Here is a slideshow of the men and women from the United States who are officially canonized saints.
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The United States is a relatively new country in the history of the world, and Catholicism has only been present in this region for a few hundred years.
As a result, there are only a handful of officially canonized U.S. saints, though there are many others at various stages of the process.
Here is a slideshow that highlights the men and women who ministered in the United States and have been canonized by the Catholic Church.
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