MARTYRS
This saint is the first known Christian martyr, died by stoning.
Who was St. Stephen?
This saint was once a slave and later preached to and became the patron saint of Ireland.
Who was St. Patrick?
This saint was given the wounds of the stigmata after receiving a vision of christ soon after the Feast of Exaltation of the Cross and is famously known for being the patron saint of animals and environment!
Who was St. Francis of Assisi?
Carmelite nun and mystic who is known for her writings on the “Little Way” of spiritual childhood and her devotion to God. She is also known as “The Little Flower.”
Who was St. Therese of Lisieux?
This is a saint from Corinaldo, Italy who was attacked by a man and stabbed eleven times. Afterwards this saint forgave her attacker and influenced her family members to do the same after her death at the age of 12.
Who was St. Maria Goretti?
This Franciscan priest stepped forward to offer that the Nazis kill him rather than another man who was a husband and father. He died by lethal injection in a concentration camp after they tried to starve him to death.
Who was St. Maximilian Kolbe?
This saint is the patron of Mexico and appeared on a tilma with roses.
Who was Our Lady of Guadalupe?
______ is a saint who bore the stigmata for over 50 years and who was said to be a confessor and a reader of souls, carrying the sins of others on his own back after confessions.
Who was St. Padre Pio?
Bishop and theologian who is considered one of the most important figures in Western Christianity. He wrote extensively on Christian doctrine, including original sin, grace, and the Trinity (Book of Confessions).
Who was St. Augustine of Hippo?
He is an Italian teenager who died at the age of 15. This Blessed used his computer skills and internet savvy to help his family put together an exhibition on Eucharistic miracles that has gone on to be displayed at thousands of parishes on five continents.
Who was Blessed Carlos Acutis?
This early martyr was an apostle of Jesus and was crucified upside down.
Who was St. Peter?
The patron of France and was martyred for accusations of blaspheming and wearing men's armor.
Who was St. Joan of Arc?
This saint was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and also known as the “the beloved disciple”.
Who was St. John the Apostle?
Dominican friar and theologian who is known for his extensive writings on Christian doctrine, including his influential work “Summa Theologica.” Also known for "natural law theory".
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas?
This saint was a Greek princess who died a virgin martyr at the age of 13. She is the patron saint of babies, infants, and youth.
**extra 50 points to the group who can guess which group leader has this Saint as their confirmation saint!
Who was St. Philomena?
This saint was decapitated for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the church. He is also the patron saint of lawyers.
Who was St. Thomas More?
The patron of England and sentenced to death by the Roman Empire for refusing to recant his Christian faith.
Who was St. George?
______ is best known for receiving the image of Divine Mercy and giving us the prayer from Jesus known as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Her stigmatas were also considered “invisible”!
Who was St. Faustina Kowalska?
Carmelite friar and mystic who is known for his writings on Christian mysticism and the spiritual journey, including his influential work “The Dark Night of the Soul.” He is also credited with the reform of the Carmelite Order.
Who was St. John of the Cross?
This Blessed was an ordinary teenager who died of cancer at the age of 19. She would often repeat the words: “If you want it Jesus, so do I.”
Who was Blessed Chiara Luce Badano?
This Saint was married and still nursing a baby when arrested. She died in the arena of Carthage, alongside her servant, Felicity.
Who was St. Perpetua?
The patron of Israel and is mentioned in the book of Revelation and Job.
Who is St. Michael the Archangel?
This saint was widowed and lost both her sons, she entered the monastery of St. Mary Magdalene at Cascia, where she received the stigmata in the form of the wounds from the Crown of Thorns.
Who was St. Rita of Cascia?
Bishop and theologian who is known for his writings on spirituality, including his influential work “Introduction to the Devout Life.” He is also credited with the founding of the Visitation Order.
Who was St. Francis de Sales?
This saint was a twelve-year-old acolyte in Rome. He was accosted and beaten to death on the Appian Way by a mob while carrying the Eucharist to Christians in prison.
Who was St. Tarcisius?