Saint Statues in St. Michael's Church
Recently Canonized Saints
Martyrs and Companions
Married Saints
Saints who saw Jesus or Mary
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This saint was canonized just a year ago and known for her work among the poorest of the poor. She founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize. She died in 1997.
Who is St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)?
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This saint became the youngest non-martyred saint to be canonized on May 13, 2017. She was sweet, affectionate, and serious. She offered many prayers and sacrifices for souls and the Holy Father. She, along with her brother Francisco, and her cousin Lucia saw Our Lady of Fatima.
Who is St. Jacinta?
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These saints were Jesuit missionaries to North America and worked with the Huron Indians. They were captured and underwent various tortures. One lost two fingers. Another's heart was cut out, while others were tomahawked to death. All together, nine of them gave their life for the Lord.
Who are St. Isaac Jogues, St. Jean de Brebeuf, and Companions?
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This saint was a carpenter in Israel betrothed to a young maiden. He was known for being a righteous man. He faithfully fulfilled his vocation as husband to the Mother of God and foster father of Jesus.
Who is St. Joseph?
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This saint had Jesus appear to her while she was at a dance. She joined a convent and had many more visions of Jesus. She was asked by Jesus to have the image of the Divine Mercy made and devotion to the Divine Mercy taught. She died of tuberculosis at the age of 33.
Who is St. Faustina Kowalska?
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This saint was brought to Ireland as a slave. After he escaped, he was ordained a priest and then returned to Ireland. He converted many people and was known to teach about the Holy Trinity using the three leaf clover or shamrock.
Who is St. Patrick?
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This saint begged his parents to allow him to join the Cristero movement in Mexico at the age of 14. He was captured after giving his horse to the General of the army. After being tortured, he was shot and died drawing a cross in his own blood and kissing it.
Who is St. Jose Sanchez del Rio?
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This saint was happily married and had three children but hid on a boat after he was accused of murder. He traveled to Japan with missionaries, where they were arrested for being Christians and underwent the painful death of "the pit". He is the first saint of the Philippines.
Who are St. Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions?
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This saint was married to Joachim. She was given a special gift from God to conceive and bear a daughter. She and her husband offered their daughter to the service of God. Later, they were blessed to become the grandparents of a very special child.
Who is St. Anne?
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This saint had Mary appear to him as he was on his way to Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. She sent him to the Bishop twice who did not believe that Our Lady had sent him. Then she sent him with a tilma full of roses to the Bishop with the sign that the Bishop had asked for.
Who is St. Juan Diego?
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This saint was called the Cure of Ars. He prayed for the conversion of his parish and was known for spending countless hours in the confessional. He was also attacked by Satan. He was the patron saint of diocesan priests and in recent years Pope Francis made his the patron saint of all priests.
Who is St. John Vianney?
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This saint grew up in Poland and joined the underground cemetery. He was known for taking trips in the mountains with young people. In 1978, he was elected Pope. He contributed greatly to the fall of communism and was known for his love of young people. Over the next 27 years visited 129 countries. He was canonized in 2014, just 9 years after his death.
Who is Pope St. John Paul II?
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These saints worked as missionaries in the country of Korea. They were arrested and put to death for being Christians. Among those who died was the first Korean priest. St. John Paul II canonized him and many other Korean martyrs for a total of 103.
Who are St. Andrew Kim Taigon and Companions?
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This saint was a doctor in Italy. She married a man Pietro and happily bore him four children. During her pregnancy with her fourth child, she was diagnosed with a serious tumor. She insisted that the life of her child be chosen over her own. She died one week after giving birth.
Who is St. Gianna Beretta Molla?
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This Dominican saint saw a vision of Jesus as a little girl. As a young girl, she cut off her hair in order to convince her mother against trying to marry her off. She saw and prayed with Jesus. At another point she was visited by Jesus and Mary and given a ring as a symbol of her marriage to Jesus. She also received the stigmata. She died at the age of 33.
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
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This saint was the thirteenth of thirteen children. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Though she desired to take her sisters to China, she went to the United States instead by request of the Holy Father. She became the first American citizen to be canonized in 1946.
Who is St. Francis Xavier Cabrini?
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Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, this saint became the Holy Father in 1958. He was known for his sense of humor. He surprised everyone by calling for the Second Vatican Council. He died in 1963 from stomach cancer. In 2014, he was canonized on the same day as St. Pope John Paul II
Who is Pope St. John XXIII?
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These two women were arrested for being Christians along with other Roman citizens. They were taken to Coliseum where they were attacked by wild animals.
Who are Sts. Perpetua and Felicity?
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This saint and princess was sent to live with her husband's family when she was only a little girl. She was very pious and devoted to God. After she and her husband married, she became ever more generous and was known for her love and care of the poor. She is often depicted with a basket of flowers in her hands.
Who is St. Elizabeth of Hungary?
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This saint was a Visitation nun. Mary appeared to her and asked her to have a medal made with images that Mary showed her for the front and back. This medal became known as the Miraculous Medal.
Who is St. Catherine Laborae?
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This saint entered a Carmelite Convent in her early twenties. She was known for her love and devotion to the indwelling of the Holy Trinity in the soul. She died at the age of 26 from Addison's disease.
Who is St. Elizabeth of the Trinity?
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This catechist in Uganda was arrested along with several others when he protested the impure practices of the Ugandan king. He and his companions were led on a 37 mile trek to the execution site where they were wrapped in reed mats and burned to death.
Who are St. Charles Lwanga and Companions?
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This saint was a convert to Catholicism. After her husband died, she returned to America were she was born and founded a religious order. She also opened the first Catholic parochial school in Baltimore? She is the first American-born canonized saint?
Who is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton?
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This saint was a young teenager when Our Lady appeared to her in a grotto. Our Lady asked her to come back to the same place several times and even had her dig for a stream in the ground. She later left her home and became a nun.
Who is St. Bernadette Soubirous?
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