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Were there any popes declared saints?

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During the church's first 1,000 years, saints were proclaimed by popular demand. As a result, it's impossible to quantify exactly how many saints there are, but some estimates have the number exceeding 10,000. In 993, St. Ulrich of Augsburg was the first saint to be formally canonized, by Pope John XV. read more

There have been 266 popes (not counting antipopes), which means that just under a third of all popes have subsequently been made saints. The most recently reigning pope to be made a saint was Pius X, who reigned from 1903 to 1914. read more

6. St. Gregory the Great was pope 590-604 and was the second pope to be referred to as “the Great,” after Leo. He was related to two popes, and his mother and two aunts were also canonized, leading him to be considered “a saint among saints.” He had been a monk and did not want to serve as pope upon his election. read more

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