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Canonization of Five Saints

When
12 March 1622
Where
Unspecified
Part of
Beatification of Loyola, Xavier, Ávila, Isidore, and Neri

Pope Gregory XV canonized Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Ávila, Isidore the Farmer, and Philip Neri on 12 March 1622.

The sources confirm that on 12 March 1622, Pope Gregory XV performed the canonization of these five individuals. This event is consistently dated and attributed to Gregory XV across all provided passages, establishing the specific historical moment of their elevation to sainthood.

Sources

  1. Ignatius of Loyola Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  2. Francis Xavier Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
  3. Teresa of Ávila Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  4. Isidore the Laborer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16
  5. Philip Neri Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.