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A is for St. Abraham
Born-November 13, 354
Died-August 28, 430
Feast Day-August 28
Patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses.
Fun Facts:
His life before conversion included loose living, which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions.
He was baptized, became a priest and later a bishop, a famous Catholic writer, and founder of religious priests.
His parents are Saint Monica and Patricius Aurelius.
B is for Basil the Great
Born-330; unknown day
Died-January 1, 379
Feast Day-January 1
Patron saint of nothing
Fun Facts:
1. Basil was known for his care of the poor and underprivileged.
2. He was from Turkey.
3. He was an early Church Father who defended the orthodox faith against the heretical Arians.
C is for Catherine of Alexandria
Born-287; day unknown
Died-305; day unknown
Feast Day-November 25
Patron saint of of students, unmarried girls, apologists
Fun Facts
She was martyred around 305 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Christian tradition states she was possibly born a princess.
She was arrested and scourged, but despite the torture, she did not abandon her faith.
D is for Pope Saint Damascus I
Born-305; day unknown
Died-December 11, 384
Feast Day-December 11
Patron saint of nothing
Fun Facts:
1. Damasus was the pope who told Saint Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin.
2. He was a sixty-year-old deacon when he was elected bishop of Rome in 366.
3. He was a writer.
E is for Elizabeth of Hungary
Born-July 7, 1207
Death-November 17, 1231
Feast Day-November 17
Patron saint of bakers, beggars, brides, charities, death of children.
Fun Facts:
1, Her mother was murdered when she was six.
2. She married a man named Ludwig.
3. She lived a life full of pray and service to the poor.
F is for saint Francis of Assisi:
Born-1811; day unknown
Died-October 3, 1226
Feast Day-October 4
Patron saint of animals, merchants, and ecology
Fun Facts:
1. His father was rich and had an easy life growing up.
2. Prior to his conversion, he was a leader of a crowd of young people who spent their nights in wild parties.
3. His conversion did not happen overnight.
G is for Saint George:
Born-280; day unknown
Died-April 23, 303
Feast Day-April 23
Patron saint of England and Catalonia
Fun Facts:
1, He was decapitated.
2. There are several stories about him fighting dragons.
3. Diocletian tried to save him by attempting to have him convert to the belief in Roman gods.
H is for Saint Helena
Born-244; day unknown
Died-330; day unknown
Feast Day-August 18
Patron saint of archaeologists converts, difficult marriages, divorced people, empresses, Helena, and the capital of Montana
Fun Facts:
1, She built churches in Rome and in the Holy Land.
2. She's the mother of Constantine the Great.
3. She discovered the True Cross on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
I is for Saint Ignatius of Loyola:
Born-October 23, 1941
Died-July 31, 1556
Feast Day-July 31
Patron saint of Catholic soldiers, the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Basque Country, and various towns and cities in his native region.
Fun Facts:
1, One of the most influential figures in the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century.
2. He was the youngest of thirteen children.
3. He made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
J is for Saint Jerome:
Born-342; day unknown
Died-September 30, 420
Feast Day-September 30
Patron saint of archaeologists, Biblical scholars, librarians, students, and translators
Fun Facts:
1, He was originally named Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus.
2. He traveled to Rome to study grammar, philosophy and rhetoric at the age of twelve.
3. He had a friend named Bonosus who was a Christian influence to him.
K is for Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Born-1965; day unknown
Died-April 17, 1680
Feast Day-July 14
Patron saint of the environment and ecology
Fun Facts:
1, She is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
2. She had smallpox at the age of four.
3. She refused to get married.
L is for Pope Saint Linus:
Born-10; day unknown
Died-September 23, 76
Feast Day-September 23
Patron saint of hats and veil makers
Fun Facts:
1, He was the Pope after Saint Peter.
2. He was a native of Tuscany.
3. He is the Linus mentioned by St. Paul in the second letter to Timothy.
M is for Saint Michael:
Born-unknown
Died-unknown
Feast Day-September 29
Patron saint of grocers, soldiers, doctors, mariners, paratroopers, police, and sickness.
Fun Facts:
1, He's the leader of all angels and of the army of God.
2. He has four main responsibilities or offices.
3. Today, he is invoked for protection.
N is for Saint Nicholas:
Born-December 15, 270
Died-December 6, 343
Feast Day-December 6
Patron saint of bakers and pawnbrokers
Fun Facts:
1, He's also known as "Nikolaos of Myra".
2. He does not have a specific date of canonization.
3. He's known as Santa Claus/Father of Christmas.
O is for Saint Olympias the Deaconess:
Born-368; unknown day
Died-July 25, 408
Feast Day-December 17
Patron saint of nothing.
Fun Facts:
1, She born into a wealthy noble Constantinople family.
2. She was orphaned as a child until she was given to the care of her uncle.
3. She spent the last years of her life in illness and persecution.
P is for Saint Patrick:
Born-385;day unknown
Died-March 17, 461
Feast Day-March 17
Patron saint of Ireland
Fun Facts:
1, He was captured by Irish pirates during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep.
2. He escaped when he was twenty after having a dream from God.
3. He has a vision that prompted his studies for priesthood.
Q is for Saint Quentin:
Born-unknown
Died-287; day unknown
Feast Day-October 31
Patron saint of nothing.
Fun Facts:
1, He was a Roman
2. He was so successful in preaching that he was imprisoned, tortured, and beheaded.
3. He went to Gual as a missionary.
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