General
Patron Saints
Martyrs
Canonization Process
The Vatican Vault
100
This feast day honors all of the saints, known and unknown.
What is All Saints Day?
100
This Franciscan friar is the patron saint of lost items.
Who is St. Anthony?
100
This saint, who asked to be crucified upside down because he did not feel worthy to die in the same way as Christ, was the first pope.
Who is St. Peter?
100
This person has the final decision to declare a person a saint.
Who is the Pope?
100

True or False: The first people honored as saints were martyrs.

True

200
This feast takes place every year on November 2nd, the day after All Saints Day.
What is All Souls Day?
200
This saint wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and one of the four Gospels. He is also the patron saint of doctors.
Who is St. Luke?
200
This saint, known as the Maid of Orleans, lead the French army to important victories during the Hundred Years War, crediting these victories to Divine Guidance. She was put on trial and burned at the stake on charges of heresy. The trial was later examined to find that she was innocent and she was declared a martyr.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
200

After someone becomes a saint, Catholics may pray for their help. This is called asking for their...

What is intercession?

200

True or False: The New Orleans Saints (the football team) were named after All Saints' Day.

True

300

True or False: All Saints Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

False

300
This patron saint of children was known for handing out gifts wherever he went. His feast day is on December 6.
Who is St. Nicholas?
300
This saint is recognized as the first martyr of the Church (Acts 6-7) and his feast day is celebrated on December 26.
Who is St. Stephen?
300
This schoolteacher from New York was the first native-born American to be canonized as a saint.
Who is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton?
300
This title indicates that the writings and preachings of such a person are useful to Christians "in any age of the Church." Among those who have been granted this title are St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Augustine, and St. Francis De Sales.
What is Doctor of the Church?
400

True or False: The first All Saints Day was celebrated in 1823.

False. The tradition of All Saints Day goes as far back as the fourth century!

400
This patron saint of animals was the founder of the Franciscan order. We celebrate his feast day on October 4th with a blessing of the animals.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
400
This early saint was the only one of the twelve Apostles who did not die a martyr.
Who is St. John the Apostle?
400
This is the number of miracles required to be attributed to the person before they can be named a saint.
What is two?
400

This pope resigned in 2013, making him the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign.

Who is Pope Benedict XVI?

500
This is the liturgical color (the color the priests wear) for All Saints Day.
What is white?
500
This couple, who were Jesus' grandparents, are recognized as the patron saints of grandparents.
Who are Saints Ann and Joachim?
500
This saint was beheaded because he refused to approve Henry VIII's divorce and remarriage. He would not acknowledge the establishment of the Church of England or recognize Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
Who is St. Thomas More?
500
This is the minimum number of years that must pass after a person's death before the canonization process can begin.
What is five?
500

This pope became famous for forgiving the man who tried to assassinate him in 1981.

Who is Pope John Paul II?

M
e
n
u