Apostles
His feast day is September 21st. He had been a tax collector and wrote a Gospel.
Who is St. Matthew?
He was shot with arrows, but survived and went to the emperor to scold him for persecuting the Christians.
Who is St. Sebastian?
He was born in Poland, survived an assassination attempt, and wrote Theology of the Body.
Who is St. John Paul II?
These 9 Jesuits were put to death by the Iroquois for teaching the Catholic faith to the Native Americans.
He opened an oratory for boys to study, work, play, and pray and had many prophetic dreams.
Who is St. John Bosco?
They were known to travel together.
Who are St. Simon and St. Jude?
She was martyred when she was 12 because she had promised herself to Jesus as His bride. Images of her show her with a lamb.
Who is St. Agnes?
He was the bishop of the Protestant area of Geneva, Switzerland and wrote pamphlets to bring Catholics back to the faith.
Who is St. Francis de Sales?
She was a convert to Catholicism and began the first Catholic school in the United States.
Who is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton?
He was a capuchin friar who had the stigmata, could bilocate, and read people's souls.
Who is St. Padre Pio?
He had a conversion on his way to Damascus and wrote much of the New Testament.
Who is St. Paul?
Her eyes were plucked out but grew back. Her feast day is December 13th.
Who is St. Lucy?
He was pope from 1958-1963 and began the Second Vatican Council. His feast day is October 11th.
Who is Pope St. John XXIII?
He was a porter and known as the Miracle Worker of Montreal. He credited all miracles to St. Joseph.
Who is St. Andre Besette?
She was orphaned at the age of 10, founded the Ursaline order, and opened schools to educate young women.
Who is St. Angela Merici?
He was an evangelist and is the only one of the Apostles who did not die a martyr.
Who is St. John?
She was able to convert her husband. She was ordered to be suffocated in her bathroom, but actually died from loss of blood.
Who is St. Cecilia?
He was the archbishop of Myra and was known for his charity to the poor. He is the patron saint of children and his feast day is December 6th.
Who is St. Nicholas?
He was an immigrant from Bohemia, was ordained in New York, and became the archbishop of Philadelphia. He began the first parochial school system.
Who is St. John Neumann?
He was imprisoned by his brother Carmelites when he tried to reform the order. He wrote the Dark Night of the Soul. His feast day is December 14th.
Who is St. John of the Cross?
His feast day is celebrated November 30th and he was the brother of Simon Peter.
Who is St. Andrew?
He disguised himself to be able to give the Sacraments during persecution in Mexico. His feast day is November 23rd.
Who is St. Miguel (Agustin) Pro?
He convinced Genghis Khan not to attack Rome. His feast day is November 10th.
Who is St. Leo the Great?
She was an immigrant to America from Italy, who founded 67 schools, orphanages, and hospitals. She was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized.
Who is St. Frances Xavier Cabrini?
She had three children with her husband, Louis, and was known for her great charity to the poor. After Louis died, she became a third order Franciscan.
Who is St. Elizabeth of Hungary?