Feast Days
This Saint spent her life in India teaching others to respect life, by taking care of the sick and dying
St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa!)
This Saint is the Patron Saint of Nurses
St. Catherine of Siena
This Saint was born in Italy, but is best known for his work in Ireland. He's so well known in Ireland that he is actually the Patron Saint of Ireland!
St. Patrick
This Saint was beheaded!
St. John the Baptist
This Saint's feast day is December 26th. He was also the first Christian martyr.
St. Stephen
This Saint's Feast Day is January 28th. He is considered one of the Church's greatest theologians.
St. Thomas Aquinas
This Saint is the Patron Saint of musicians
Saint Cecilia
This Saint was born in Italy, but is best known for her work with immigrants in New York.
St. Frances Cabrini
This Saint established the order of the Jesuits, and baptized people in India and Japan
St. Francis Xavier
This Saint was pope for 27 years, and tried to make sure the Catholic Church had good relationships with people of all faiths
Saint John Paul II
This Saint's feast day is July 6th
Saint Maria Goretti
This Saint is the patron saint of lost things
St. Anthony of Padua
This Saint is from Persia. He was put in prison for preaching and forbidden from preaching anymore
Saint Benjamin
This Saint was attacked and killed by her neighbor, but she forgave him before she died (which led to his conversion!).
St. Maria Goretti
This Saint was visited by Mary 4 times, and is the Saint of Indigenous People.
St. Juan Diego
This Saint's feast day is July 12th
Saint Veronica
This Saint is the Patron Saint of laundry workers
St. Veronica
This Saint was originally from Belgium, but is best known for his work in Hawaii with leprosy.
St. Damien
This Saint prayed for her son to become Catholic, and after years her prayers were answered. Her son is also a Saint! (Bonus 200 points if you know his name too)
St. Monica
This Saint was blessed with the gift of healing. His feast day is the same day he died. He is also the Patron Saint of Mexico.
St. Martin de Porres
This Saint's Feast Day is September 27th, and he showed compassion and courtesy to those who were poor and/or prisoners
St. Vincent de Paul
This Saint is the Patron Saint of families.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
This Saint was from Poland. She saw multiple visions of Jesus, and kept a journal about them - she was commissioned the image of Divine Mercy.
Saint Faustina
These two Saints were sister and brother
St. Scholastica and St. Benedict
This Saint was beheaded because she refused to marry the emperor.
Saint Philomena