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Martyrs of Nagasaki (1628 engraving). This page is a list of saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God from Asia, as recognized by the Catholic Church.These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the states or territories of Asia.
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Tomb of the Servant of God Niña Ruiz Abad in the baptistery at Santa Monica Church, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Three decades after her death and with the approval of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Bishop Renato Mayugba of Laoag initiated the opening of the beatification process for Abad noting that she could serve as a "good model of piety and fortitude" for ...
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
The Catholic Church in Malaysia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. The apostolic nuncio to Malaysia is currently Archbishop Wojciech Załuski , who was appointed on 22 September 2020; [ 2 ] The current resident ambassador of Malaysia to the Holy See is Hendy anak Assan.
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are a Roman Catholic centralized religious institute of consecrated life of Pontifical Right for women founded by Mother Mary of the Passion (born Hélène Marie Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville, 1839–1904) at Ootacamund, then British India, in 1877. The missionaries form an international religious ...
Mangalorean Catholic names and surnames encompass the different naming conventions of the Mangalorean Catholic community. Historically, many of them had names of Christian saints, while Portuguese-language surnames were most commonly found. [1] A formal Mangalorean Catholic name consists of a given name, a middle name, and a surname.