List of saints of India


The Catholic Church recognizes certain deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God. Listed are those born, died, or lived in India.

Group of martyrs

Servants of God

This section includes those who have been formally declared as a Servant of God by a bishop, or listed as a Servant of God by a conference of bishops.

Candidates for sainthood

This section includes those for whom a cause of sainthood or a diocesan investigation is in progress, but the person has not been declared as a Servant of God, although the term 'Servant of God' is sometimes used for such persons.
NameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionDioceseRite
Lorenz Hopfenmuller Weismain, GermanyShillongProfessed Priest of the SalvatoriansShillongLatin
Emilian VettathKainakary, IndiaMuttar, IndiaProfessed Priest of the Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateSyro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of ChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Benedict OnamkulamPriest of the Archeparchy of ChanganacherryChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Jean-Richard Mahieu Ypres, BelgiumTiruvallaProfessed Priest of the TrappistsTiruvallaSyro Malankara
Amelia CimolinoItalyMangaloreProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa MangaloreLatin

Others

This section includes persons who are regarded to have led holy and edifying lives, but for whom there is no cause or formal investigation in progress.
ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionRite
Zénon de BeaugéFranceIndiaProfessed Priest of the Franciscan CapuchinsLatin
Ephrem de NeversFranceIndiaProfessed Priest of the Franciscan CapuchinsLatin
Fr. Jácome GonsalvesDivar, GoaBolawatta, Sri LankaOratorian priest, companion of St. Joseph VazLatin
Agnes McLarenEnglandFranceLayperson of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and EdinburghLatin
Francis Wilkinson ShimlaAlgeriaProfessed religious, Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of AfricaLatin
María Teresalina Sánchez SpainBaramulla, Jammu and KashmirProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; MartyrLatin
Augustina KochumuttamIndiaIndiaProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa ; MartyrLatin
Augustine KandathilIndiaIndiaArchbishop of Ernakulam; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Therese of Lisieux and the Sisters of NazarethSyro-Malabar
Bridget SequeiraIndiaIndiaFounder of the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the KingLatin
Louis Moolaveetil IndiaIndiaProfessed Priest of the Order of the Imitation of Christ; MartyrSyro-Malankara
Alan Richard Griffiths EnglandIndiaProfessed Priest of the Benedictines Latin
Preeti ChalilIndiaNepalprofessed religious, Sisters of Charity of NazarethLatin
Thomas AnchanickalIndiaIndiaProfessed Priest of the Jesuits; MartyrLatin
Mother Maria Rosario of Jesus OCD15 January 1893Granada, Spain28 February 1970Thiruvalla, IndiaProfessed Religious of Order of Discalced Carmelite, Foundress of first cloister carmel convents in KeralaLatin
Jose NedumattathilIndiaIndiaProfessed Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco; MartyrLatin
Albisia DungdungIndiaYemenprofessed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother TeresaLatin
Pancratia MinjIndiaYemenprofessed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother TeresaLatin
Ansama Antony IndiaSierra Leoneprofessed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother TeresaLatin
Anastasia Xalxo IndiaSierra Leoneprofessed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother TeresaLatin
Suresh BarwaIndiaJamaicanovice, Missionaries of the PoorLatin
Johnson MoyalanIndiaNepalProfessed Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco; MartyrLatin
Thomas PandippallyIndiaIndiaprofessed priest, Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateSyro-Malabar
Valsa John MalamelIndiaIndiaProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary; MartyrSyro-Malabar
Luigi ToffaninItalyIndiaProfessed Priest of the Rogationists of the Heart of JesusLatin
Nirmala JoshiNepalIndiaProfessed Religious of the Missionaries of CharityLatin
Cecilia MinjIndiaYemenprofessed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother TeresaLatin
Ajna GeorgeKochiKochiLaywoman of the Archdiocese of VerapolyLatin