A new doctor of the Church. And seventeen more on hold

The new one is Saint John of Avila, a great preacher and spiritual master of the sixteenth century. Another, Bernardino of Siena, is close to the goal. The candidates include six women 

 

Here's a list of the candidates: 

Six of them are women: 

Saint Veronica Giuliani, 

Saint Hildegard of Bingen, 

Saint Gertrude of Helfta, 

Saint Bridget of Sweden, 

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, 

Blessed Julian of Norwich.

And twelve are men: in addition to Saint John of Avila, 

Saint Gregory of Narek, 

Saint John Bosco, 

Saints Cyril and Methodius, 

Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani, 

Saint Antonino of Florence, 

Saint Thomas of Villanova, 

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, 

Saint Vincent de Paul, 

Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, 

Saint Bernardino of Siena.

[List compiled from http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/?eng=y ]

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