Saint Denis
Gratitude Heals
Doctor of Prayer
Martyr on the Way to Rome
The Beloved Physician
100

Saint Denis is one of the patron saints of this country, sometimes known as the Eldest Daughter of the Church.

France

100

Naaman obeyed the prophet’s command and did this seven times in the Jordan, after which his leprosy was cleansed.

Wash

100

Born in 1515, St. Teresa of Ávila was a reformer of this religious order.

Carmelite Order

100

St. Ignatius of Antioch is one of the earliest known Christian writers to refer to this universal community of believers by name.

The Catholic Church

100

St. Luke is the only Evangelist believed to have been born a Gentile, and tradition says he came from this city known for its university in what is now Turkey.

Antioch

200

Owing to a legend about his martyrdom, Saint Denis falls into the obscure category of cephalophores, or people who carried their own this.

Head

200

After being healed, Naaman declared there is no God except this one.

The LORD

200

St. Teresa is one of the first two women ever declared this title by the Church, recognizing her profound spiritual teaching.

Doctor of the Church

200

St. Ignatius lived in the first century and was martyred during the reign of this Roman emperor.

Trajan

200

Luke’s Gospel alone includes these two of Jesus’ best-known parables about mercy—one involving a traveler attacked on the road, and another about a son who runs away.

The Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son

300

The legend tells us that Saint Denis, after being beheaded, collected his head, and began to walk several miles from Paris while preaching a sermon.  The place where he finally stopped is now in this town.

Saint Denis

300

Even while imprisoned, Paul reminds Timothy that “the word of God” cannot be this.

Chained

300

One of Teresa’s most famous works compares the soul to this kind of dwelling, filled with many rooms leading to union with God.

Castle

300

On his way to execution, Ignatius wrote letters urging Christians to stay united with this local figure, saying where he is, there is the Church.

Bishop

300

Christian tradition, starting from the 8th century, states that Luke was the first icon painter.  It is said that he painted the first icon of this woman, whose life he describes more fully than any other evangelist.

Blessed Virgin Mary

400

Owing in part to the derivation of his name, Saint Denis is sometimes confused with Dionysius who, the Books of Acts tells us, served as a judge at this court in Athens.

Areopagus

400

In the Gospel, Jesus healed ten lepers; only this one, described by his nationality, returned to give thanks.

Samaritan

400

The reform Teresa began is known by this term, distinguishing her nuns from those in the unreformed Carmelite houses.

Discalced

400

On his journey to Rome, Ignatius begged Christians not to intervene, saying his martyrdom would make him truly this — united with Christ through suffering.

Christian

400

Luke alone records the story of two disciples who met the risen Christ while journeying to this village near Jerusalem.

Emmaus

500

The etymology of the place Saint Denis' martyrdom, Montmartre, in Paris, may have come to us from the Latin for "mount of" this Roman god.  However, many now believe it means "mount of martyrs".

Mars

500

After the grateful leper fell at Jesus’ feet, Jesus said this about him: “Your _____ has saved you.”

Faith

500

Teresa’s deep friendship with this Spanish mystic helped spread the reform movement throughout Spain.

St. John of the Cross

500

Tradition holds that Ignatius was a disciple of this Apostle, linking him directly to the generation that knew Jesus.

St. John the Apostle

500

In Christian art, St. Luke is symbolized by a winged one of these animals, representing sacrifice and priestly worship.

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