Modern Saints
This Polish saint was born Karol Wojtyla.
This Saint was the first Pope.
St. Peter.
Our Blessed Mother under this title appeared to St. Juan Diego in 1531 near Tepeyac Hill, outside of Mexico City.
Our Lady of Guadalupe.
This Apostle was martyred in Rome in 66 AD, being beheaded under the orders of the Emperor Nero. He wrote many of the New Testament Epistles.
St. Paul.
This 3rd Century Martyr is the Patron Saint of Athletes.
St. Sebastian.
This saint received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
This Saint was a tax collector before becoming an Apostle and an Evangelist.
St. Matthew.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac has a replica of this Marian shrine.
Our Lady of Lourdes.
This 3rd Century Virgin and Martyr is invoked by persons suffering from eye trouble. Her name derives from the Latin "lux" or "light."
St. Lucy.
This founder of the Knights of Columbus was an avid baseball player (left field).
Venerable Michael McGivney.
This 19th Century English Saint and Theologian was canonized on Oct. 13, 2019. Many universities have named their Campus Ministry Offices after him.
St. John Henry Newman.
This Saint was the brother of Simon Peter.
St. Andrew.
Three peasant children were witnesses to this Marian apparition in Portugal.
Our Lady of Fátima.
St. Thomas More.
This 20th Century Saint and Pontiff was an avid hiker and kayak-er.
Pope St. John Paul II.
This 20th Century Saint and Martyr traded his life for another in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
St. Maximilian Kolbe.
This Saint was recognized by the Lord under a fig tree.
St. Bartholomew (or Nathaniel).
This 19th Century Marian apparition occurred in Champion, Wisonsin.
Our Lady of Good Help.
This 4th Century Bishop and Martyr miraculously saved a little boy from choking on a fish bone. Now, people have their throats blessed on his feast day.
St. Blaise.
This 20th Century Italian was an avid skier and mountain climber. He was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in 1990.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
This Saint was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was martyred at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (or Edith Stein).
This Saint wrote both a Gospel and the Book of Revelation.
St. John the Evangelist.
Our Lady recognized under this title is Pope Francis' favorite Marian devotion.
Mary, Undoer of Knots.
This 20th Century Oklahoma-native was martyred for his missionary work in Guatemala on July 28, 1981.
This 4th Century Martyr is the Patron Saint of gunners, riflers, and artillerymen.
St. Barbara.