SAINTS Flashcards
Aug 29
Beheading of John the Baptist
Aug 28
St. Augustine of Hippoo
Aug 1
St. Alphonsus Liguori
obtained permission from the Holy see to celebrate the feast of the divine heart in his own diocese of St. Agatha dei Goti
St. Alphonsus Liguori
composed the Ist Novena of the scared heart
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Aug 2
Blessed Jane of Aza
Sons of Blessed Jane of Aza
Dominic and Mannes
Aug 4
St. Jean Marie Vianney
Patron saint of Diocesan Priests
St. Jean Marie Vianney
During his ecclesiastical studies, he was drafted into Napolean’s army. Later separated from his draft group, he returned home and re-joined the seminary
St. Jean Marie Vianney
He decided to run away on 4 occasions with the intent to become a monk but eventualy discerned that it was not his calling.
St. Jean Marie Vianney
Held or special devotion towards our Lady.
St. Jean Marie Vianney
spent 11-12 hours daily ot the confessional reconciling people with God; immense dedication to the sacrament of Reconciliation
St. Jean Marie Vianney
Aug 8
St. Dominic de Guzman
Founded the order of Predchers (Dominican Order)
St. Dominic de Guzman
His mother had a vision about his birth
St. Dominic de Guzman
patron saint of astronomers
St. Dominic de Guzman
Depicted by artists with one or more attributes; accompanied by a dog
St. Dominic de Guzman
An Augustinian before establishing the Dominican order
St. Dominic de Guzman
There is a special relationship with __ , __ and their orders.
St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi
Aug 9
St. Edith Stein
“Love is stronger than hatred.”
St. Edith Stein
Aug 10
St. Lawrence, Deacons, and Martyr
“unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground”
St. Lawrence
Aug 11
St. Clare of Assisi and St. Philomena
Came from a wealthy family
St. Clare of Assisi
One of the 1st followers of St. Francis of Assisi
St. Care of Assisi
Foundress of the poor Clares
St. Clare of Assisi
1st woman to write a monastic rule
St. Clare of Assisi
Defended the monastery with the power of the Holy Eucharist.
St. Clare of Assisi
Patron saint of televisions
St. Clare of Assisi
Martyred at 13 yrs old
St. Philomena
Patron saint of babies, children and Youth
St. Philomena
Only person canonized based on her powerful intercession
St. Philomena
”My purity, which I have vowed to god, comes before everything… My kingdom. is Heaven.”
St. Philomena
Aug 14
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Franciscan from Poland who founded the Militia of the Immaculata in 1917.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Laid down his life for a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Patron saint of the pro-life movement
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Aug 15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Aug 16
St. Roch of Montpellier
Patron against epidemics
St. Roch of Montpellier
“St. Roque”
St. Roch of Montpellier
French Franciscan tertiary
St. Roch of Montpellier
Gave all his wealth to the poor and become a pilgrim who begged as he journeyed. During the plaque, he helped the sick. many people got cured upon sis touch. But when he got infected, the people drove him away. He stayed in the forest where a dog brought him bread everyday.
St. Roch of Montpellier
Patron of dog owners
St. Roch of Montpellier
Aug 17
St. Hyacinth and St. Chiara of the Cross or St. Clare of Montefalco
Patron against heart ailments a of people with heart illnesses
St. Chiara of the Cross/ St. Clare of Montefalco
Italian Augustinian nun
St. Chiara of the Cross/ St. Clare of Montefalco
Had many vision of the Lord. She saw Jesus looking for a spot to place his crass. she offered her heart. Jesus implanted the cross on her heart. She told the nuns that they may look inside her heart to meditate on the cross of Jesus. After her death, it was discovered that her heart had a mark of the cross
St. Chiara of the Cross/ St. Clare of Montefalco
Aug 18
Blessed Mannes de Guzman
Patron of the UST junior high school
Blessed Mannes de Guzman
Aug 19
St. Ezekiel Moreno
Was ordained priest in manila in 1871.
St. Ezekiel Moreno
Was deeply devoted to the sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Ezekiel Moreno
Dedicated to the ministry of preaching counseling souls, and caring for the sick.
St. Ezekiel Moreno
Patron of cancer Patients
St. Ezekiel Moreno
Aug 20
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Abbot and Doctor of the Church
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Aug 21
St. Pius X
“I was born poor, l lived poor, I will die poor”
St. Pius X
Denounced the ill treatment of indigenous people on the plantations of Peru, sent a relief commission to Messina after an earthquake, and sheltered refugees at his own expense.
St. Pius X
Had foreseen world war l, but it Killed him
St. Pius X
Aug 22
Memorial of the Queenship of Mary
Aug 24
Apostle Bartholomew
Skinned alive and beheaded in Derbent where a local king, angered by his people’s conversion to Christianity
Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartolomew’s bones are kept in __
the Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome.
Aug 27
St. Monica
Patron of mothers, married women, alcoholics, and conversion
St. Monica
Known for her persistence in prayer.
St. Monica
She frequently prayed and patiently waited for St Augustine of Hippo’s conversion for 17 years.
St. Monica