Benedictine Saints Flashcards
St. George also known as:
George of Lydda
When did St. George die?
Died 23 April 303
St. George was a ____________ of Christianity
Venerated saint
When St. George was a soldier which army was he in?
Roman army
Who was St. George canonised by?
St George was canonised in AD 494 by Pope Gelasiu
Why did he die?
was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith
He was also _______ for the Roman emperor
of Cappadocian Greek origin and a member of the Praetorian Guard
St. Gerald is also known as?
Gerald of Aurillac
He was a _____ saint of the _________ Church
- French
- Roman Catholic
Who wrote or canonised St. Gerald’s life?
Odo of Cluny
Who helped St. Gerald realize his true vocation?
St. Gaubert Bishop of Cahors
Seven years before his death, he safflicted with ________
blindness
When did St. Gerald die?
909
He is the patron saint of the disabled, handicapped, and physically challenged
St. Gerald
Although he came from a very wealthy family of nobility in Athens, Greece, he gave his entire fortune to the poor
St. Giles
Why would St. Giles fled to the diocese of Nimes in France?
to avoid the adulation of people in his homeland who revered him for his wisdom and piety.
Who found St. Giles when he was hinding in a cave alone?
The French king discovered him when his royal hunting party shot an arrow into the cave
When did St. Giles die?
Giles died in the early 700s
he is the patron saint of the poor the sick cripples, and many others
St. Giles
His name was Giles, also known as ____
Aegidus
St. Godric also known as
Saint Godric of Finchale
came from a poor but virtuous Norfolk family.
St. Godric
The past jobs of St. Godric when he was little
peddler, later becoming a merchant and sailor.
St. Godric owned and captained the boat that took _______, the first king of Jerusalem, to _____ in the Holy Land
- Baldwin I
- Jaffa
There are four recorded songs of Saint Godric’s:
they are the oldest songs in English for which the original musical settings survive.
St Godric’s most famous song came to him through a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who told him to sing it whenever he was ________, and she would come to his aid:
tempted, weary or in pain
St. Gregory is also known as
Saint Gregory 1
When was St. Gregory born?
born c. 540 Rome (Italy)
When did St. Gregory die?
March 12 604, Rome
His apithat the Great reflects his papacy, which status as a writer as well as a ruler
St. Gregory
the first exponent of a truly medieval, sacramental spirituality.
St. Gregory
State all the Benidictine Saints
St. George
St. Gerald
St. Giles
St. Grodric
St. Gregory
