Patron Saints
This saint was a musician who converted her husband and brother to Christianity. She is the patron saint of singers and poets.
St. Cecilia
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
St. Augustine
He used the three-leaf clover to explain the Trinity.
St. Patrick
He said, "One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals."
St. John the Baptist
This saint is depicted holding a sword while crushing Satan beneath his feet.
St. Michael the Archangel
This saint is the patron of those suffering from ailments of the throat.
St. Blaise
"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon..."
St. Francis of Assisi
Known as the Angelic Doctor, this Dominican priest wrote the Summa Theologica.
St. Thomas Aquinas
This Apostle was a Roman tax collector who was welcomed among Christ's followers.
St. Matthew
This female saint is often portrayed reading to or with a young Mary.
St. Anne
This is the title under which Mary is the patron saint of the United States of America.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
(To God) "If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!"
St. Teresa of Avila
He said, "I am not worthy to die like my Lord," and was therefore crucified upside down.
St. Peter
This Apostle is the patron saint of Scotland. He was a disciple of John the Baptist before devoting himself to following Christ.
St. Andrew
This 20th century saint is shown being offered two crowns by the Virgin Mary: a white one for a life of purity and a red one for a life of martyrdom. When asked to take one, he accepted both.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
This saint was known as the "Dumb Ox" but is now considered one of the greatest theologians to have ever lived.
St. Thomas Aquinas
"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."
St. Jerome
St. Catherine of Siena
This saint secretly helped bury the body of Jesus.
St. Joseph of Arimathea
This Apostle is usually painted holding his own skin because his sufferings included being skinned alive.
St. Bartholomew (or St. Nathaniel)
This Gospel write is the patron saint of lawyers.
St. Mark
"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you."
St. Augustine
He translated the Bible into Latin, making the Bible more accessible to the world.
St. Jerome
This man is the patron saint of thieves. His crucifixion is described in the Gospels.
St. Dismas (The Good Thief)
Under this title, Mary is shown holding the infant Jesus with a cross held tightly in his fist. She is also portrayed in clothes of red and blue and a crown of twelve stars around her head.
Our Lady of the Atonement