How many saints does the Catholic Church recognize?

There are about 2,500 saints with feast days, 200 fewer than in the earlier years of the twentieth century.

In 1969, the Vatican removed the feast days of over 200 saints from the liturgical calendar because they were of only regional interest or because there were no records of whether the saints had lived.

Among the saints affected were Saint Valentine, patron of lovers, and Saint Christopher, patron of travelers.

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