Female Martyrs
This martyr is usually depicted with 40 virgins beside her
Who is St. Demiana?
Who was the first monk?
St. Anthony
She went to Switzerland with a certain army and taught the young girls there personal hygiene, and about the Christian faith.
Who is St. Verena?
Who is St. Barbara
The father of communal monasticism.
Who is St. Pachomius?
She prayed and wept for her son to turn from sin very often, so God heard her and made him a saint.
Who is St. Monica?
This female martyr was a young mother and kept a diary of her experiences in prison. Her biography was finished by a witness of her gruesome death.
Who is St. Perpetua?
A former robber turned monk and priest. Often depicted carrying a bag of sand.
St. Moses the Strong
The most honoured among women.
Who is St. Mary?
The first female "virgin martyr"?
Who is St. Thecla
An Old Testament figure who lived as a hermit, similar to the monks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries.
Who is Elijah?
She subdued her passions by living a ascetically in the desert for 47 years.
Who is St. Mary of Egypt?
This saint martyred with her best friend by her own father who was a governor?
St. Atrasis and Yoana
This monk is known for his love of silence. He was from Rome and lived in the desert of Scetes.
Who is St. Arsenius?
She helped her mother raise her brothers, who became bishops and a priest, famous in Cappadocia, while she herself became a nun.
Who is St. Macrina the Younger?