Gruesome Martyr Deaths
What gruesome death did St. Bartholomew experience?
What is being flayed alive?
Known as the Camino de Santiago, this pilgrimmage route ends at the burial place of St. James the Greater. To which modern-day country did St. James the Greater travel?
What is Spain?
Known for conversing with animals, this saint is the patron saint of animals and is commonly depicted with animals in imagery.
What is St. Francis of Assisi?
He was the first to be called, 'The Rock', sorry Dwayne Johnson.
What is St. Peter
While known as Ireland's most famous saint, he actually wasn't Irish, but English.
What is St. Patrick?
What gruesome death did St. Lawrence experience?
What is roasted alive on gridion?
Which duo of apostles, one known for their energy for the Jewish Faith and the other having a similar name to the apostle who betrayed Jesus, traveled to Persia to preach the good news before experiencing a martyr's death?
What is Sts. Simon (the Zealot) and Jude (Thaddeus)
This saint is the patron saint of music and the patroness of the Archdiocese of Omaha?
What is St. Cecilia?
Nicknamed the 'Dumb Ox' by his classmates, this saint would become one of the most knowledgeable saints of all time and is considered a Doctor of the Church for his insightful works, including the Summa Theologica.
What is St. Thomas Aquinas?
St. Jacinta de Marto is the youngest person to be canonized a saint after dying shortly after witnessing which Marian apparition?
What is Our Lady of Fatima?
What gruesome death did St. Ignatius of Antioch experience?
What is being eaten by lions?
Which apostle, the only apostle alive and was not present at Jesus's first revealing after His resurrection to the apostles, is believed to have gone to India to evangelize?
What is St. Thomas?
This saint is the patron saint of diseases that affect the throat and there is a special act done on his feast day where the priests will bless the people by praying and placing candles around the throats of the people.
What is St. Blaise?
Known as the 'Little Flower', if you pray a novena to this saint, she may send you a rose.
What is St. Therese of Liseux
St. Damien of Molokai moved to the island of Molokai to take care of the residents experiencing which illness that he would also suffer from and is mentioned in the Bible?
What is leprosy?
What gruesome death did St. John de Brebeuf, one of the Jesuit martyrs in Canada experience?
What is scalped, flesh eaten, and killed with hatchets?
Which apostle, known during Jesus's time as the brother of Jesus (though most likely his cousin) would become the first bishop of Jerusalem and would be the first apostle to experience a martyr's death?
What is St. James the Lesser
As a fisherman himself, this saint is the patron saint of fishermen and Scotland, the Scots loved him so much they named a very famous golf course after him.
What is St. Andrew?
One of the most recently canonized saints, this young lad can be known as 'The Holy Hacker'.
St. Carlo Acutis
St. Ignatius of Loyola was convinced by which animal to not kill a Muslim who insulted the Virgin Mary when they crossed paths?
What is a donkey?
What gruesome death did St. Agatha experience?
What is having her breasts cut off, then being rolled over hot coals and shard of rocks?
Which apostle, who helped his close friend also become an apostle of Christ, would travel throughout Turkey, Greece, Phrygia, and Syria before experiencing a martyr's death?
What is Philip?
Known as the patron saint of thieves, he is more commonly known for being the 'Good Thief' that talks with Jesus on the cross in one of the accounts of the Crucifixion.
What is St. Dismas
A Viking of Norway, St. Olav the Fat was given this nickname after he was killed in battle supposedly leaving what in the ground?
What is a massive crater?
St. Fabian took on this important role when he was on vacation and the people selected him for the role.
What is the Papacy (Pope)