Early Life
March 28, 1811
When was St. John Neumann born?
How many pictures of Bishop Neumann are in our school?
2. One is outside the chapel and one is in the cafeteria.
What year did he become a bishop?
1852
Why did people laugh at St. JOhn Neumann when he rode a horse?
He was very clumsy
What are our school colors?
Scarlet, gray, and gold
When was he baptized?
The same day he was born.
1836
What city in the US did he work in?
Philadelphia
What devotion did he begin?
40 hours
Where was he buried?
Under the altar at St.Peter's Church in Philadelphia
What class did St. John Neumann do really well at?
Astronomy
German
What language did he speak as a child?
What clothing item did he wear the entire time he was in the US?
a pair of boots
Where was he when he died?
Outside the cathedral in Philadelphia in the snow.
What pope declared him a Venerable?
Pope Benedict the XV
How old was he when he entered the seminary?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21
C. 20
What congregation did Neumann join?
Redemptorists
What dogma was he present for at St. Peters when Pius IX defined it? (HInt ...this is a Holy Day)
The Immaculate Conception
How many siblings did he have?
5
When did he die?
January 5, 1860
How did John Neumann's family feel when he informed them he was going to become a missionary and travel to America?
They were shocked and his sisters broke down and cried.
When did Pope Paul VI cannonize him?
June 19, 1977
What is he most famous for?
Establishing the system for diocesan schools.
What did his mother call him?
My little biblomaniac...for his love of books and reading,
What year did Bishop Neumann high school open?
1962