This week, the Catholic website “Aleteia” published a list of the twelve most searched saints on Google. To their surprise, Saint Vincent was the most popular saint: Curiously the saint that was most googled was Saint Vincent de Paul. In addition to specific searches for this saint, the ranking includes searches for social organizations/works that bear of the name of that saint.

The list was compiled with data from Google.

The Blessed Mother was second on the list, followed by Saint Joseph. Below is the list of the top 12:

1. Saint Vincent de Paul
2. The Blessed Mother
3. Saint Joseph
4. Saint Francis Assisi
5. Saint Patrick
6. Saint Teresa of Calcutta
7. Saint Michael, the Archangel
8. Saint Anthony of Padua
9. Saint Joan of Arc
10. Saint John Paul II
11. Saint Jude
12. Saint Paul

Translated: Charles T. Plock, CM
Eastern Province, USA

Source: http://www.ssvpbrasil.org.br/ and Aleteia