Solemnity of All Saints | The Church Triumphant: Our Guides and Intercessors in Heaven

In honor of the Solemnity of All Saints, here is a very brief survey of the Church Triumphant. The list is by no means definitive. It is impossible to give an exact number of saints. The majority are known only to God. The Virgin Mary has been omitted out of respect. The Mother of the Savior has a significant place in the divine economy of salvation. Contrary to popular imagination, the saints lived lives remarkably similar to our own. Living ordinary lives in extraordinary ways they were able to achieve heroic virtue. Such a life is possible for us today, with grace, unrelenting prayer, the sacraments and the saints as our guides. The number next to each saint is not intended as a rank. We have tried to include individuals who reflect the scope of a universal Church that spans two millennia.(For more information about a saint, click on the saint's name.)1. St. Peter - first pope, apostle, martyr2. St. Paul of Tarsus - missionary, author of scripture, martyr3. St. John - apostle, evangelist, bishop4. St. Thomas - apostle, missionary, martyr5. St. Andrew - apostle, missionary, martyr6. St. James the Greater - apostle, martyr7. St. Luke - evangelist, missionary martyr8. St. Matthew - evangelist, apostle, martyr10. St. James the Lesser - apostle, martyr11. St. Mark - evangelist, martyr12. St. Bartholomew - apostle, missionary, martyr13. St. Simon the Zealot - apostle, preacher, martyr14. St. Thaddeaus or Jude - apostle, missionary, martyr, wrote epistle15. St. Matthias - apostle, martyr16. St. Philip - apostle, martyr, missionary17. St. Ambrose - bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church18. St. Gregory the Great - pontiff, theologian, Doctor of the Church19. St. Augustine of Hippo - bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church20. St. Jerome - biblical scholar, priest, Doctor of the Church21. St. John Chrysostom - archbishop, preacher, Doctor of the Church22. St. Basil the Great - bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church23. St. Gregory of Nazianzus - archbishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church24. St. Athanasius - archbishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church25. St. Peter Chrysologus - bishop, preacher, Doctor of the Church26. St. Hilary of Poitiers - bishop, apologist, Doctor of the Church27. St. Cyril of Jerusalem - bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church28. St. Cyril of Alexandria - archbishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church29. St. Ephrem - deacon, prolific author, Doctor of the Church30. St. Bede the Venerable - priest, monk, Doctor of the Church31. St John of Damascus - priest, monk, Doctor of the Church32. St. Gregory VII - pontiff, great reforming pope33. St. Albert the Great - bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church34. St. Anthony of Padua - priest, monk, Doctor of the Church35. St. Francis of Assisi - monk, mystic, stigmatist, founder36. St. Bonaventure - cardinal-priest, Doctor of the Church, friar37. St. Dominic - priest, founder, spread devotion to the Rosary38. St. Thomas Aquinas - priest, theologian, Doctor of the Church39. St. Catherine of Siena - mystic, advisor to pope, Doctor of the Church40. Bartolomé de las Casas - friar, bishop, missionary41. St. Ignatius of Loyola - priest, missionary, theologian, founder42. St. Anselm - theologian, archbishop, monk, Doctor of the Church43. St Isidore of Seville - bishop, Doctor of the Church44. St. Leo the Great - pontiff, Doctor of the Church45. St. Peter Damian - cardinal-bishop, monk, Doctor of the Church46. St. Bernard of Clairvaux - priest, founder, Doctor of the Church47. St. Peter Canisius - priest, Doctor of the Church48. St. John of the Cross - mystic, writer, founder, Doctor of the Church49. St. Teresa of Ávila - mystic, writer, foundress, Doctor of the Church50. St. John of Ávila - mystic, priest, Doctor of the Church51. St. Charles Borromeo - cardinal-archbishop, reformer52. St. Philip Neri - priest, founder, reformer53. St. Robert Bellarmine - cardinal, reformer, Doctor of the Church54. St. Vincent de Paul - priest, founder55. St. Patrick - missionary, bishop, preacher56. St. Francis de Sales - priest, writer57. St. Irenaeus - bishop, apologist, theologian58. St. Polycarp - priest, theologian, martyr59. St. Ignatius of Antioch - bishop, theologian, martyr60. St. Alphonsus de Liguori - bishop, founder, Doctor of the Church61. St. Clare of Assisi - foundress, abbess 62. St. Joan of Arc - martyr63. St. Thomas More - lawyer, statesman, martyr64. St. Lawrence of Brindisi - priest, diplomat, Doctor of the Church65. St. Hildegard of Bingen - visionary, abbess, Doctor of the Church66. St. Francis Xavier - priest, founder, missionary67. St. John Vianney - priest, confessor68. Innocent III - pontiff, called first crusade69. St. Pius V - pontiff, instrumental in the Council of Trent 70. St. Martin de Porres - Dominican third order71. St. John Paul II - pontiff, philosopher72. St. Joseph - spouse of the Blessed Virgin, foster father of Jesus73. St. Mary Magdalene- apostle to the apostles74. St. Monica - mother of Augustine75. Bl. John Henry Newman - cardinal, convert, theologian76. St. Thérèse of Lisieux - nun, author, Doctor of the Church77. St. Teresa of Calcutta - nun, foundress78. St. Stephen - first martyr, deacon79. St. Faustina - nun, apostle of Divine Mercy80. St. Macrina the Younger - sister of Sts. Gregory of Nyssa and Basil81. St. Anthony - hermit,  father of monasticism82. St. Louis Mary de Montfort - priest, confessor, founder and theologian83. St. John the Baptist - preacher, forerunner of Christ84. St. Valentine - priest, martyr85. St. Lucy - martyr, virgin86. St. Bernadette Soubirous - nun, visionary87. St. Nicholas - bishop88. St. Padre Pio - priest, stigmatist, visionary89. St. Katharine Drexel - nun, foundress90. St. Elizabeth of Hungary - countess, served the poor91. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - nun, foundress, educator92. St. Benedict of Nursia - monastic, founder93. St. Brigid of Ireland - nun, abbess, founder94. St. Catherine of Alexandria - virgin, martyr95. St. Columbanus - missionary, monk, founder96. St. John Bosco - priest, educator, founder97. St. Joseph of Cupertino - friar, mystic, confessor98. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - virgin, nun, foundress99. St. Martin of Tours - bishop, monk100. St. Alexander of Jerusalem - bishop, martyr101. St. Catherine Labouré - nun, visionary 102. St. Anthony Claret - bishop, missionary, founder103. St. Paul of the Cross - priest, mystic, founder104. St. Isaac Jogues and Companions - priests, missionaries, martyrs105. St. André Bessette - brother, Congregation of Holy Cross106. St. Januarius - bishop, martyr, miracle worker 107. St. Aloysius Gonzaga - Jesuit, 'hidden martyr'108. St. Rose of Lima - Third Order of Saint Dominic, ascetic109. St. Wenceslaus - king, reformer, martyr110. St. Stephen of Hungary - king, defender of the Faith111. St. Angela Merici - religious, virgin, foundress112. St. Jeanne Jugan - religious, virgin, foundress113. St. Lawrence - deacon, martyr114. St. Henry the Pius - king, builder, advocate for the Church115. St. Josaphat - bishop, martyr, Ruthenian rite116. St. Juan Diego - visionary, convert, hermit117. St. Agnes - virgin and martyr118. St. Bruno - priest, monastic, founder119. St. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions - martyrs120. St. Joseph Calasanz - priest, founder, educator121. St. Louis IX - king, defender of the faith122. St. Jane Frances de Chantal - religious, foundress123. St. Martha of Bethany - friend of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus124. St. Maria Goretti - virgin and martyr125. St. Junipero Serra - Franciscan, missionary126. St. Agatha - virgin and martyr127. St. John Fisher - priest, cardinal, martyr128. St. John XXIII - pontiff who called Vatican II129. St. Andrew Kim Taegon and Companions - Korean martyrs130. St. John Eudes - priest, missionary and founder131. St. Apollinaris - bishop and martyr132. St. Camillus de Lellis - former soldier, founder133. St. Stanislaus - bishop, martyr, patron of Poland134. St. Bridget of Sweden - religious, mystic, visionary, foundress135. St. Damien of Molokai - priest, missionary136. St. John of God - founded religious institute to care for the poor sick137. St. Thomas Becket - bishop, defender of the Faith, martyr138. Sts. Cosmas and Damian - physicians, martyrs139. St. Peter Claver - Jesuit missionary, 'slave to slaves'140. St. Kateri Tekakwitha - virgin, convert, ascetic141. St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions - Chinese martyrs142. St. Paulinus of Nola - bishop, commentator, poet, counselor143. St. Barnabas - apostle, missionary, martyr144. St. Norbert - founder, Praemonstratensian Order145. St. Justin - defender of the Faith, martyr146. Sts. Timothy and Titus - disciples of Paul, bishops147. St. John Neumann - Redemptorist, bishop, missionary148. St. Martin I - pontiff, defender of the Faith, martyr149. Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus - enemies who became friends, martyrs