Would the following be declared servants of God?

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US Army Chaplain John P washington among the Four Chaplains lost on USAT Transport Dorchester "..annual mass is celebrated in his memory"

On December 2, 1980, four American churchwomen—Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and lay missionary Jean Donovan—were  murdered in El Salvador .Their  2025 Current status "..are not yet recognized as saints by the Catholic Church, though their cause for canonization has begun..."

Ironically they had been at the funeral of Murdered Archbishop Saint Oscar Romero

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Fr. Emil Kapaun [saint]
Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur {Servant of God]
rother Marinus (Leonard) LaRue
Vincent Robert Capodanno {Servant of God]

[eschator83]

The term Servant of God was quite widely used in the Old Testament and in the early Catholic Church.  Today, however, its primary usage is as title for someone whom the Vatican has accepted from a Bishop a petition for investigation to consider Canonization as a Saint.  I think Bishops generally designate a leader for a group to evaluate and prepare documentation of sanctity for the petition.  I can't recall reading a list of likely qualifications, although the subsequent steps for Beatification and Canonization described in a variety of publications.  It seems to me the candidates you mention deserve consideration, but I don't expect to get asked.

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The People of El Salvador consider the four nuns saints  

"...In January 2022, Mass was celebrated in El Salvador at the tomb of Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford by retired Bishop Octavio Cisneros of Brooklyn and Bishop Oswaldo Escobar of Chalatenango, El Salvador. Following the Mass, Bishop Escobar told Catholic News Service that Salvadoran bishops are working on a canonization cause that will include the four women martyrs." {february 23.2022]

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[eschator83]

In the early Church all believers were often called Saints, which appears in certain letters of St Paul.  Later most martyrs were called Saints, and soon many local leaders of the Church and government were declaring Saints.  Somewhere I have the date of the first saint designated by a Pope (from a book I just loaned to my son) about 1250 (I will find details). 

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The first formally canonized saint by a Pope was St. Ulrich of Augsburg, designated by Pope John XV in 993. Prior to this, saints were recognized through local acclamation or general recognition within the Church. The formal canonization process, where the Pope officially declares a saint, was not established until the 10th century. 

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Regarding the 4 nuns Murdered in 1980:
Yes, Jeane Kirkpatrick did comment on the killing of four Catholic churchwomen (three nuns and one lay worker) in El Salvador in December 1980.
She was Ronald Reagan's nominated Ambassador to the United Nations at the time and reportedly told a reporter for The Tampa Tribune, in a statement that drew strong criticism, that "The nuns were not just nuns. The nuns were also political activists". This was widely interpreted as an attempt to downplay or justify the murders by implying the victims were somehow responsible for their fate. Kirkpatrick further elaborated that they were "political activists on behalf of the Frente" (the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, or FMLN, a leftist political coalition formed by guerrilla groups), according to The Atlantic. There is no evidence to support this claim, however. It's important to note that Kirkpatrick's comments were made in the context of the Reagan administration's foreign policy approach, which emphasized combating communism in Central America and often involved supporting right-wing governments regardless of their human rights records

Reports suggest that Phyllis Schlafly, a prominent conservative activist, did not publicly comment on the deaths of the four American churchwomen (three Catholic nuns and one lay missionary) who were murdered in El Salvador in December 1980. While Schlafly was a devout Catholic and a fierce opponent of communism, founding the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation to warn Catholics of its dangers, there's no readily available evidence of her making public statements regarding the murders. While there's no direct quote from Schlafly on this specific incident, given her overall political alignment with the Reagan administration and her critical stance towards those seen as challenging established norms, it's possible her views on the murdered nuns would have mirrored or supported the administration's initial interpretations of the event.

Yes, Phyllis Schlafly, a prominent conservative activist, strongly supported Ronald Reagan's stance against the Soviet Union and communism. Schlafly, a dedicated anticommunist, saw the issue of national security, particularly the threat posed by the Soviet Union's military buildup, as a top priority. She criticized policies like détente and saw a strong American defense as a moral imperative. Schlafly often framed elections as a crucial choice between freedom and what she perceived as the dangers of socialism and communism, according to Women & the American Story. She drew parallels between the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and what she viewed as undesirable societal changes in communist countries, arguing that the ERA would erode traditional American family values and women's roles, potentially leading to a society more akin to the Soviet system. Her campaigns against the ERA and her advocacy for conservative values and a strong defense aligned with Reagan's platform, solidifying her influence within the conservative movement that helped bring him to power.