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This page is a list of Brazilian saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or ministered in Brazil.

Victor Meirelles's "The first Mass in Brazil", 1861

The Catholic Church has been present in the territory of the modern nation of Brazil since the first Mass was said there in 1500 and today claims the largest population of Catholics of any country in the world. Nonetheless, the country has produced few officially canonized saints thus far.

Saints

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The following is the list of saints, in the order in which they were canonized.

Father Roque González de Santa Cruz

Blesseds

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Venerables

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Servants of God

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "COMISSÃO CAUSA DO SERVO DE DEUS SEPÉ TIARAJU" (in Portuguese). National Conference of Bishops of Brazil. Retrieved 18 July 2024.