Early Saints
What saint has a nickname of "Little Flower" and died a cloistered Carmelite?
a) St. Therese of Lisieux
b) St. Maria Goretti
c) St. Teresa of Calcutta
a) St. Therese of Lisieux
What saint won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for their humanitarian work and found the Missionaries of Charity - a religious congregation focused on serving the poor, the dying, and the unwanted in society?
a) St. Teresa of Calcutta
b) St. Gianna Beretta Molla
c) St. Josephine Bahkita
a) St. Teresa of Calcutta
Something that has occurred by the grace of God through the intercession of a Venerable, or Blessed which is scientifically inexplicable.
a) Phenomenon
b) Miracle
c) Sacred Event
b) Miracle
St. Thomas Aquinas, a major theologian, was known as the "Dumb Ox" and yet he was a very learned man and even a Doctor of the Church. He is the patron of whom?
a) Parents
b) Farmers
c) Students
c) Students
True or False: St. Patrick is from Ireland.
What early saint is usually depicted wearing green as a symbol of hope and was one of Jesus' 12 apostles?
a) St. Peter
b) St. John
c) St. Jude
c) St. Jude
Who is being named as the first millennial saint at his canonization on April 27th, 2025?
a) St. Joseph
b) Blessed Carlo Acutis
c) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
b) Blessed Carlo Acutis
Title bestowed on a person who has been beatified and accorded limited liturgical veneration.
a) Venerated
b) Canonized
c) Blessed
c) Blessed
This simple man is the patron saint of animals.
a) St. Jude
b) St. Francis of Assisi
c) St. Matthew
St. Francis of Assisi
Who are one of two married couples to be canonized together who are also parents of St. Therese of Lisieux?
a) Sts. Louis & Zelie Martin
b) Sts. Anne and Joachim
a) Sts. Louis & Zelie Martin
a) St. Joseph
b) St. Stephen
c) St. Matthew
Who has a nickname of "Man of the Beatitudes" and will be canonized on August 3rd, 2025 during the Jubilee Year?
a) Blessed Carlo Acutis
b) St. Teresa of Calcutta
c) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
c) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
The formal process by which the Church declares a person to be a saint and worthy of universal veneration.
a) Canonization
b) Sainthood
c) Beatification
a) Canonization
St. Blaise is the patron saint of diseases in what part of the body?
Throat
Which Pope canonized more saints than all other Popes combined?
a) Pope St. John Paul II
b) Pope Benedict XVI
c) Pope Pius XII
a) Pope St. John Paul II
What Doctor of the Church grew up an atheist and converted to Catholicism after many years of prayer from his mother?
a) St. Luke
b) St. Augustine
c) St. Padre Pio
b) St. Augustine
What saint sacrificed their life for a father in Auschwitz during WWII and said “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”?
a) Pope St. John Paul II
b) St. Maximilian Kolbe
c) St. Christopher
b) St. Maximilian Kolbe
The second stage in the process of proclaiming a person a saint; occurs after a diocese or eparchy and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has conducted a rigorous investigation into the person's life and writings to determine whether he or she demonstrates a heroic level of virtue, offered their life or suffered martyrdom. A miracle attributed to the person's intercession must be proved.
a) Blessed Event
b) Beatification
c) Canonization
c) Canonization
St. Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, but what men and women also regard her as a patron saint?
Soldiers
Who was the first saint to be granted the title of "Doctor of the Church"?
a) St. Catherine of Siena
b) St. Katharine Drexel
c) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
a) St. Catherine of Siena
What early saint prayed for her son's conversion and is the patron saint of mothers?
a) St. Monica
b) St. Faustina
c) St. Cecilia
a) St. Monica
What Spanish priest founded Opus Dei - an institution that has a mission to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies?
a) St. Francisco
b) St. Maximilian Kolbe
c) St. Josemaría Escrivá
c) St. Josemaría Escrivá
Party initiating an action in canon law. In the case of a sainthood cause, the petitioner is one who asks the diocesan bishop to begin the investigation which could ultimately lead to canonization.
a) Saint
b) Petitioner
c) Priest
b) Petitioner
Which patron saint of Ireland is said to have used a shamrock (three-foiled clover) to explain the concept of Trinity?
St. Patrick
Who was the first saint to receive the Christ wounds on his hands, called Stigmata?
a) St. Fabian
b) St. Francis of Assisi
c) St. Mark
b) St. Francis of Assisi