Saint Names
The four gospels report she was the first witness to Jesus' Resurrection.
Mary Magdalene
"I have a dream."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Though I was the second choice, I was the first bishop of the Episcopal Church.
Samuel Seabury
Three-quarters of his compositions were written as worship music.
Johann Sebastian Bach
He traveled throughout Ireland preaching the gospel. He was known as the first writer of Irish history.
Patrick
In the Old and New Testaments, God is called the "God of __________"
Abraham
In her womb, Jesus jumps for joy. Who said, "My soul magnifies the Lord".
Blessed Virgin Mary
I was scared into becoming a monk by a bolt of lightning.
Martin Luther
Jacob
Converted from calling of teaching nuns at Loreto to direct service to the poor in India; founded Missionaries of Charity.
Mother Teresa
Some call me the "Star of the Sea"
Blessed Virgin Mary
"Social justice is part of the implication of loving thy neighbor." said this Secretary of Labor for President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Died on the same day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
C.S. Lewis
Wrote over 6,000 hymns in his/her lifetime; many are still sung in churches today.
Charles Wesley
Unlike the other evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and John, this Saint was a Gentile (non-Jew).
Luke
His name means "golden mouth".
Chrysostom
"Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet."
Augustine
Credited as the founder of the live nativity scene.
Francis of Augustine
His poems were converted to music, including Come My Way, My Truth, My Life (487) and King of Glory, King of Peace (382).
George Herbert
The first Book of Common Prayer was composed and collected largely by this Saint.
Thomas Cranmer
Patron Saint of prosperity, baptism, conversion and tailors.
John the Baptist
"I consider that the sufferings of this present tie are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:18).
Paul
Credited for the start of the Methodist Church.
Charles Wesley
Was a strong advocate for the practice of praying with icons despite them being criticized as idol worship in violation of the Second Commandment.
John of Damascus
Known as "Apostle to the Skeptics", he was a Christian, then Atheist and then Christian by influences of friends J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.
C.S. Lewis