DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH
This nun wrote “Let nothing disturb you ... God never changes ... God alone suffices.”
Who is St. Teresa of Avila?
This girl, whose name means “light”, was tortured by having her eyes gouged out.
Who is St. Lucy?
She once warded off an attack from Frederick II by displaying the Blessed Sacrament and praying.
Who is St. Clare of Assisi?
This tireless woman called herself “a little pencil in the hand of God.”
Who is St. Teresa of Calcutta?
According to legend, this bishop threw coins into the windows of poor children.
Who is St. Nicolas?
She convinced Pope Gregory XI to leave Avignon for Rome.
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
This Roman soldier, who gave half his cloak to a beggar, became a saint and later a bishop.
Who is St. Martin of Tours?
This man’s conversion came about while he was healing from a cannon wound to the leg.
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?
This saint’s gifts included bilocation, levitation, the stigmata, and prophetic knowledge.
Who is St. Padre Pio?
Legend claims that this man carried the Christ child across a river.
Who is St. Christopher?
He contributed to liturgical reforms and is credited with introducing chant in the Mass.
Who is St. Gregory the Great?
This apostle of Jesus who is believed to have traveled to India was flayed alive.
Who is St. Bartholomew?
This priest, called the Cure d’Ars, is the patron saint of parish priests.
Who is St. John Mary Vianney?
This mystic’s visions of Jesus inspired the popular Divine Mercy devotion.
Who is St. Faustina Kowalska?
This woman killed a dragon by cutting her way from the inside out after it had swallowed her.
Who is St. Margaret of Antioch?
His Introduction to the Devout Life explains how we all can live lives of holiness.
Who is St. Francis de Sales?
The son of St. Helena, he was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Who is St. Constantine?
He founded the Order of Preachers and is often depicted with a dog and a rosary.
Who is St. Dominic Guzman?
This physician delayed treatment for her cancer in order to give birth to her daughter.
Who is St. Gianna Molla?
This patron of plagues was reportedly cured when a dog licked his wounds.
Who is St. Roch?
Though she has no official patronage, she was a woman of many different talents.
Who is St. Hildegard von Bingen?
The patroness of Paris, she protected the city from an attack by Attila the Hun.
Who is St. Genevieve?
She famously promoted the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Who is St. Margaret Mary Alacoque?
This atheist-turned-
Carmelite nun died in a concentration camp during WWII.
Who is St. Edith Stein?
This bishop purportedly picked up his own decapitated head before walking several miles with it.
Who is St. Denis?