Midterm Flashcards
Name the 10 CST’s
Common good Participation Subsidiarity Dignity of work Solidarity Preferential option for the poor and vulnerable Stewardship of creation Peace Dignity of human person Rights and responsibilities
Founders of the Daughters of charity
St. Louise de marillac
Expelled from Cuba. Major role for Irish immigrant children
Felix varela
Spanish Jesuit volunteered for mission in Cartagena. Devoted his life to ministering slaves. Known as the “slave to slaves”
Pedro claver
Medieval noble woman known for her care for the poor. Became a Franciscan tertiary
Elizabeth of Hungary
Born in slavery, first African American ordained a catholic priest. Most of his ministry was in Chicago
Augustus tolton
Philadelphia heiress gave up a fortune to found a religious congregation dedicated to serving African Americans and native Americans and native Americans
.katherine Drexel
Founders of daughters of Mary
Maria mazzarello
16th century aristocrat gave up his inheritance to become a Jesuit. Died ministering to victims of the plague. Patron saint of those suffering from AIDS
Aloysius Gonzaga
Foundress of the sisters of mercy
Catherine Elizabeth macauley
20th century medical dotor chose to postpone her own medical treatment in order to save the life of her unborn daughter
Gianna Molla
The US lay missionary was raped and murdered by members of the el Salvadoran military when she was ministering to the poor in El Salvador
Jean Donovan
After the death of his wife, this man devoted himself to the education of the poor by founding the Irish Christian brothers
Edmund rice
Foundress of the missionaries of charity
Teresa of Calcutta
Jesuit murdered by the nazis
Alfred delp
Dominican tertiary cared for the poor and was a peace mediator in 14th century Italy. One of the first two female doctors of the church and received stigmata
Catherine of Siena
The Irish born priest of the archdiocese of Miami directed operation Pedro pan
Brian Walsh
The only canonized saint from Sudan, this woman is the patroness of victims of human trafficking
Josephine bakhita
Foundress of the little sisters of the poor, who care for the elderly poor
Jeanne Jugan
Known as “the great apostle of 17th centurynfrench priest founded the congregation of the mission and cofounded the daughters of charity. Spent two years as a slave in the Ottoman Empire after being abducted by pirates
St. Vincent Paul
First Colombian to be canonized, this woman was a strong advocate of the indigenous peoples of Latin America
Laura Montoya
This 17th and 18th century French priest founded the brothers of the Christian schools after he dedicated himself to the education for the poor
John baptiste de la salle
The archbishop of San Salvador was murdered while celebrating the sacrifice of the mass on account his criticism of the violent and repressive conduct of his gov. during the Salvadoran civil war
Oscar Romero
Daughter of a famous American novelist converted to Catholicism and founded a religious community which cares for the terminally ill cancer patients, still to this day refusing payment from patients, their families, or the gov.
Rose Hawthorne lathrop
Religious sister from the US was murdered in Brazil on account of her activism on behalf of environmental justice
Dorothy stang
The Chilean Jesuit was especially known for his ministry to the poor, to industrial workers, and to young people
Alberto hurtado
19th century Italian priest founded the salesians to educate the poor
John bosco
The only priest to receive the stigmata, this capuchin friar was a renowned confessor and spiritual director who built a hospital in one of the poorest parts of Italy
Pio of pietrelcina
This Peruvian mulatto became a Dominican brother. He built the first hospital in the americas and the first veterinary hospital in the world
Martin de porres
The women’s suffragist and leave activist converted to Catholicism after the birth of her daughter. She founded the Catholic worker movement
Dorothy day
The Italian nun founded the missionaries of the sacred heart and came to the US at the request of Leo XIII to minister to Italian immigrants. She is the patron saint of all immigrants
Francesca Xavier Cabrini
Franciscan sister from upstate NY P went to Hawaii to care for abandoned leprosy patients
Marianne cope
Indigenous layman received the apparition of our lady of Guadalupe
Juan Diego
Soldiers conversion experience centered on a moment when he cut his cloak in half to share with a poor man who was shivering in the cold
Martin of tours
Franciscan priest was an early pioneer in the Catholic publishing. He was a missionary in Japan. He was sent to aucschwitz for refusing to publish natzi propaganda. Died after he volunteered to trade places with a prisoner who had been condemned to death by starvation
Maximillian kolbe
Religious sister is the first Australian to be canonized
Mary mackillop
Vietnamese bishop spent 10 years in solitary confinement as a political prisoner of the communist government.
Nguyen van thuan
Belgian priest went on mission to Hawaii to dedicate his life to serving victims of leprosy of which he himself eventually died. Known as the “father of Hawaii”
Damien of Molokai
African American woman and her religious congregation broke the Jim Crow laws when she moved into her community to live with them. She became a beloved civil rights activist
Thea bowman
This bishop excommunicated the Roman Emperor theodosius after he massacred a city
Ambrose of Milan
This Peruvian Dominican tertiary devoted her life to penance in reparation for the Spanish treatment of the slaves and indigenous people
Rose of Lima
Soldier who suffered from life long war injuries learned to govern his wrathful temper through the guidance of st. Philip Neri. Became a priest and founded a congregation dedicated to the care of the sick
Camillus de lellis
This Dutch priest was killed in nazi medical experiments at dachau after he refused to allow the Catholic publications he supervised to print nazi propaganda
Titus brandsma
This early 20th century Italian young man lived to the age of 24. He became a Dominican tertiary. Was an vid sportsman who spent all his spare time serving the poor
Pier giorgio frassati
This spoiled rich young man gave up all his possessions after being a prisoner of war. Heard Jesus charge him “to rebuild the church”. He was especially devoted to caring for victims of leprosy. First person known to have received the stigmata
Francis of Assisi
