Patron Saints
He is the widely invoked patron saint of lost items and missing people
Who is St. Anthony of Padua?
The missionary saint that co-founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) alongside Ignatius of Loyola
Who is St. Francis Xavier?
The official liturgical feast day celebrating all known and unknown saints in Heaven
What is All Saints' Day (November 1st)?
He was the first pope to be canonized since Pius X, known for instituting World Youth Day
Who is St. John Paul II?
Known as the "Maid of Orleans", she led French armies and is a patron saint of France & soldiers
Who is St. Joan of Ark?
Formerly known as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, she founded the Missionaries of Charity and was canonized in 2016
Who is St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)?
The minimum number of verified miracles typically required for the final step of canonization
What are two miracles?
Who is St. Carlo Acutis?
He used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity while converting the Irish people to Christianity
Who is St. Patrick?
Hungary's first king (c. 1,000 A.D.) who Christianized the nation
Who is St. Stephen?
The title granted to a candidate for sainthood after the first miracle is officially recognized (beatification)
What is Blessed?
This 20th century Polish Franciscan friar volunteered to die in place of a stranger and fellow prisoner at Auschwitz concentration camp in 1941
Who is St. Maximilian Kolbe?
She is known as the "Little Flower" and is a Doctor of the Church associated with a simple "little way" of spiritual trust
Who is St. Therese of Liseux?
The first pope of the Catholic Church and fisherman from Galilee
Who is St. Peter?
The standard waiting period after a person's death before the formal cause for their sainthood can typically begin
What is five years?
This Polish nun and mystic received the visions of Jesus that led to the global Catholic devotion of the Divine Mercy
Who is St. Faustina Kowalska?
Because he famously preached to the birds and tamed a ferocious wolf in the town of Gubbio, he is the patron saint of animals & ecology
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
This 13th century Dominican friar, known as the "Angelic Doctor," synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology in his monumental unfinished work, the Summa Theologiae
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
This historic, popular title refers to the official church advocate (the Promoter of the Faith) whose job was to find flaws or arguments against a candidate's canonization
What is the Devil's Advocate?
This 20th century Italian mystic and Franciscan friar famously bore the stigmata (the wounds of Christ) for fifty years
Who is St. Padre Pio?