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* [[Declan O'Toole]] (1971–2002), priest of the Mill Hill Missionaries; martyr (Uganda) |
* [[Declan O'Toole]] (1971–2002), priest of the Mill Hill Missionaries; martyr (Uganda) |
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* [[Giosuè dei Cas]] (1880–1932), professed religious of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (South Sudan) |
* [[Giosuè dei Cas]] (1880–1932), professed religious of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (South Sudan) |
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* [[Manuel Armindo de Lima]] and 3 Companions (d. 1982), priest of the Missionary Society of the Good News; laypersons of the Diocese of Viana; postulant of the Mercedarian Sisters of Charity; catechist (Angola) |
* [[Manuel Armindo de Lima]] and 3 Companions ([[Maria Adriano Abílio]], [[Maria do Carmo Bartolomeu Simões]], [[Joveta Paulino]]) (d. 1982), priest of the Missionary Society of the Good News; laypersons of the Diocese of Viana; postulant of the Mercedarian Sisters of Charity; catechist (Angola) |
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* [[Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka]] (1937–1999), Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria) |
* [[Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka]] (1937–1999), Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria) |
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* [[Göbou Yaza]] (d. 1928?), young layperson of the Diocese of N’Zérékoré; catechumen; martyr (Guinea) |
* [[Göbou Yaza]] (d. 1928?), young layperson of the Diocese of N’Zérékoré; catechumen; martyr (Guinea) |
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* [[Thea Bowman]], famed liturgist and Black nun from Mississippi |
* [[Thea Bowman]], famed liturgist and Black nun from Mississippi |
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* [[Mary Elizabeth Lange]], first known African-American nun and founder of the [[Oblate Sisters of Providence]], the first order of Black nuns in the United States |
* [[Mary Elizabeth Lange]], first known African-American nun and founder of the [[Oblate Sisters of Providence]], the first order of Black nuns in the United States |
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* Angelo Graziani, professed priest, Capuchin Franciscans (Angola) |
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===Other proposed causes=== |
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This is a list of saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God from Africa, as recognized by the Catholic Church or other Christian denominations.[1] These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the states or territories of Africa.
In the first centuries of the Catholic Church, Africa produced many of her leading lights. The Catholic presence in Africa was weakened by the schism following the Council of Chalcedon which resulted in the separation between the Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Church, and even more so by the rise of Islam. Following the Arab conquest of northern Africa, the Catholic Church was largely absent from the continent before modern times, although the Coptic, and later Ethiopic, Orthodox Churches remained. The following are some of the notable saints from the first to seventh centuries, though it is a very incomplete list.
Three of the early popes were either from Africa themselves or children of African immigrants to Rome. All three were from this time period and are traditionally considered saints. They are:
Three of the thirty-five Doctors of the Church were from Africa, all of them from this time period. They are:
Many of the early writers and theologians had connections with Africa. A partial list would include:
In addition to the categories above, these first centuries gave the Church many other saints, among them:
It would be difficult to say who the first saint to be associated with Africa after the Arab conquest would be. Francis of Assisi famously went on a mission to Egypt in 1219. Berardo, Ottone, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, martyrs in Morocco (1220). Daniel Fasanella, Samuele, Angelo, Leone, Niccolò, Ugolino, Domno, martyrs in Morocco (1227). Louis IX of France died in Tunisia en route from the Holy Land in 1270. But after the canonization of saints came to be reserved to the papacy around AD 1000, and especially after the establishment of the Congregation of Rites in 1588, the list of official saints with African connections is more clear.
The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated.
Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes. These include:
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