Unit Saint Test NO.2 Flashcards
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 Poitier’s. later, I was ordained an exorcist and worked against Arian. 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. Martin of Tours
I was a famous Roman martyr, but not as 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. Cecilia
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. Catherine of Alexandria
The brother of St. Peter, I am the patron saint of fishermen, Scotland, Russia, and Greece. I was an apostle and crucified on an X-shaped cross
St. Andrew
I was born in the Czech republic before coming to America. After I became the bishop of Philly, I created the archdiocesan school system where enrollment increased twentyfold. I am the patron saint of educators & my body resides at my shrine in Philly.
St. John Neumann
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. Therese of Lisieux
St. Francis Xavier
a staunch defender of the divinity in Christ & 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 by my people.
St. Hillary of Poitiers
joined the Roman army 2 assist martyrs w/o arousing suspicion. I was then brought before emperor diocletian and was shot full of arrows & survived. I later accosted diocletian and his cruelty to christians, after which I was sentenced to death. patron saint of athletes.
St. Sebastian
apostle of God - nickname: rock
St. Peter
fourth-century bishop of Myra - unable to provide dowries for his three daughters of marriageable age - tossed a bag of gold through the poor man’s window on three separate occasions - evolved into the custom of gift-giving on the saint’s feast - example of generosity portrayed by this holy bishop - patron saint of bakers, brides and Grooms, children, Greece, pawnbrokers, and travelers
St. Nicholas
I am a title of the blessed mother. I appeared to several girls in Rwanda high school in 1981 and man people made pilgrimages to experience them
Our Lady for Kibeho
I was a Belgian priest who volunteered to serve the isolated victims of leprosy in Molokai in Hawaii. in 1873, I began to minister in 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.
St. Damien of Malokai
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 Revolution having been born in 1774 and converted to Catholicism at the age of 30. I am the patron saint of Catholic schools and windows.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
I was born in a Nobel Spanish family which gave me the resources and education to get a good start in life. Later I earned a doctrine 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. Raymond of Penafort
There is an annual mass on my feast day for churchgoers to have their throats blessed. the legend has it that as hunters hauled me off to prison, a mother came with her young son who had fish bone lodged in his throat. at my command the child was able to cough up the bone. I am the patron saint of all ailments of the throat.
St. Blaise
The blessed Mother appeared to us at Fatima in Portugal once a month on the 13th of each month where we prayed for world peace and the conversion of Russia under Communism. Later we both died of influenza at a young age.
St. Jacincta and Francisco Marto
patron saint of beekeepers, beggars, learning, Milan - dared the eunuchs of the court to execute Empress Justina - Empress Justina’s people rallied behind this saint in the face of imperial troops - he spurred and calmed his people with bewitching new hymns based on Eastern melodies - influenced and converted st. Augustine of Hippo
St. Ambrose
born to a Hindu family in 1712 - went to a service of the royal household as a young man - put in charge of state affairs - interested in captain Eustachius De Lannoy’s faith - baptized in 1745 and chose the name Lazarus - beaten and tortured daily - shot to death by soldiers in 1752 - body was transported to St. Xavier Church in Kottar - became the first Indian layman not connected to any religious institute to be beatified in 2012
St. Pillai
a suitor accused her of being a Christian and was executed in Syracuse, Sicily, in the year 304 - name is mentioned in the First Eucharistic Prayer - had to contend with in pagan Sicily in the year 300 - to give witness to her faith she had made a vow of virginity - patron saint of the blind and eye disorders
st. Lucy
Our Lady of Guadalupe visited me :)
St. Juan Diego
she was instructed for ten years by the holy woman Blessed Jutta - became a Benedictine nun at the Monastery of Saint Disibodenberg at the age of 18 - started to receive visions at the age of three and forced to write it down - wrote books and over 300 letters to people who sought her advice - sought advice from contemporaries such as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux - confronted Emperor Frederick Barbarossa for supporting at least three antipopes - challenged the Cathars, who rejected the Catholic Church claiming to follow a more pure Christianity - preached in the Rhineland between 1152 and 1162
St. Hildegard
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 assassination attempt.
St. John Paul II
Patron saint of deacons
St. Stephen
born in Cuba and displayed the virtue of perseverance. later moved to Baltimore where there was a large french-speaking community and used my money to house and educate the Black
Mother Mary lange
i practiced the virtue of generosity in my daily life. i am a former Haitian slave who came to america and resided in New York. i was a barber and philanthropist that helped construct the st. Cathedral. not yet a saint.
Venerable Pierre Toussaint
