Alberto Hurtado
Chilean Jesuit priest (1901-1952), founder of the Hogar de Cristo for the homeless, he was canonized on October 23, 2005…
Place
Santiago
CL
8 saints associated
Andrés García Acosta
Andrés García Acosta (1800-1853), known as Fray Andresito, was a Spanish Franciscan religious who emigrated to South Ame…
Laura Vicuña
Young Chilean girl (1891-1904) who offered her life for the conversion of her mother and heroically resisted the violenc…
María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña
Foundress of the Catechist Institute of Dolores Sopeña and the social work OSCUS, she dedicated her life to the educatio…
Maximiliano Valdés Subercaseaux
Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux (1908-1982), in religion Francisco de San Miguel, was the first Chilean Capuchin and the f…
Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
A Chilean Discalced Carmelite who died of typhus at nineteen in 1920, Teresa of Jesus of the Andes was the first saint o…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Santiago?
Saints associated with Santiago: Alberto Hurtado, Andrés García Acosta, Laura Vicuña, María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, Maximiliano Valdés Subercaseaux and Teresa of Jesus of the Andes.