Name Recognition
¡Viva los Mártires!
Saint for the Stuck
Holy Humorist
Some Holy Spirit Required
100

Saint Bernardine was born in this Tuscan city, famous for being the hometown of a number of famous saints, to include a Catherine.

Siena.

100

Born in 1869, Saint Christopher Magallanes was martyred in 1927 for ministering during this way.

Cristero War

100

Born Margherita Lotti in Roccaporena, Italy, this saint was married at age 12 to a man known for his violent temper.

Saint Rita of Cascia

100

Born in Florence in 1515, this joyful priest later became known as the "Second Apostle of Rome."

St. Philip Neri

100

In Acts, the Spirit comes with a sound like a strong driving wind, and divided “tongues as of” this rest on those gathered.

Fire

200

Bernardine belonged to this religious order founded by a saint from Assisi.

Franciscans

200

This phrase, meaning "Long live Christ the King," was the rallying cry of the Cristero movement.

¡Viva Cristo Rey!

200

After the deaths of her husband and twin sons, St. Rita sought to join this now papal religious order but was initially denied entry.

The Augustinian Order

200

Known for his sense of humor, St. Philip once shaved half his beard or wore silly clothes to practice this Christian virtue.

Humility

200

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, Romans, Cretans, Arabs, and others are amazed because each hears the apostles in his own one of these.

Language

300

Bernardine became famous for promoting devotion to this “Name,” often symbolized by the letters IHS.

The Holy Name of Jesus?

300

Before his ordination, Saint Christopher Magallanes worked in this occupation, symbolizing his future role in the Church.

Shepherd

300

While meditating on Christ's Passion, St. Rita received a wound on her forehead, believed to be from this source.

A thorn from Christ's crown

300

In addition to being cheerful, St. Philip was known for his strict emphasis on this sacrament, often spending hours hearing it.

Confession

300

Psalm 104 asks the Lord to send out his Spirit and renew the face of this.

The Earth

400

His preaching often attacked this economic sin: charging unjust or exploitative interest on loans.

Usury
400

The concluding sequence of the 2012 movie "For Greater Glory" says that the fictional character "Father Christopher" portrayed by this Lawrence of Arabia actor was based on Christopher Magallanes.

Peter O'Toole

400

In her final days, St. Rita requested this flower from her family's garden, which miraculously bloomed in winter.

Rose

400

Though not a trained theologian, Philip greatly admired this contemporary Council, which shaped much of his pastoral outlook.

Council of Trent

400

In 1 Corinthians, Paul says there are different spiritual gifts, but this one source behind them all.

Spirit

500

Within the Franciscan Order, Bernardine helped lead this stricter reform movement, which tried to live St. Francis’s Rule with renewed rigor.

The Observants

500

The Cristero martyrs were declared saints partly for dying "in odium fidei," a Latin phrase meaning this.

In hatred of the Faith

500

Canonized in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII, St. Rita is especially invoked -- along with St. Jude -- for assistance in these types of situations

Lost causes

500

After his death in 1595, Philip’s body was discovered to be in this unusual state, a phenomenon sometimes associated with saints.

Incorrupt

500

Before the Alleluia, Pentecost gets this special liturgical hymn, whose Latin title means “Come, Holy Spirit.”

Veni, Sancte Spiritus