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List of Catholic saints of the Canary Islands

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ21707645 ↗
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This is a list of saints and blesseds of the Catholic Church associated with the Canary Islands, today an archipelago part of Spain. In addition, the list includes the venerable and servants of God born or linked to the archipelago.

Saints

Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur. Vilaflor (Tenerife) – (1626–1667). Franciscan missionary in Guatemala, founder of the Order of Bethlehemites and first saint of the Canary Islands. Canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II.

José de Anchieta. San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife) – (1534–1597). Jesuit priest and missionary in Brazil. Canonized in 2014 by Pope Francis.

Blesseds

Martyrs of Tazacorte.

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