2nd Trimester Saints Study Guide Flashcards
St. Martin of Tours (November 11)
I was born in Hungary and moved to Italy where my father was a soldier. I was forced to join the army at the age of 15 but was more of a monk than a fighter. After being discharged, I joined Hillary of Poitiers. Later I was ordained an exorcist and worked against the Arians. I established the first French church and later became a bishop. I fought to save the life of a heretic but was accused of the same crimes.
St. Cecilia (November 22)
I was a famous Roman Martyr, but not much is known about me. I was a Christian married to a Roman man. I died after being struck by a sword in the neck three times, but lived for another three days. I am the patron saint of musicians.
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)
I was a young woman who converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. I was set to be executed on a spiked wheel, but it shattered and I was beheaded instead. Devotion to me spread during the Crusades. I am the patron saint of lawyers, librarians, students, and teachers.
St. Andrew (November 30)
The brother of St. Peter, I am the patron of fisherman, Scotland, Russia
St. Francis Xavier (December 3)
A university is named after me. I was a good friend of Ignatius of Loyola. I was a Jesuit priest who traveled all over Europe and Asia. I am the patron saint of Japan, jewelers, sailors, and the co-patron of missions along with St. There’s of Lisieux.
St. Nicholas (December 6)
Santa duh?
St. Ambrose (December 7)
theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397
St. Juan Diego/Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 9 & 12)
when the Virgin Mary— the mother of Jesus and a very important saint in the Roman Catholic religious tradition—appeared to a man named Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531
St. Lucy (December 13)
She was reported to the Roman authorities and was eventually sentenced to death by fire
St. Hildegard of Bingen (December 17)
lived in 12th-century Germany. She had numerous prophetic and mystical visions during her life and is said to have been a miracle worker.
St. Stephen (December 26)
one of the first seven deacons of the Church and became the first Christian martyr
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (January 4)
I am the first American-born saint where I founded the Sisters of Charity and the first Catholic school. I was a Daughter of the Revolutionary having been born in 1774 and converted to Catholicism at the age of 30. I am the patron saint of Catholic schools and widows.
St. John Neumann (January 5)
I was born in the Czech Republic before coming to America. After I became the bishop of Philadelphia. I created the Archdiocesan school system where enrollment increased twentyfold. I am the patron saint of educators and my body resides at my shrine in Philadelphia.
St. Raymond of Penafort (January 7)
I was born into a noble Spanish family which gave me the resources and education to get a good start in life. Later I earned a doctorate in both civil and canon law and joined the Franciscan Order. I compiled several books of canon law while working for the Pope and later became an archbishop before dying at the age of 100.
St. Hillary of Poitiers (January 13)
I was a staunch defender of the divinity of Christ and lived in both scholarship and controversy as a bishop in France. I battled the scourge of Christianity that was Arianism, but refused to condemn Athanasius which resulted in my exile I was called to a council and defended the Church where afterwards I was welcomed back to my people.
St. Devasahayam Pillai (January 15)
St. Sebastian (January 20)
Not much is known about my life, but my legend says that I joined the Roman army to assist martyrs without arousing suspicion. I was then brought before Emperor Diocletian and was shot full of arrows but survived. I later accosted Diocletian and his cruelty to Christians, after which I was sentenced to death. I am the patron saint of athletes.
St. Blaise (February 6)
He is the patron saint of throat illnesses, wool combers, and animals.
Sts. Jacinta and Francisco Marto/Our Lady of Fatima (February 20)
Our Lady of Kibeho (December Saint of the Month) - Virtue of Faith
I am a title of the Blessed Mother. I appeared to several girls in a Rwanda high school in 1981 and many people made pilgrimages to experience them.
Venerable Pierre Toussaint (January Saint of the Month) - Virtue of Generosity
a devout Catholic philanthropist and former slave from Haiti, lived and worked as a hairdresser in New York City
Mother Mary Lange (February Saint of the Month) - Virtue of Perseverance
founded the first religious congregation of women of African-American descent (the Oblate Sisters of Providence)
St. Peter (the rock)
one of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles.
St. John Paul II
From Poland, I was the Pope from 1978-2005. I traveled more than any other Pope. I began World Youth Day and challenged young people to promote justice. I famously survived an assanation attempt.
St. Damien of Molokai
I was a Belgian priest who volunteered to serve the isolated victims of leprosy in Molokai in Hawaii. In 1873, I began to minister to the people of the colony and treated them with compassion and dignity. I later contracted leprosy but continued to work among them to build clinics and churches until I died in 1889.
