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Funerary inscription (AD 525) calling the deceased Maxima an Ancilla Christi (handmaid of Christ). In the Catholic Church, Servant of God is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonisation as a saint.
The expression Servant of God appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in the Old Testament, the last four in the New.The Hebrew Bible refers to Moses as "the servant of Elohim" (עֶֽבֶד הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים ‘eḇeḏ-hā’ĕlōhîm; 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 24:9, Nehemiah 10:29, and Daniel 9:11).
This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese of the Catholic Church for beatification and canonization, whose causes have been officially opened during the papacy of Pope Francis and are newly given the title as Servants of God.
The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God. Some of these figures are significantly associated with what was at the time or subsequently became the United States. Catholicism in the United States began with the first European explorations and colonization of the Americas.
Alla sequela di Cristo : Giovanni Paolo II, il servo dei servi di Dio [Imitating Christ: John Paul II, the servant of the servant of God] (in Italian). Siena: Cantagalli. p. 103. ISBN 9788882722982. OCLC 238896950. George Weigel (September 14, 2010).
The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God. Some of these individuals are associated with the continent of Africa . Before the Arab Conquest
Many Servants of God later go on to be declared venerable, then to be beatified and canonized, but this list only includes those who have not (yet) done so. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
This is a list of Filipino saints, beati, venerables, and Servants of God by the Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within the Philippine archipelago. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1521 to the islands included Catholic priests and missionaries among the crew.