Marianist Sants

Candidates for Sainthood

According to Marianist Father Antonio Soldà, the canonization of saints reminds the faithful that “God does marvelous things, above all through poor instruments like us when we put ourselves in His hands.”

Beatification enables a candidate for sainthood to be honored as “Blessed.”

Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was beatified on Sept. 3, 2000, in Rome.

The other Marianist candidates for sainthood are listed below.

Blessed 

Father William Joseph Chaminade, founder, 1761–1850

Brother Carlos Eraña, Civil War martyr in Ciudad Real, 1884-1936
Brother Jesús Hita, Civil War martyr in Ciudad Real, 1900-1936
Brother Fidel Fuidio, Civil War martyr in Ciudad Real, 1880-1936
Father Jakob Gapp, World War II martyr in Berlin, 1897-1943
Father Miguel Léibar, Civil War martyr in Madrid, 1885-1936
Brother Florencio Arnáiz, Civil War martyr in Madrid, 1909-1936
Brother Joaquín Ochoa, Civil War martyr in Madrid, 1910-1936
Brother Sabino Ayastuy, Civil War martyr in Madrid, 1911-1936

Venerable
Mother Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, founder, 1789-1828
Mademoiselle Marie Thérèse de Lamourous, founder and layperson, 1754-1836
Faustino Pérez-Manglano (consecrated Marianist sodalist), 1946-1963

Servants of God
Father Domingo Lázaro, 1877-1935
Father Vicente Lopez de Uralde, 1894-1990