Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 21st century

This is a list of people who died during the 21st century, who have received recognition as Blessed (through beatification) or Saint (through canonization) from the Catholic Church.

List

Name	Birth	Birthplace	Death	Place of death	Beatification date	Canonization date	Notes
Pope John Paul II	1920	Wadowice, Poland	2005	Vatican City	May 1, 2011	April 27, 2014	Pope[1]
Blessed Leonella Sgorbati	1940	Piacenza, Italy	2006	Mogadishu, Somalia	May 26, 2018		Nun and martyr
Blessed Carlo Acutis	1991	London, United Kingdom	2006	Monza, Italy	October 10, 2020	April 27, 2025	Layman
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya	Various	One from Ghana, others from Egypt	2015	Sirte, Libya	February 15, 2015	February 21, 2015	Laymans and martyrs[2]

See also

• Christianity in the 21st century
• List of saints canonized in the 21st century

References

1. Allen Jr., John L. (27 April 2014). "Francis names John Paul II, John XXIII as saints". Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
2. "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day". AP NEWS. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.