Female Saints
She was a disciple of Jesus. He had freed her from evil spirits, and she followed him. She watched Jesus die on the Cross, and she was the first of Jesus' friends to see him after the Resurrection, when she went to his tomb to finish preparing his body with oils and spices.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
People came from all over the country to hear him preach. He baptized those who decided to turn from their sins.
Who is John the Baptist?
The patron saint of lost items, lost people, lost causes and most importantly lost souls. His voice alone is said to have had the power to convert non-believers after hearing just one of his sermons. He was such an effective speaker that even Catholics that have strayed from church would hear one sermon from him and return to the church.
Who is St. Anthony?
His Gospel reminded people of the humanlike creature because he begins his Gospel with the human family background of Jesus. His symbol is man.
Who is Matthew?
She was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus.
Who is St. Anne? (Ann)
The Gospels tell us that he was Mary's husband and Jesus' early father. He was a carpenter who lived in Nazareth.
Who is Joseph?
The patron saint of charities, volunteers, hospitals, and spiritual help. He spent his life focused on the poor and destitute. He aimed to help feed and cloth the poor, and provide shelter for woman and children.
Who is St. Vincent de Paul?
He Gospel teaches courage and resurrection and he is often pictured as a lion.
Who is Mark?
She was the founder of the first Catholic schools in the United States.
Who is St. Elizabeth?
He was a fisherman who Jesus called to follow him. His name was Simon but Jesus renamed him. Jesus told him he was giving him the keys to the kingdom, which means he was the leader of the Apostles.
Who is Peter?
The patron saint of love. He was a priest who married couples when marriage was against the law. He refused to deny Christ before the emperor Claudius III and executed for his beliefs.
Who is St. Valentine?
He has made sacrifices that are represented by a picture of an ox... a common animal of sacrifice. His Gospel begins with Zechariah, John the Baptist's father, ministering in the Temple.
Who is Luke?
She founded the Missionaries of Charity.
Who is Saint Teresa? (Mother Teresa)
He spent his life traveling from country to country and church to church, teaching and encouraging the believers. He is typically pictured with a sword to symbolize that he was martyred by beheading. He also carries a book as a reminder that he wrote many letters to Christians of various churches.
Who is Paul?
He is the patron saint of animals. His devotion to God was expressed through his love for all of God's creatures.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
His Gospel begins not with the earth but with the heavens, as he describes Jesus' divine nature as the Word of God. Because of this, he is often pictured as an Eagle, soaring high in the sky.
Who is John?
A legendary French saint who led her people to victory during the Hundred Years War. She claimed to have received visions from St. Michael the Archangel, St. Margaret, and St. Catherine of Alexandria. The visions led her to approach King Charles VII with the idea of leading the French Army into Battle with the English.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
He is honored as the angel who fought Satan casting the devil and his minions from heaven. When people of faith look for support and protection in an uncertain and dangerous world, he is often who they pray to.
Who is St. Michael the Archangel?
He is the patron saint of strength and athletes. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletian Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to the post of a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him.
Who is St. Sebastian?