List of Christian saints of Algeria

This is a list of Algerian saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in the present territory of Algeria.

Catholicism had reached Algeria within the first centuries of Christianity. Though interrupted by the Muslim conquest, from ancient times, through the period of French rule, and into the present time, Algeria has had an active Catholic presence. Aside from Egypt, and possibly Tunisia, Algeria accounts for the most known saints of any individual country in Africa.

Before the Arab Conquest edit

While Catholicism reached northern Africa during Roman times, the Roman borders did not exactly match modern ones. Some saints, particularly of Berber origin, may have been more closely associated with parts of modern Tunisia or Libya. This is a partial list of early saints certainly or probably associated with modern Algeria.

Popes edit

Pope Victor I (r. 189–199)
Pope Miltiades (r. 311–314)
Pope Gelasius I (r. 492–496)

Writers and theologians edit

Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church
Optatus, author against Donatism
Possidius, author of a life of Augustine of Hippo

Others edit

Adrian of Canterbury, of North Africa
Alypius of Thagaste
Arcadius of Mauretania
Cerbonius, of North Africa
Crispina
Donatian and companions, of North Africa
Fabius
Marciana of Mauretania
Marcellinus, Vincent, and Domninus, of North Africa
Marianus, James, and companions
Maximilian of Tebessa
Monica of Hippo
Nemesian and companions
Typasius
Zeno of Verona

Modern times edit

In 1000, the privilege of naming saints was reserved to Rome. As Christianity returned to northern Africa (outside Egypt) in the latter half of the second millennium, the identities and histories of the Algerian saints has become more clear.

List of saints edit

Serapion of Algiers, Mercedarian religious and martyr (canonized 1728)
Charles de Foucauld, religious and martyr

List of blesseds edit

Martyrs of Algeria, Trappists and martyrs
Francesco Zirano, Franciscan priest and martyr

List of venerables edit

(There are not currently any Algerian Venerables)

List of Servants of God edit

Bernardo de Monroy and two companions, Trinitarian priests and martyrs