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Martyrs

100

I was a deacon in the first years of the Church. I offered my life as a witness to my faith in Jesus and became the first martyr.

I am St. Stephen

200

I was a priest during a great war in Europe. I was arrested and sent to a prison camp. One day I offered my life in place of another prisoner and was killed for my Faith in Jesus.

I am St. Maximilian Kolbe

300

I was a young boy during a great persecution of the Church in Mexico. I was tortured and killed because I refused to deny Jesus. Viva Cristo Rey!

I am St. Jose Luis Sanches del Rio

400

I was a young lady during the Roman Empire. One day, during a pagan festival I was told I had to offer praise to a false goddess of Rome. Instead I offered praises to Jesus Christ and was martyred like a little lamb.

I am St. Agnes

500

I was a missionary from France to the North American Indians. One day I was captured by an enemy tribe. I was tortured and eventually martyred by the Mohawks.

I am St. Isaac Jogues

Religious Orders

100

I was a knight on my way to a battle when I received a message from God asking me to rebuild his Church. I left everything and denied all material belongings, becoming poor and simple. I love animals and all of God's beautiful creation. I began an order of friars in brown.

I am St. Francis of Assisi

200

I was a Capuchin monk in Italy. I used to talk a lot to my guardian angel and the guardian angels of others. I was given the stigmata, bearing the wounds of Jesus on my hands and feet.

I am St. (Padre) Pio

300

I was a nun in Poland. One day, Jesus appeared to me and asked me to promote devotion to his Most Divine Mercy.

I am St. Faustina Kowalska

400

I am the founder of the first monastery in the Roman Catholic Church. I once told a monk to plant a broomstick, I wanted to test his obedience; He planted it and it began to flower and bloom. Obedience is a very important virtue in my order.

I am St. Benedict

500

I was a little girl when I asked the pope permission to enter the convent, even though I was too young. I offered every little act I did as little flowers of love to Jesus.

I am St. Therese of Lisieux

Bishops & Priests

100

I was captured by a heathen tribe in Ireland. After I escaped, I became a priest and then a bishop. Many years later I returned to Ireland and brought faith in Jesus to the whole island.

I am St. Patrick

200

I was an actor, soccer player, skier, and I loved camping. I heard God's call to be his priest during a time of great persecution of the Church. Eventually I became Pope and worked to bring the Church into the new millennium.

I am Blessed Pope John Paul II

300

I was a priest in Italy. I started schools and oratories for boys to help them grow up and find good jobs, but most of all to become good Christian Men. My best student was also a saint: St. Dominic Savio.

I am St. John Bosco

400

I was a priest in France. I was known for hearing confessions for many hours each day, bringing the love and mercy of Jesus to thousands of souls. I am also known as the Cure of Ars

I am St. John Vianney

500

I was a great Roman lawyer. I did not believe in Jesus even though my mother had tried to raise me as a Christian. She prayed for my conversion for many years. shortly before she died, I was baptized and became a Christian. I was later ordained a priest and then a bishop. I wrote many books and spiritual writings to help the early Church.

I am St. Augustine

Holy Men & Women

100

I was a little girl in Portugal. One day, while I was watching the sheep with my brother and my cousin, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to us and asked us to pray for peace and the conversion of sinners. I died only a couple years later.

I am St. Jacinta of Fatima

200

I was an Indian girl. My mother was a Christian and my father was a Mohawk warrior. When I was a little girl my parents and little brother died. When I grew up I consecrated my life to God.

I am St. Kateri Tekakwitha

300

I was the king of France. I lived a very holy life, praying a lot and going to mass every day. I was always trying to help my subject to love God more.

I am St. Louis IX

400

I was a queen. I used to go out into the town each day and give out food to the hungry and the poor. I also worked to help the people of my country to become better Christians.

I am St. Elizabeth of Hungary

500

I was a very close friend of King Henry VIII of England. One day, the king asked me to do something bad because I was his friend. I chose to be Christ's friend first, and refused.

I am St. Thomas Moore

Apostles and Evangelists

100

I was an Aposle of Jesus. I became the first Bishop of Rome. Christ gave to me the keys of the Kingdom and made me his Vicar on Earth, the first pope.

I am St. Peter

200

I was one of Jesus's first apostles. I was especially beloved by him and accompanied him even to the foot of the cross. I also wrote one of the four gospels.

I am St. John

300

I was a zealous Jew and an important pharisee. I persecuted the early Church. One day, on my way to Damascus to arrest some Christians, Jesus appeared to me. I became a great follower of Christ and the apostle to the Gentiles. I was beheaded in Rome by the Emperor.

I am St. Paul

400

I was the apostle called the twin. At first I did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead, but he appeared and cleared all my doubts. I later went to preach the gospel as far as India.

I am St. Thomas

500

After Jesus rose from the dead, Peter said that they should choose a replacement for Judas. I was chosen and became one of the twelve apostles.

I am St. Matthias