Old Testament
Snatched in a belly of a whale for 3 days and 3 night, then went to preach to Nineveh
Who is Jonah?
Persecuted the Christians, then saw a bright light and turned blind, became a believer and wrote 13 books in the bible
Who is Paul?
Carried an old man up the mountain and on the way up, the old man got lighter and lighter and He turned out to be Jesus
Who is Bishoy?
Founder of monasticism for Coptic Orthodox nuns
Who is Demiana?
Saint you go to when you lose something
Who is Amba Wanas?
Led the Israelites into the wilderness
Who is Moses?
Doubted Jesus's resurrection until seeing his hands
Who is Thomas?
Ethiopian saint who worshipped the sun, was a thief, saw monks and was inspired by their dedication to God, converted to Christianity and became a monk
Who is Moses the black?
Was a prostitute, went on a boat headed to Jerusalem for the feast of the cross in order to find more partners, but when she tried to enter the church, she was barred by an unseen force, so she asked a St. Mary icon for forgiveness and decided to give up her passions
12 year old martyred child
Wrote most of the psalms
Who is King David?
First Martyr, was stoned
Who is St. Stephen?
Was blamed for impregnating someone, so he sold mats while he was in jail to pay for the baby
but she couldn't give birth til she told the truth
Who is Amba Macari?
Was tortured and put in prison. There was a huge serpent and it swallowed her up alive, but then she made the sign of the cross in the belly of the serpent and the serpent's body split apart and died and she came out unharmed. the next time, she physically fought the devil (#girlboss)
Who is Marina of Antioch?
this mother had 5 kids. their family gave all their wealth to the poor. governor noticed and was mad. governor said if you abandon your God, I'll give you treasures. they were all tortured. many believed because they saw her and her kids faith.
Who is Rebecca and her 5 kids?
Had a colorful coat, was sold as a slave by his brothers, became ruler of Egypt
Who is Joseph?
Betrayed God 3 times
Who is Peter?
He lived as a hermit with ceaseless prayer and fasting for 20 years. He lived in a cave and there was a huge serpent, who he befriended and tamed through prayer
Who is Abba Parsoma the Naked?
Shaved her head, changed into mens clothes and pretended to be a monk
Who is Marina the Monk?
A 3 year old saint who watched his mom get martyred. Governor asked him to worship idols and he responded, "I am Christian; your idols are made of stone and wood. My real God is Jesus Christ."
Who is Kyriacos (and Eulita his mother)?
Was commanded by the Lord to march around the city of Jericho for 7 days with trumpets
Who is Joshua?
Baptized people in the Jordan with a baptism of repentance
Who is John?
Was physically beaten by the devil, Jesus appeared to him and he asked Jesus, "why did You wait this long to heal my pain?"
Jesus answered "I was here, but I wanted to see your struggle. Now since you have not yielded, I shall always help you and make your name known throughout all the world." he died peacefully
Who is Anthony?
She made a promise to stay a virgin.
Emperor Diocletian fell in love with her beauty, but she didn't want to marry him, so he tortured her
Who is Philomena?
Mom of 3 daughters named: Faith Hope and Love. Family from Italy who got tortured for not confessing Christ
Who is Sophia?