ROMAN CATHOLIC SAINTS

NUTLEY BOY

Is there an official Vatican list of saints ?

Mrs OBumble

Yes.

Valentine's not on it, AFAIK.

branie2

Why do you say that?

Manach

Offhand, the EWTN site is good for general questions like this.
For instance it gives
"
St. Valentine
MARTYR
Feast: February 14

At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under date of 14 February. One is described as a priest at Rome, another as bishop of Interamna (modern Terni), and these two seem both to have suffered in the second half of the third century and to have been buried on the Flaminian Way, but at different distances from the city. In William of Malmesbury's time what was known to the ancients as the Flaminian Gate of Rome and is now the Porta del Popolo, was called the Gate of St. Valentine. The name seems to have been taken from a small church dedicated to the saint which was in the immediate neighborhood. Of both these St. Valentines some sort of Acta are preserved but they are of relatively late date and of no historical value. Of the third Saint Valentine, who suffered in Africa with a number of companions, nothing further is known.
" - https://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/V/stvalentine.asp

branie2

Thanks for the info

Peregrinus

There's no official, comprehensive, list of saints recognised by the Catholic church. There never has been.

There's the Calendar of Saints, which is a liturgical document, dealing with saints for whom particular liturgical recognition has been authorised. This varies from time to time as the liturgy is periodically reformed, and it also varies from place to place - e.g. the Irish Calendar of Saints includes all the saints for whom liturgical recognition in Ireland has been authorised; it includes many names that do not appear on any other Calendar of Saints.

It's also possible in theory to compile a list of all those who have been formally canonised by Rome (though I don't know whether anyone has done it). But the formal canonisation process is fairly modern; most of the best-know saints have never been formally canonised, e.g. Mary, Peter, John, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Augustine, Benedict . . .

So neither of these lists would be a comprehensive list of all those who have been venerated as saints at one time or another in the Catholic tradition, or even of those who are venerated now.

NUTLEY BOY

Thanks to all.

lazybones32

There is a dictionary of Saints. Many websites have this dictionary or similar available.