1934) Santina Maria Addolorata (1897-1981)
February 27, 2017 Antonio Provolo (1801-1842) Antonio Repiso Martínez, SJ (1856-1929) Maria della Mercede Cabezas Terrero (1911-1993) Maria Ripamonti (1909-1954) (beatified on 23 October 2021) Octavio Ortiz Arrieta, SDB (1878-1958) Pedro Herrero Rubio (1904-1978) Vittorio Trancanelli (1944-1998)
March 23, 2017 Daniela Zanetta (1962-1986) Elena Raparelli (1893-1970) Felice Rossini, OFMCap (1876-1924)
May 4, 2017 Alessandro Nottegar (1943-1986) Edvige Carboni (1880-1952) (beatified on 15 June 2019) Elia Dalla Costa (1872-1961) Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (1928-2002) Giovanna Meneghini (1868-1918) Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia (1916-1975) (beatified on 18 May 2019) Vincenzina Cusmano (1826-1894)
June 16, 2017 Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, OFM (1904-1955) António José de Sousa Barroso (1854-1918) Beniamino Filon, OFMCap (1900-1948) Giuseppina Operti (1871-1949) Juan de Jesús López y González (1872-1950) Maria Patlán Sánchez (1895-1970)
July 7, 2017 Ismael Perdomo Borrero (1872-1950) Maria Elisabetta Mazza (1886-1950) Maria Gargani, TOFS (1892-1973) (beatified on 2 June 2018) Paola de Jesus Gil Cano (1849-1913) Piotr Kosiba, OFM (1855-1939)
October 9, 2017 Aloiz Kashuba, OFMCap (1910-1977) Caroline Baron (1820-1882) Donizetti Tavares de Lima (1882-1961) (beatified on 23 November 2019) Francesco Paolo Gravina (1800-1854) Magín Morera y Feixas, SF (1908-1984) Maria Llorença Llong (1463-1539) (beatified on 9 October 2021) Róża Czacka (1876-1961) (beatified on 12 September 2021)
November 8, 2017 Bernhard II of Baden (1428-1458) (cult confirmed on 16 September 1769) Giovanni Maoloni, OFMCap (1873-1909) Gregorio Fiorvanti, OFM (1822-1894) Pope John Paul I (1912-1978) (beatified on 4 September 2022) Teresa Fardella di Blasi (1867-1957) Tomás Morales Pérez, SJ (1908-1994)
December 18, 2017 Alonzo de Barcena, SJ (1530-1597) Luiza Maria Andaluz Langstroth Figueira de Sousa (1877-1973) Mariantonia Samà (1875-1953) (beatified on 3 October 2021) Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera, OAR (1568-1638) Marianna Orsi (1842-1885) Patrick Peyton, CSC (1909-1992) Paweł Klamans Smolikowski, CR (1849-1926) Stefan Wyszyński (1901-1981) (beatified on 12 September 2021)
2018
January 26, 2018 Ambrogio Grittani (1907-1951) Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964)
March 6, 2018 Sandra Sabattini (1961-1984) (beatified on 24 October 2021) Antonio Pietro Cortinovis, OFMCap (1885-1984) Bernard Łubieński, CSsR (1846-1933) Giustina Schiapparoli (1819-1877) Maria Antonella Bordoni, TOSD (1916-1978) Maria Schiapparoli (1815-1882)
April 14, 2018 Costanza Ricci Curbastro (1856-1923) Èlisabeth Bruyère (1818-1876) Florenza Giovanna Profilio (1873-1956) Justa Domínguez de Vidaurreta e Idoy (1875-1958) Ludovico Longari, SSS (1889-1963) Manuel Nunes Formigão (1883-1958) Maria Di Majo (1888-1967) Varghese Payapilly (1876-1929)
May 19, 2018 Angela Maria Autsch, CSST (1900-1944) August Hlond, SDB (1881-1948) Coloma Antònia Martí y Valls, (1860-1899) Enrico Mauri (1883-1967) Isora María del Tránsito Ocampo, OP (1841-1900) Jean-Baptiste Berthier, MS (1840-1908) John McAuliffe, SC (1886-1959) Maria Edvige Zivelonghi, (1919-1949) Miguel Ángel Builes, (1888-1971) Pietro Uccelli, (1874-1954) Pio Dellepiane, OM (1904-1976)