Patron Saints
Who is the patron saint of lost items?
St. Anthony of Padua
True or False: The Gospels are in the Old Testament
False
A Jesuit priest who was the 32nd president of Fordham!
Joseph McShane S.J.
The Church generally requires this many miracles attributed to a candidate’s intercession for canonization
What is two?
Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, born in this country.
What is Argentina
The patron saint of musicians
Who is St. Cecelia
What are the three synoptic Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Was the founder of Fordham and Archbishop of New York who helped with the start of the construction of St.Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown
Archbishop John Hughes
This is who we traditionally say was the first person recorded to receive the stigmata, in 1224
Who is St. Francis?
Three shepherd children reported apparitions of Mary here in 1917.
what is Fatima/Portugal
Who is the patron saint of the archdioscese of New York?
St. Patrick
This Gospel is the only one to include the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan
What is Luke?
This Ram graduated from Fordham in 1911, became archbishop of New York in 1939, and a cardinal in 1946! He became a leading voice of American Catholicism in the twentieth century, and a building on campus is named after him!
Cardinal Francis Spellman
Jesus raised this brother of Mary and Martha after he had been dead four days.
Who is Lazarus?
Our Lady of Guadalupe is said to have appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 near this city.
What is Mexico City
Who is the patron saint of Fordham University?
St. John the Baptist
This tax collector left his booth to follow Jesus and is traditionally credited with writing the first Gospel in the New Testament.
Who is Matthew?
This Jesuit founded Xavier High School and was Fordham’s sixth president AND there is a building on campus named after him
who is John Larkin
In 1879, a silent apparition was seen at the church of Knock in this country.
What is Ireland?
From 1309 to 1377, the popes lived in this southern French city instead of Rome.
What is Avingon
Who is the patron saint of lost causes (i.e. my accounting grade)
St. Jude
This is the only Gospel that includes the story of Jesus washing the disciples' feet
What is the Gospel of John?
This is the Saint after whom Fordham was originally named when the university was founded in 1841.
St John
In 1531, Juan Diego’s tilma bore an image of Our Lady of this place.
What is Guadalupe?
The world’s largest Catholic population in total numbers lives in this country
What is Brazil