Saint Verena
What country was Saint Verena from?
Egypt
What was Saint Abraam known for giving to the poor?
Money and food/help.
What was Saint Basil's job in the Church?
** hint: AFTER he was an Abbot**
He was a bishop.
What city was Saint Nicholas a bishop of?
Myra.
What did Saint Verena spend much of her life doing?
Praying, fasting, and helping people.
Who did Saint Abraam love to help?
Poor and needy people.
What did Saint Basil teach people about?
He taught people about God and our Faith.
What did Saint Nicholas do with his money?
He used it to help people who were in need.
What did Saint Verena do to help people?
She cared for the sick and poor people and taught them about Christianity.
What was Saint Abraam's nickname?
The Friend of the Poor.
What famous liturgy is named after Saint Basil?
The Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil.
What is Saint Nicholas famous for giving secretly?
Gifts/money to people who needed help.
Saint Verena came from Egypt. To which country did she later travel?
Switzerland.
Saint Abraam was a bishop of which area in Egypt?
Faiyum.
Name one way Saint Basil helped poor people.
**hint: specific buildings he had built**
Hospitals and clinics to, hospices and hotels, poorhouses and shelters, workshops and schools, and a central church surrounded by residences for the clergy, physicians, and nurses who ran the facilities.
Why did Saint Nicholas sometimes give gifts secretly?
**hint: this is a very Christ-like quality, most notably in the Gospel of Saint Mark**
He wanted to help people without receiving praise or attention.
What is one important lesson we can learn from Saint Verena's life?
We can serve God by helping and caring for other people.
Because he loved and helped poor people and shared what he had with them.
Why is Saint Basil important to the our Church?
He taught the true Christian faith, helped people in need, and served the Church.
What was the specific example Mr. Philo mentioned about money being given to a specific man secretly by Saint Nicholas?
A man who had three daughters was very poor, and could not afford to marry off his daughters. Every time he was ready to marry off another one of his daughters, Saint Nicholas would secretly put money at the man's doorstep in the middle of the night, to which the man would wake up and find the exact amount needed for the wedding, and praised God for this blessing.