Women Saints
After being stabbed by her brother she was taken to the nearest hospital in Nettuno, where she underwent surgery without anesthesia. Unfortunately, her wounds were beyond the surgeon's ability to help. Halfway through the surgery, the man asked her, "Maria, think of me in Paradise."
St. Maria Goretti
Feastday: July 6
Patron: of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape
She is the founder of the Discalced Carmelites. In 1970 she was declared a Doctor of the Church for her writing and teaching on prayer, one of two women to be honored in this way.
St. Teresa of Avila
Feastday: October 15
Patron: of Headache sufferers, Spanish Catholic Writers
Her love for the Eucharist led her to convert to Catholicism and founded the first order of religious women in America, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Feastday: January 4
Patron: of in-law problems, against the death of children, widows, death of parents, and opposition of Church authorities
He heard Christ on the crucifix speak to him, "...repair my church."
St. Francis of Assisi: It is a popular practice on his feast day, 4 October, for people to bring their pets and other animals to church for a blessing.
Wrote: Epistola ad Coroticum: Letter To Coroticus
St. Patrick
Feastday: March 17
Patron: of Ireland
Birth: 387
Death: 461
Her beauty was so great that she was nicknamed "Rose," a name that remains with her to this day. She was known to wear a heavy silver crown, with spikes that could pierce her flesh. The spikes reminded her of the Crown of Thorns.
St. Rose of Lima
Feastday: August 23
Patron: of Latin America and Philippines
After having his book stolen, he prayed it would be found or returned to him. The thief did return the book and in an extra step returned to the Order as well.
The book is said to be preserved in the Franciscan friary in Bologna today.
St. Anthony Padua
Feastday: June 13
Patron: of Lost Things
The day after her baptism, she was surrounded by a swarm of white bees, which went in and out of her infant mouth without hurting her.
St. Rita
Feastday: May 22
Patron: of impossible cases, difficult marriages, and parenthood
Founded the Poor Ladies of San Damiano
St. Clare of Assisi
Feastday: August 11
Patron: of eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television
Known as the Apostle to the Armenians
St. Jude Thaddaeus
Feastday: October 28
Patron: of Desperate causes, desperate situations, lost causes
She prayed: "Jesus Christ, Lord of all, you see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am. I am your sheep: make me worthy to overcome the devil."
St. Agatha
Feastday: February 5
Patron: of Sicily, bellfounders, breast cancer, against fire, Palermo, rape victims, and wet nurses
Guards who came to take her away were unable to move her, even after hitching her to a team of oxen. They tried to burn her and she would not burn.
St. Lucy
Feastday: December 13
Patron: of Blindness
Archers riddled his body with arrows, his body was described as, "full of arrows as an [sea] urchin." Believed to be dead, the archers left his body for retrieval and burial. But he did not die
St. Sebastian
Feastday: January 20
Patron: of soldiers, athletes, and those who desire a saintly death
A flower-crowned skull of this saint can be found in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome.
St. Valentine
Feastday: February 14
Patron: of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages
She is often represented with a lamb, the symbol of her innocence, and a palm branch, like other martyrs. She is shown as a young girl in robes holding a palm branch with the lamb either at her feet or in her arms.
St. Agnes
Feastday: January 21
Patron: of young girls, chastity, rape survivors, and the Children of Mary
St. Cecilia
Feastday: November 22
Patron: of musicians
Known as the Little Flower and wrote Story of a Soul
St. Therese of Lisieux
Feastday: October 1
Patron: of the Missions
Her death came on a Friday at three in the afternoon, the same as Jesus. Two anchors, three arrows, a palm symbol of martyrdom, and a flower were found on the tiles in her tomb, interpreted as symbols of her martyrdom.
St. Philomena
Feastday: August 11
Patron: of infants, babies, and youth
When she was going to be forced into marriage she began fasting and cut her hair short to mar her appearance.
St. Catherine's feast day is April 29, she is the patroness against fire, illness, the United States, Italy, miscarriages, people ridiculed for their faith, sexual temptation, and nurses. St. Catherine of Siena
The patroness of those suffering nervous and mental afflictions
St. Dymphna
Feastday: May 15
Patron: of those suffering for nervous and mental afflictions
She saw the Virgin Mary and the period of daily visions became known as "la Quinzaine sacrée," meaning "holy fortnight."
St. Bernadette
Feastday: April 16
Patron: of illness, people ridiculed for their piety, poverty, shepherds, shepherdesses, and Lourdes, France
Mother to two saints and Bishop Navigius
St. Monica
Feastday: August 27
Patron: of Wives and Abuse Victims
She never killed anyone in battle since she preferred only to carry her banner, which she preferred "forty times" better than a sword, several noblemen claimed she greatly effected their decisions since they accepted she gave Divinely inspired advice.
St. Joan of Arc
Feastday: May 30
Patron: of soldiers and France
On September 20, 1918 he was hearing confessions when he felt pain in his hands and feet. He noticed the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, appearing on his hands and feet.
St. Padre Pio
Feastday: September 23
Patron: of Civil defense volunteers, Adolescents, Pietrelcina, Stress relief, & January blues
The first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Feastday: July 14
Patron: of the environment and ecology