Teachers
This saint converted from the Anglican faith and was a wife, mother, widow, teacher, and foundress of an order, who opened a school in Emmitsburg, MD.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
This French saint saw a freezing cold beggar and cut his cloak in half to share with the poor man.
St. Martin of Tours
She experienced a mystical marriage with our Lord and is one of four female doctors of the church. She had 23 siblings and was a third order Dominican. She is one the patron saints of Europe and Rome.
St. Catherine of Siena
This French saint is known as the Little Flower and joined the Carmelite convent at the age of 14. She said she would send down a shower of roses after her death in 1897.
St. Therese of Lisieux
Killed in the Roman amphitheater, she was forced to watch as each of her seven sons were killed by the Roman soldiers. She is the patron to those watching loved ones suffer.
St. Felicity
This Italian priest and educator founded the Salesian order and developed a preventative system of education which focused on loving kindness rather than punishment. He is a patron of our school!
St. John Bosco
This Roman soldier was martyred in the 3rd century by being tied to a tree and shot with arrows. He is the patron saint of athletes and soldiers.
St. Sebastian
This mother of John the Baptist was a cousin of Mary.
St. Elizabeth
A Roman Deacon martyred in 258, he distributed the church's treasures to the poor and hungry. He was slowly roasted on a red hot gridiron.
St. Lawrence
This Doctor of the church was said to be dumb as an ox, but was actually a brilliant teacher and writer. He not only wrote the Summa Theologiae, but also composed the Adoro te Devote.
St. Thomas Aquinas
She was a young French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years War and was burned at the stake in 1431. She heard voices from God and is the patroness of France.
St. Joan of Arc
Born in 1887 in Italy, he was named Francisco Forgionne. This was providential as he ended up becoming a Franciscan (Capuchin) friar and lived with the stigmata for 50 years. His famous phrase pray, hope and don't worry is characteristic of his great dependence on God for all things.
St. Padre Pio
This friend of Jesus wiped his face as he carried the cross.
St. Veronica
Killed for his faith in England in 1535, this lawyer would not agree with King Henry VIII.
St. Thomas More
This second American-born saint to be canonized was from the Philadelphia area. She was an heiress to a fortune and gave all she had to help Native American and African American children receive a wonderful, Catholic education. She also founded an order.
St. Katherine Drexel
The Spanish saint founded the Society of Jesus after undergoing a dramatic conversion while recovering from a severely broken leg. He died in 1556.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
This patroness of our school was born in France and was a friend to St. Vincent de Paul.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
This patroness of eye disease was martyred during Diocletian's persecution. She is often shown with her eyeballs on a plate.
St. Lucy
This saint, born in the 4th century, gave us the translation of the bible we use today.
St. Jerome
This Roman soldier who lived in the 3rd century is famous for slaying a pesky dragon. He is the patron saint of Boy Scouts.
St. George
This first Native American saint is also a patroness of our school and is known as the Lily of the Mohawks.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
This polish Franciscan friar died in Auschwitz when he offered his life in exchange for another prisoner. This man whose life he spared, then attended this saint's canonization.
St. Maximillian Kolbe