Any saints born out of wedlock?

[thephilosopher6]

How many saints have been born outside of wedlock?

 

[Heather914]

Oh wow! I didn’t know that!

 

[adamhovey1988]

Probably a lot.

 

[mdgspencer]

Another saint born out of wedlock is saint Martin de Porres.

 

[angell1]

How many saints have been born outside of wedlock?

as a follow-up question, are there any canonized saints that we know of who had children out of wedlock and then went on to become a saint?

 

[LightBound]

as a follow-up question, are there any canonized saints that we know of who had children out of wedlock and then went on to become a saint?

St Margaret of Cortona.

cuf.org/2003/01/margaret-of-cortona-the-saint-of-second-chances/

 

[Gertabelle]

St Margaret of Cortona.

cuf.org/2003/01/margaret-of-cortona-the-saint-of-second-chances/

Oh, I love St Margaret!

 

[Gertabelle]

as a follow-up question, are there any canonized saints that we know of who had children out of wedlock and then went on to become a saint?

St Augustine had a son out of wedlock. His son’s name was Adeodatus.