The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God. Some of these people have been associated with the nation of Malta. There are only two dioceses in the island group of Malta, and these are the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta and its suffragan diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo. The first Maltese saint in the history of Malta is Saint Publius, who died around the year 112 A.D.Saint Publius of Malta CatholicSaints.Info, 14 January 2019

Saints Saint Publius (ca. 33–112 A.D.), first Bishop of Malta (Malta - Athens, Greece) Canonized: Pre-Congregation Saint Ġorġ Preca (1880–1962), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine; Member of the Third Order Carmelites (Valletta – Santa Venera, Malta) Declared "Venerable": June 28, 1999 Beatified: May 9, 2001 by Pope John Paul II Canonized: June 3, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blesseds

Blessed Teresa Pisani (Maria Adeodata) (1806–1855), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (Naples, Italy – Mdina, Malta) Declared "Venerable": April 24, 2001 Beatified: May 9, 2001 by Pope John Paul II Blessed Nazju Falzon (1813–1865), Cleric of the Archdiocese of Malta; Member of the Secular Franciscans (Valletta, Malta) Declared "Venerable": October 23, 1987 Beatified: May 9, 2001 by Pope John Paul II Blessed Jeanne Littlejohn (Angèle-Marie) (1933–1995), Professed Religious of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles; Martyr (Tunis, Tunisia – Algiers, Algeria)“Maltese” sister to be beatified Newsbook, 2 December 2018 Declared "Venerable": 26 January 2018 Beatified: December 8, 2018 by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

Venerables Virginja de Brincat (rel. name: Margerita of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) (1862–1952), Cofounder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus (Gozo, Malta) Declared "Venerable": 27 January 2014

Servants of God

Adelaide Cini (1838–1885), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta (Valletta – Ħamrun, Malta)Case for Adelaide Cini beatification to be reopened Independent.com, 14 October 2019 Maria Teresa Nuzzo (1851–1923), Founder of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart (Valletta – Ħamrun, Malta) Isidor Formosa (1851–1931), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Ursuline Sisters of Malta (Valletta, Malta) Ġużeppi de Piro (1877–1933), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul (Mdina – Ħamrun, Malta) Franġisk Grima (1908–1939), Priest of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta) Lwiġi Fenech (rel. name: Avertan) (1871–1943), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance (Il-Mosta – Mdina, Malta)Fr. Avertan Fenech: On the road to sainthood Times of Malta, 1 November 2017 Ewgenju Borg (1886–1967), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta; Consecrated Member of the Society of Christian Doctrine (Isla – Ħamrun, Malta)Ewgenju Borg CatholicSaints.Info, 16 April 2015 Ġemma Camilleri (1889-1973), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus (Gozo, Malta) Emanuel Galea (1891–1974), Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (Isla – Żejtun, Malta) Mikiel Azzopardi (1910–1987), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta (Valletta, Malta)The beatification process of Monsignor Mikiel Azzopardi Independent.com, 24 May 2015Formal request made for 'Dun Mikiel' to be put on road to sainthood Times of Malta, 16 May 2015 Henry Casolani (1917–1999) and Inez Vassallo Casolani (1915–1992), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta (Cospicua – Valletta, Malta)The exemplary life of Henry and Inez Casolani Times of Malta, 16 July 2017Beatification process of Maltese couple to kick off tonight Malta Today, 29 August 2015A husband and wife from Malta are being considered for beatification and canonization Rome Reports, 31 October 2015 Mikiel Attard (1933–2004), Priest of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta)Bid for Dun Mikiel Attard to be declared a saint Times of Malta, 24 August 2014Church process for beatification of Gozo priest begins Independent.com, 2 August 2014 Nazzareno Gauci (rel. name: Grazzja) (1911–2005), Professed Priest of the Augustinians (Gozo – Birkirkara, Malta)Beatification and Canonisation process opens for Fra Grazzja Gauci Gozo.News, 23 May 2019 Brother Louis Camilleri (rel. name: Antonio) (1923–2011), Professed Religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) (Żurrieq – Gzira, Malta)Maltese brother who escaped Nazi capture during WW2 to be beatified Malta Today, 28 March 2019Cause for the Beatification of Brother Louis Camilleri to be initiated on Sunday Independent.com, 27 March 2019

Candidates for sainthood Andrea Xuereb [Xuérès or Xuareb] (d. 1378), Professed Priest of the Dominicans (Malta – Syracuse, Italy) Santo Benigno Grech (rel. name: Rosario) (1723–1793), Professed Priest of the Dominicans (Valletta, Malta – Palermo, Italy)Servi di Dio Santo Benigno Rosario Grech Santi e Beati, 10 October 2009 Tancredi Alfred Agius (rel. name: Ambrose) (1856–1911), Professed Priest of the Benedictines; Titular Archbishop of Palmyra; Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines (Alexandria, Egypt – Manila, Philippines) Pietro Pace (1831–1914), Bishop of Malta; Titular Archbishop of Rhodes (Gozo, Malta) Giovanna Borg (rel. name: Veronica of the Holy Spirit) (1890–1918), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (Birkirkara – Valletta, Malta) Karmni Grima (1838–1922), Layperson of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta) Ġużeppi Diacono (1847–1924), Priest of the Diocese of Gozo; Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus (Gozo, Malta) Franġisk Portelli (1854–1926), Layperson of the Diocese of Gozo; Member of the Secular Franciscans (Gozo, Malta)Bronze monument dedicated to Frangisk Portelli Gozo.News, 10 April 2009 Francesca Tereża Parlar (1842–1927), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta; Member of the Lay Dominicans (Valletta, Malta) Ġużepp Portelli (1880–1949), Priest of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta) Karm Cachia (1882–1950), Priest of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta) Carlo Manché (1905–1950), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta (Valletta – Gzira, Malta)Parish Priest Carlo Manché Ġuża Bugeja (1927–1964), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta (Rabat, Malta) Francis Xavier Mercieca (Frenċ tal-Għarb) (1892–1967), Layperson of the Diocese of Gozo (Gozo, Malta) Emmanuela Vassallo (1942–1989), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; Martyr (Valletta, Malta – Tripoli, Libya) Egidio Galea (1918–2005), Professed Priest of the Augustinians (Birgu, Malta) Guido de Marco (1931–2010), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Malta; President of Malta (Valletta – Msida, Malta)Guido de Marco Santi e Beati, 18 September 2010‘Life is beautiful’ – Guido’s last words Times of Malta, 14 August 2010 Charles Vella (1928–2018), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Cana Movement (Gżira – Sliema, Malta) Helen Gladys Douglas (rel. name: Mary Frederick) (1935–2024), Professed Religious of the Missionaries of Charity (Valletta, Malta – Rome, Italy)

References

External links "Hagiography Circle"