LEVEL: 1 - Novice [CATEGORY Saints & Angels] Flashcards

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This is a representation in Christian art of a circle of gold or light surrounding the head of a saint.

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What is a halo?

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This son of the priest Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth was born a half year before Jesus Christ.

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Who is Saint John the Baptist?

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He is the patron saint of Russia.

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Who is St. Nicholas?

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She greeted Mary as “Mother of my Lord.”

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Who is Saint Elizabeth?

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This female saint was at the foot of the cross with Mary.

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Who is Saint Mary Magdalene?

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This saint’s father beheaded her for being secretly baptized. After her death fire came from heaven and consumed her father.

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Who is Saint Barbara?

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He is the patron saint of policemen.

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Who is St. Michael?

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He is the patron saint of firemen.

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Who is St. Florian?

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She is the patron saint of young girls.

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Who is St. Agnes?

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This is the patron saint of messengers.

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Who is St. Gabriel the Archangel?

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This man was called the precursor of Christ.

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Who is St. John the Baptist?

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These were the parents of Our Blessed Mother.

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Who is St. Ann and St. Joachim?

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These were the names of the parents of St. John the Baptist.

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Who is St. Elizabeth and St. Zachary?

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She helped establish the first parochial school in the United States

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Who is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton?

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This man said “Behold the Lamb of God.”

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Who is St. John the Baptist?

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She greeted Mary as “Mother of my Lord.”

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Who is Saint Elizabeth?

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He is the patron saint of desperate causes.

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Who is Saint Jude?

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This is the name of the person to whom Mary appeared at Lourdes.

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Who is St. Bernadette Soubirous?

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This saint’s feast day is February 14th.

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Who is Saint Valentine?
Who are Sts. Cyril and Methodius? (also acceptable).

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This inspired book has mentioned the angels over 300 times.

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What is the Bible?

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This man was excluded from the Promised Land because of his lack of confidence at the ‘Waters of Contradiction.’ (Num. 20:12-13).

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Who is Moses?

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This man led the Israelites into battle when they conquered the city of Jericho.

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Who is Josue?

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God promised this man that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars of heaven.

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Who is Abraham?

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Of Noah’s sons. this one’s descendants were the Israelites, God’s “chosen people.”

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Who is Sem?

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This man prophesied that the scepter would not disappear from the line of Juda until the expectation of the nations had come.

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Who is Jacob?

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This is the name of the man whose wife said to him: “Bless God and die.”

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Who is Job?

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Jacob passed on the rights of succession to this son.

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Who is Juda?

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This was the mountain upon which God spoke from the burning bush and commanded Moses to go lead the Israelites to freedom.

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What is Mt. Sinai (or Horeb)?

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This is what Christ said we must do if we are to be His disciples.

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What is deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him?

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This Jesuit is known for simplifying complicated doctrine of the Church, writing a Catechism.

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Who is St. Robert Bellarmine?

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This man from Czechoslovakia went to New York and became the 4th bishop of Philadelphia, and also the first male American to be canonized.

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Who is St. John Neumann?

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32
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He devoted his life to caring for the poor and unfortunate of Lima, and he was known as the “Saint of Universal Brotherhood.” He was a Dominican lay brother.

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Who is St. Martin de Porres?

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This saint was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, and was the founder of the Knights of the Immaculate One.

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Who is St. Maximilian Kolbe?

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This saint was the only bishop in England who would not agree to King Henry VIII’s divorce.

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Who is St. John Fisher?

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This teenager died in the 20th century defending her purity.

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Who is St. Maria Goretti?

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According to tradition, devotion to the rosary was revealed to this man?

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Who is St. Dominic?

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This is a title given to Mary after her appearance to Saint Juan Diego in what is known today as Mexico?

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Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe?

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Of these three totals, this most closely approximates the number of Catholics in the world: 2 billion, 1 billion, 500 million.

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What is 1 billion?

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This missionary priest, sent to Peru in the late 1500s, is called the “Wonder Worker of the New World.”

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Who is Fr. Francis Solano?

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He was the apostle of the Indies and of Japan.

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Who is St. Francis Xavier?

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He was the founder of the Franciscan Order.

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Who is St. Francis of Assisi?

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He alone of the apostles remained faithful to Christ during his Passion, and Christ entrusted to him the care of His Mother.

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Who is St. John the Evangelist?

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This patron saint of South America was the first American saint to be canonized.

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Who is St. Rose of Lima?

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This Spanish priest established the first California mission in 1769.

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Who is Blessed Junipero Serra?

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According to tradition, this is the way Peter died.

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What is: he was crucified upside down?

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The Blessed Virgin appeared to this woman in Paris in 1830

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Who is St. Catherine Laboure?

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She founded the Second Order of Franciscans in 1212.

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Who is St. Clare?

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This modern Carmelite saint, who died of tuberculosis, is known for her humility, simplicity, piety and patience.

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Who is St. Teresa of Lisieux, or the Little Flower?

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This is the meaning of the name Michael.

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What is “Who is like God?”

50
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This is how old Abraham was when Isaac was born.

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What is 100 years?

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Believed to have the privilege of bilocation, this 20th century Italian priest also had Christ’s stigmata.

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Who is Saint Padre Pio?

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Angels came to him and gave him Holy Communion when no priest was available.

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Who is St. Stanislaus?

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She was the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Who is St. Anne?

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This name meaning “Who is like God?” refers to a battle between the fallen angels, Satan and his followers, and the angels who were faithful.

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Who is Michael?

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In 258 A.D. this boy saint, while carrying the Eucharist to condemned Christians was stoned because he would not reveal the Eucharist to some boys who were taunting him.

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Who is St. Tarcisius?

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When four soldiers tried to carry this young girl saint away, their combined strength could not move her. She is known as the “shining light.”

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Who is St. Lucy?

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This gospel writer was known to be a companion of St. Paul.

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Who is St. Luke?

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Legend says he preached to the fish to convince heretics. He is pictured holding the baby Jesus as Jesus is believed to have appeared to him.

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Who is St. Anthony of Padua?

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Kinsman of Jesus, he was one of the 12 apostles and a martyr. He is patron of the impossible.

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Who is St. Jude?

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Deacon of the Church of Rome, the Romans believed him to be church treasurer. After his capture and roasting on their fire, he jokingly said, “Turn me over, for I think I’m done on that side.”

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Who is St. Lawrence?

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Captured by pirates as a boy and sold, he escaped and returned later to convert the country. He became the apostle of Ireland.

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Who is St. Patrick?

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He was crucified on an X-shaped cross and was one of the apostles.

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Who is St. Andrew?

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Imprisoned in a tower by her father, she was converted by a singing priest. While being martyred, tradition says the soldiers saw angels coming to carry her soul to Heaven.

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Who is St. Barbara?

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Son of a nobleman, he is now the patron of youth. He entered the Jesuits shortly after their establishment by St. Ignatius of Loyola and died while attending the sick during the plague.

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Who is St. Clotilde?

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She was married to the first Catholic king of France, named Clovis.

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Who is St. Alyosius Gonzaga?

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A Society which today helps the poor is named after this saint who spent his life helping the poor.

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Who is St. Vincent de Paul?

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This saint gathered an army of peace to fight the Albigensian heresy. His order was called the J …. Order of Preachers and dressed in white.

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Who is St. Dominic?

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“Pray and work” is the motto of an order of monks founded by this saint.

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Who is St. Benedict?

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This Hungarian saint was loved by the poor. One day according to tradition, while taking food to the poor, she was stopped and flowers fell out of her cloak.

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Who is St. Elizabeth of Hungary?

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This saint worked among the galley slaves of the West Indies.

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Who is St. Peter Claver?

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Patron of the cancer-stricken he physically attacked a visiting priest before his conversion. He is said to have been cured of a cancerous sore by Jesus Himself.

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Who is St. Peregrine?

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The sisters of Lazarus who often had Jesus visit at their home.

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Who were: 1. Martha - 2. Mary?

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A victim soul for God’s divine justice, this young Italian woman suffered the agonies of Christ’s passion and when she died, became a jewel in Christ’s crown.

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Who is St. Gemma Galgani?

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This Bishop of Antioch was also a disciple of St. John the Apostle.

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Who is St. Ignatius of Antioch?

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In the sixth century this Italian monk wrote a Holy Rule for the monastic way of life.

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Who is St. Benedict?

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This saint made the first manger scene for Christmas.

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Who is St. Francis of Assisi?

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As brother and sister who died as children, they were both declared venerable on May 1990. Along with their cousin, they witnessed six apparitions of our Blessed Mother in Fatima.

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Who are Venerable Francisco and Venerable Jacinta?

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This saint was a Roman soldier who was put into prison for refusing to fight. To prove he was not a coward he stood in the front line of a battle field with a cross. He also shared his cloak with a beggar.

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Who is St. Martin of Tours?

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These saints are the grandparents of Jesus.

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Who are St. Ann and St. Joachim?

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This saint claimed that he was married to “Lady Poverty”.

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Who is St. Francis of Assisi?

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This saint and Archangel is represented by the Scales of Justice.

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Who is St. Michael?

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This is how we refer to the differences between the two apostles named James.

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Who are St. James the Greater and St. James the Less?

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This saint was declared patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX.

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Who is St. Joseph?

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This group is traditionally known as God’s Army?

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What are angels?

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This Archangel is the Prince of Angels because he led the fight against Lucifer and the fallen angels.

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Who is St. Michael?

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This saint denied three times that he knew Jesus.

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Who is St. Peter?

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At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Legend says that he drove serpents out of Ireland.

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Who is St. Patrick?

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This is a symbol of both Christ as well as of St. Agnes.

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What is a lamb?

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This is the term given to person who dies for his faith.

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What is a martyr?