Modern Saints
One of the two Saints who was canonized last September 7th, patron Saint of Video Games.
Who is St. Carlo Acutis?
Patron Saint of Athletics, was martyred twice.
Who is St. Sebastian?
Wrote the fourth gospel and the book of Revelation.
Who is St. John the Apostle?
Patron Saint of Animals and Ecology
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
Foster father of Jesus and spouse of the Virgin Mary.
Who is St. Joseph?
Known as the Little Flower, her parents are both Saints and she is a Doctor of the Church for her little way of loving God.
Who is St. Therese of Lisieux?
Began an orphanage for young girls and taught them to play soccer (patron saint of soccer).
Who is St. Luigi Scrosoppi?
Translated the Bible into Latin.
Who is St. Jerome?
Patron Saint of Music, was forced into marriage and her husband converted and they both died martyrs during the Roman Persecution.
Who is St. Cecelia?
Cousin of Jesus, baptized him in the Jordan River, was beheaded by King Herod.
Who is St. John the Baptist?
Was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp after offering to die in a starvation bunker in place of another prisoner.
Who is St. Maximilian Kolbe?
Patron Saint of Weightlifting (hint: name of a flower, but is male).
Who is St. Hyacinth?
Sought Ultimate Truth through pursuit of knowledge, led him to convert late in life and eventually become a bishop.
Who is St. Augustine?
Cut off all her hair to avoid marriage, led the reunion of the Papacy, stopped wars, and is a Doctor of the Church. Patron saint of nurses.
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
Two first major leaders of the Church, one known as the first Pope, the other for his conversion from persecuting Christians to being their biggest champion.
Who are Sts. Peter and Paul?
First American citizen to be canonized a Saint, patron of immigrants.
Who is St. Frances Xavier Cabrini?
Famous tagline 'Verso L'alto', loved mountaineering, cared for the homeless.
Who is St. Pier Giorgio Frassati?
Began an orphanage for wayward young boys, many of whom became priests. A patron of schools and education.
Who is St. John Bosco?
Was beheaded for opposing the King of England appointing himself the head of the Church in England in order to divorce his wife. Patron saint of teachers and lawyers.
Who is St. Thomas More?
Appeared to St. Juan Diego in modern day Mexico, left her image miraculously on his tilma (tunic) which is still in Mexico city today.
Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe?
First native American Saint, known as the 'Lily of the Mohawks' and was rejected by her tribe for her conversion.
Who is St. Kateri Tekakwitha?
Snuck out of the Vatican to go on ski trips while Pope, would take young people on backpacking trips in the mountains to encounter God.
Who is St. Pope John Paul II?
Known as the "Dumb Ox" in school because he was 'slow,' arguably the greatest theologian of the Catholic Church.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
She was married and had five children before converting to Catholicism, she began her own religious order and the Catholic school system in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Ann Seton?
Wiped the face of Jesus as he carried the cross to Mt. Calvary.