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* [[Restituta]], of Tunisia |
* [[Restituta]], of Tunisia |
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* [[Saizana]], of Ethiopia |
* [[Saizana]], of Ethiopia |
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* Sarmata, of Egypt |
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* [[Martyrs of Abitinae|Saturninus]], Dativus, [[Victoria of Albitina|Victoria]], and Companions, of Tunisia |
* [[Martyrs of Abitinae|Saturninus]], Dativus, [[Victoria of Albitina|Victoria]], and Companions, of Tunisia |
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* [[Serapion of Thmuis]], of Egypt |
* [[Serapion of Thmuis]], of Egypt |
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* [[Thaïs (saint)|Thaïs]], of Egypt |
* [[Thaïs (saint)|Thaïs]], of Egypt |
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* [[Theodorus of Tabennese]], of Egypt |
* [[Theodorus of Tabennese]], of Egypt |
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* Timothy the Reader and his wife [[Saint Moura|Maura]], of Egypt |
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* [[Typasius]], of Algeria |
* [[Typasius]], of Algeria |
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* [[Valerian of Abbenza]], of Tunisia |
* [[Valerian of Abbenza]], of Tunisia |
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* [[Victor Maurus]], of Morocco |
* [[Victor Maurus]], of Morocco |
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* Victor of Utica, of Tunisia |
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* [[Victorian, Frumentius and Companions]], of Tunisia |
* [[Victorian, Frumentius and Companions]], of Tunisia |
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* [[Zeno of Verona]], of Algeria |
* [[Zeno of Verona]], of Algeria |
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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. [[Berard of Carbio|Berardo]], Ottone, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, martyrs in Morocco (1220). |
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. [[Berard of Carbio|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. |
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* [[Serapion of Algiers]], Mercedarian religious and martyr (1728, Algeria) |
* [[Serapion of Algiers]], Mercedarian religious and martyr (1728, Algeria) |
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* [[Anthony Mary Claret]], Claretian bishop (1950, Canary Islands) |
* [[Anthony Mary Claret]], Claretian bishop (1950, Canary Islands) |
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* The [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Martyrs of Uganda]] (1964, Uganda) |
* The [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Martyrs of Uganda]] (1964, Uganda), They include: |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Charles Lwaanga]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Charles Lwaanga]] |
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** Matthias Muluumba |
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** [[Andrew Kaggwa]] |
** [[Andrew Kaggwa]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Athanasius Bazzekuketta]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Athanasius Bazzekuketta]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mbaga Tuziinde]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mbaga Tuziinde]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mugagga Lubowa]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mugagga Lubowa]] |
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** Joseph Mukasa |
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** [[Adolphus Ludigo-Mukasa|Adolphus Ludigo]] |
** [[Adolphus Ludigo-Mukasa|Adolphus Ludigo]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Bruno Seruunkuuma]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Bruno Seruunkuuma]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|John Mary Muzeeyi]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|John Mary Muzeeyi]] |
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** Dennis Ssebuggwaawo Wasswa |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Ponsiano Ngoondwe]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Ponsiano Ngoondwe]] |
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** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mukasa Kiriwawaanvu]] |
** [[Uganda Martyrs#Charles Lwaanga and his companions|Mukasa Kiriwawaanvu]] |
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* [[Jacques Berthieu]], Jesuit priest and martyr (2012, Madagascar) |
* [[Jacques Berthieu]], Jesuit priest and martyr (2012, Madagascar) |
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* [[José de Anchieta]], Jesuit priest (2014, Canary Islands) |
* [[José de Anchieta]], Jesuit priest (2014, Canary Islands) |
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⚫ | * The [[2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya|21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya]] (2023, Libya), They include: |
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**Milad Makeen Zaky |
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**Abanub Ayad Atiya |
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**Maged Soliman Shehata |
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**Youssef Shukry Younan |
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**Kirollos Boshra Fawzy |
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**Bishoy Astafanous Kamel |
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**Samuel Astafanous Kamel |
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**Malak Ibrahim Sinyout |
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**Tawadros Youssef Tawadros |
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**Gerges Milad Sinyout |
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**Mina Fayez Aziz |
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**Hany Abdel Mesih Salib |
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**Samuel Alham Wilson |
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**Ezzat Boshra Naseef |
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**Luka Nagaty Anis |
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**Gaber Mounir Adly |
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**Essam Baddar Samir |
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**Malak Farag Abrahim |
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**Sameh Salah Farouk |
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**Gerges Samir Megally |
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**Mathew Ayairga |
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===List of blesseds=== |
===List of blesseds=== |
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* [[Lucien Botovasoa]], layman and martyr (Madagascar) |
* [[Lucien Botovasoa]], layman and martyr (Madagascar) |
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* [[Cassien de Nantes]], Capuchin priest and martyr (Ethiopia) |
* [[Cassien de Nantes]], Capuchin priest and martyr (Ethiopia) |
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* Lorenza Diaz Bolanos, Daughter of Charity martyred in Spain (Canary Islands) |
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* Michele Fasoli, Franciscan priest and martyr (Ethiopia) |
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* [[Charles de Foucauld]], religious and martyr (Algeria) |
* [[Charles de Foucauld]], religious and martyr (Algeria) |
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* [[Joseph Gérard]], priest (Lesotho) |
* [[Joseph Gérard]], priest (Lesotho) |
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* [[Jacques-Désiré Laval]], Spiritan priest (Mauritius) |
* [[Jacques-Désiré Laval]], Spiritan priest (Mauritius) |
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* [[Martyrs of Algeria]], Trappists and martyrs (Algeria) |
* [[Martyrs of Algeria]], Trappists and martyrs (Algeria) |
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* Samuele Marzorati, Franciscan priest and martyr (Ethiopia) |
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* Eliza Liduina Meneguzzi, Salesian sister (Ethiopia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint.php?n=405|title=BLESSED LIDUINA MENEGUZZI :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)|work=Catholic News Agency|accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> |
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* Ghebre Michael, priest and martyr (Ethiopia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://famvin.org/wiki/Ghebre_Michael|title=Ghebre Michael - Vincentian Encyclopedia|publisher=|accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta]], Holy Family sister and martyr (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
* [[Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta]], Holy Family sister and martyr (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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* [[Uganda Martyrs#The two martyrs of Paimol|Daudi Okelo]], layman and martyr (Uganda) |
* [[Uganda Martyrs#The two martyrs of Paimol|Daudi Okelo]], layman and martyr (Uganda) |
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* [[Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi]], Cistercian priest (Nigeria) |
* [[Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi]], Cistercian priest (Nigeria) |
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* [[Maria Caterina Troiani]], Franciscan sister (Egypt) |
* [[Maria Caterina Troiani]], Franciscan sister (Egypt) |
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* Liberat Weiss, Franciscan priest and martyr (Ethiopia) |
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* [[Francesco Zirano]], Franciscan priest and martyr (Algeria) |
* [[Francesco Zirano]], Franciscan priest and martyr (Algeria) |
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===List of venerables=== |
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* Zeinab Alif, Poor Clare sister (Sudan) |
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* [[Jerzy Ciesielski]], layman (Egypt) |
* [[Jerzy Ciesielski]], layman (Egypt) |
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* [[Felix Mary Ghebreamlak]], Cistercian priest (Eritrea) |
* [[Felix Mary Ghebreamlak]], Cistercian priest (Eritrea) |
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* [[Maria Teresa Scandola]], Comboni sister (South Sudan) |
* [[Maria Teresa Scandola]], Comboni sister (South Sudan) |
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* [[Mary Jane Wilson]], Franciscan sister (Madeira) |
* [[Mary Jane Wilson]], Franciscan sister (Madeira) |
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* Luigi Lo Verde, professed cleric of the Conventual Franciscans (Tunisia) |
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* Martyrs of Kikwit, Sisters of the Poor and martyrs (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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** Luigia Rosina Rondi, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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** Alessandra Ghilardi, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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** Anna Maria Sorti, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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** Teresa Belleri, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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** Celeste Maria Ossoli, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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** Maria Rosa Zorza, [[Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute|S.d.P.I.P.]] |
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* [[Augustus Tolton]], former slave and first openly African-American Catholic priest |
* [[Augustus Tolton]], former slave and first openly African-American Catholic priest |
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* [[Henriette DeLille]], founder of the [[Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana)|Sisters of the Holy Family]], the second order of Black nuns in the United States |
* [[Henriette DeLille]], founder of the [[Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana)|Sisters of the Holy Family]], the second order of Black nuns in the United States |
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* [[Peter Porekuu Dery]], Archbishop of Tamale (Ghana) |
* [[Peter Porekuu Dery]], Archbishop of Tamale (Ghana) |
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* [[Stéphanos II Ghattas]], cardinal (Egypt) |
* [[Stéphanos II Ghattas]], cardinal (Egypt) |
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* Mariano Gichohi and 20 Companions, martyrs under the Mau Mau (Kenya) |
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* Marianno Wachira and 26 Companions (d. 1952–1955), laypeople from the Archdioceses of Nyeri and Nairobi along with the Dioceses of Murang’a and Meru; Catechumens; professed religious of the Consolata Missionary Sisters and the Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Nyeri; martyrs (Kenya) |
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* Daniel George Hyams and Domitilla Maria Rota Hyams, married laypersons of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg (South Africa) |
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* Michel Kayoya and 43 Companions, martyrs (Burundi) |
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* Bernardo de Monroy and two companions, Trinitarian priests and martyrs (Algeria) |
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* Vivian Uchechi Ogu, child of the Diocese of Mbaise; martyr (Nigeria) |
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* [[Maurice Michael Otunga]], cardinal (Kenya) |
* [[Maurice Michael Otunga]], cardinal (Kenya) |
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* [[Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba]] and six companions, martyrs (Rwanda) |
* [[Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba]] and six companions, martyrs (Rwanda) |
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* Bernadeta Mbawala, nun (Tanzania) |
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* [[Julius Kambarage Nyerere]], first president of [[Tanzania]] |
* [[Julius Kambarage Nyerere]], first president of [[Tanzania]] |
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* Mario Bortoletto, priest of the Diocese of Treviso; Fidei Donum Missionary in the Diocese of Ebolowa; associate of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (Cameroon) |
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* Luisa Mabalane Mafo and 22 Lay Companions from the Catechetical Center of Guiua, married catechists, catechumens, young laypersons and children of the Diocese of Imhanbane; martyrs (Mozambique) |
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* Sergio Sorgon (Sergio of Saint Joseph) (1938–1985), professed priest of the Discalced Carmelites (Madagascar) |
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* [[Teresa Kearney]] (Mary Kevin) (1875–1957), founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa (Uganda) |
* [[Teresa Kearney]] (Mary Kevin) (1875–1957), founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa (Uganda) |
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* Manuel Costa de los Ríos (prob. 1604–1686), layperson of the [[Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján]], custodian of [[Our Lady of Luján]] (Angola) |
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* [[Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo]] (1926–1996), professed priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
* [[Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo]] (1926–1996), professed priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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* [[Jeremy Joyner White]], layperson of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Nigeria) |
* [[Jeremy Joyner White]], layperson of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Nigeria) |
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* Aloÿs Kobès, professed priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritians); apostolic vicar of Senegambia; founder of the Daughters of the Holy Heart of Mary and the Brothers of Saint Joseph (Senegal) |
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* Floribert Bwana Chui bin Kositi (1981–2007), layperson of the Archdiocese of Goma; member of the Saint Egidio Community; martyr (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
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* 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) |
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* 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) |
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* Franziska May (Reinolda) (1901–1981), professed religious of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (South Africa) |
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* Robert Naoussi (ca. 1940–1970), layperson of the Archdiocese of Douala (Cameroon) |
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* Alexandre Toé (1967–1996), professed priest of the Camillians (Burkina Faso) |
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* Aloysius Ngobya (1896-1986), priest of the Masaka Diocese (Uganda) |
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* Amedeo Byabali (1908-1979), nun of the Daughters of Mary, Masaka. (Uganda) |
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* [[Julia Greeley]], philanthropist and [[Secular Franciscan Order|Secular Franciscan]] |
* [[Julia Greeley]], philanthropist and [[Secular Franciscan Order|Secular Franciscan]] |
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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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* [[Henri de Solages]], priest and apostolic prefect of Bourbon (Madagascar) |
* [[Henri de Solages]], priest and apostolic prefect of Bourbon (Madagascar) |
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* Eugenio Mazzini (Ethiopia) |
* Eugenio Mazzini (Ethiopia) |
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Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes. These include: |
Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes. These include: |
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* [[Anna Ali]], religious in the order of The Most Holy Eucharist and reported mystic. (Kenya) The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has appointed a task force to investigate the life of Anna Ali. Hundreds of pilgrims visit her burial place every year to commemorate the nun who is reported to have received messages from Jesus for 25 years and to have photographed him. |
* [[Anna Ali]], religious in the order of The Most Holy Eucharist and reported mystic. (Kenya) The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has appointed a task force to investigate the life of Anna Ali. Hundreds of pilgrims visit her burial place every year to commemorate the nun who is reported to have received messages from Jesus for 25 years and to have photographed him. |
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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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