Patron Saints
The patron saint of Ireland.
Who is St. Patrick?
This saint wrote 'Story of a Soul'.
Who is St. Therese of Lisieux?
This young woman was called by God at the age of 17 to lead her country into battle against England.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
This Italian saint is known for his work with young men. He loved to juggle, do magic tricks, and acrobatics.
Who is St. John Bosco?
One of the most recent saints of the Church, he built a website all about Eucharistic Miracles.
Who is St. Carlo Acutis?
The patron saint of police officers.
Who is St. Michael the Archangel?
This saints is famous for his book in which he confesses to stealing a pear.
Who is St. Augustine of Hippo?
This young man studied under St. John Bosco and died at the age of 14. He is the patron saint of altar boys.
Who is St. Dominic Savio?
This saint was a parish priest in France. A petition once reached him stating that he was not in his right mind. He signed the petition and sent it onto the next parish priest.
Who is St. John Vianney?
This young man was stoned to death as he was transporting the Eucharist to prisoners.
The patron saint of television.
Who is St. Clare of Assisi?
This saint is most famous for translating the Bible into Latin.
Who is St. Jerome?
While born centuries before him, she is a greek saint who is known for her close relationship with St. John Vianney. Not much is known about her life, but she was a martyr of the faith at the age of 13.
Who is St. Philomena?
This saint was being barbecued to death, but still famously said 'Turn me over, I'm done on this side.'
Who is St. Lawrence?
This great papal saint lowered the age to receive First Communion to 7. He is known as the 'Pope of the Eucharist'.
Who is Pope St. Pius X?
The patron saint of Wales.
Who is St. David of Wales?
Before his imprisonment during World War II, this saint ran a Catholic newspaper in Poland.
Who is Saint Maximilian Kolbe?
She was an early Church martyr who was hard to kill. She wouldn't burn and they couldn't humiliate her. Eventually, they were able to behead her.
Who is St. Agnes?
Allegedly, this English martyr moved his beard out of the way before he was beheaded, for, he said, 'It certainly had done no wrong.'
Who is St. Thomas More?
This great doctor of the Church wrote 'Pange Lingua', a hymn used to this day to praise Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
The patron saint of firefighters
Who is St. Florian?
This holy man wrote the 'Imitation of Christ'. He was buried alive accidentally- this was later discovered when his coffin was unearthed and found with scratches on the inside.
Who is Ven Thomas a Kempis?
These young siblings were only 9 and 10 when they died. They carried a powerful message from Our Lady and witnessed the 'Miracle of the Sun'.
Who are Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto?
This African saint went to his martydom after proctecting many young men from a a king with ill-intent. As he and his companions were being led to their deaths, they could be heard laughing and singing.
Who St. Charles Lwanga?
She is the patron saint of first communicants. She was a young girl who desperately wanted to receive first communion. She was able to receive it early, at the age of 11, and she died peacefully afterwards.
Who is Bl. Imelda Lambertini?