Church Fathers
This early bishop of Antioch was eaten by lions in the Colosseum
Saint Ignatius
This Native American saint is called the Lily of the Mohawks and was famous for her witnessing of Christ to her tribe
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
This Pope was the originator of the style of Chant that now bears his name.
This famous French saint was led by Saint Michael and Saint Catherine of Alexandria to support the French against the English in the Hundred Year War. She was wrongly burnt at the stake as a Heretic
Saint Joan of Arc
This saint of the counter-reformation founded the Society of Jesus
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Patriarch of Constantinople, he was famous for his "golden mouth"
Saint John Chrysostom
The first native-born American saint, she founded the Sisters of Charity and many schools throughout America after converting to Catholicism in Europe
Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton
Elected in 1978, he famously told many "Do not be afraid" and was possibly the most seen person in history.
Saint John Paul II
This Saint founded the "Order of Preachers"; whose common name is based on his own.
Saint Dominic
Called "The Martyr of Auschwitz," this Polish Franciscan gave his life for another man during World War Two. He is also the patron saint of Radio Operators
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
The famous mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Monica
This Italian nun was known for her missionary work among immigrants and for founding many orphanages throughout America
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
This Italian Pope inaugurated the Second Vatican Council in 1962, although he only lived through the first session
Saint John XXIII
This Doctor of the Church compiled the "Summa Theologica" and taught at various medieval universities.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
This French nun wrote her famous "Story of a Soul" and was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Jerome
This French nun was known as "The woman who prays" because of her prayerful life and missionary zeal
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
This Early Church pope was said to have known Saint Peter personally, to have been martyred by being cast into the sea tied to an anchor, and almost had his epistles included in the New Testament. He is also mentioned in the Roman Canon
Saint Clement
This famous English missionary bishop left the quite life of a Benedictine Monastery to preach the gospel in Germany, where he cut down a tree sacred to Odin and built a church out of it. There he was later martyred.
Saint Boniface
This French nun received the revelations of the Sacred Heart from Our Lord
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
This western bishop's orator skills were so famous they caused the later conversion of Saint Augustine and the ire of more then one Roman Emperor
Saint Ambrose of Milan
This early bishop of Philadelphia was a prominent missionary and learned seven different languages to minister to both immigrants and Native Americans
Saint John Neumann
In addition to being mentioned in the Roman Canon, he is the only pope other than Saint Peter to be mentioned in the Bible (2 Timothy 4:21)
Saint Linus
This mystical Benedictine nun was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. She famously composed music, wrote treatises on Theology, compiled a cookbook, and many other writings.
Saint Hildegard von Bingen
This Mexican boy-martyr was killed for his faith in the Cristero War by anti-Catholic forces of the government. As he died he repeated over and over again "Viva Christo Rey"
Saint José Sánchez del Río