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| - The first canonizations of Pope Pius XII were two women, the founder of a female order, Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, and a nanny and housekeeper, Gemma Galgani. Pelletier had a reputation for opening new ways for Catholic charities, helping people in difficulties with the law, who so far were neglected by the system and the Church. Galgani was a rather unknown girl whose virtue, charity and devotion became model by her canonization. The saints include: Pope Pius XII opened the canonization procedures for Pope Pius IX, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
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| - The first canonizations of Pope Pius XII were two women, the founder of a female order, Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, and a nanny and housekeeper, Gemma Galgani. Pelletier had a reputation for opening new ways for Catholic charities, helping people in difficulties with the law, who so far were neglected by the system and the Church. Galgani was a rather unknown girl whose virtue, charity and devotion became model by her canonization. The saints include:
* Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier de Ages
* Francis Xavier Bianchi
* John de Britto
* Gaspar del Bufalo
* Mother Cabrini
* Bartolomea Capitanio
* Peter Chanel
* Joseph Cafasso
* Anthony Mary Claret
* Nicholas of Flue
* Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
* Gemma Galgani
* Michael Garicoits
* Vincenza Gerosa
* Anthony M Gianelli
* Maria Goretti
* Margaret of Hungary
* Mariana Paredes of Jesus
* Catherine Labouré
* Ignatius of Laconi
* Jeanne de Lestonnac
* Maria Domenica Mazzarello
* Louis de Montfort
* Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
* Joseph Pignatelli
* Pope Pius X,
* Bernadino Realino
* Emilie de Rodat,
* Maria Crocifissa di Rosa,
* Maria Guiseppa Rosello
* Dominic Savio,
* Vincent Strambi,
* Emilie de Vialar,
* Assunta Maria Pallotta, He named Saint Casimir the patron saint of all youth. Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis of Assisi were named Patron Saints of Italy on 5 May 1940 just before Italy entered the Second World War. Pope Pius XII opened the canonization procedures for Pope Pius IX, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
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