5 - Saints

Saint Francis

Saint Francis

- patron of animals, merchants, and ecology

Giovanni

- Saint Francis’ baptismal name, after John the Baptist, in the hope of his mother that he would grow to be a great religious figure one day

Pica Bernardone

- Saint Francis’ mother

Pietro Bernardone

- Saint Francis’ father

Francesco

- Saint Francis’ new name as his father wanted him to be a businessman and a lover of France

1182

- Saint Francis’ year of birth

October 4, 1226

- date of Saint Francis’ death and his feast day as well

Saint Isidore

- patron saint of farmers, peasants, day laborers, and rural communities

Madrid, Spain

- place of Saint Isidore’s birth

John de Vergas

- wealthy land owner who Saint Isidore worked for since he was young

Maria de la Cabeza

- wife of Saint Isidore

- they had a son who died unexpectedly as a child, and their grief led them to believe that his death was a sign from God and vowed to live a life of perfect continence

May 15, 1120

- Saint Isidore’s date of death, died at 60 years old

1622

- date of Saint Isidore’s canonization with four other saints

• St. Ignatius of Loyola • St. Teresa of Aila • St. Francis of Xavier • St. Phillip Neri

Blessed Josepha

- was born as the eldest of seven children

- even as a child, she was concerned for the poor and suffering whom she visited with her mother.

Mother Josepha Hendrina Stenmanns

- Blessed Josepha’s full name

May 28, 1852

- Blessed Josepha’s date of birth

Issum, Germany

- Blessed Josepha’s place of birth

May 20, 1903

- Blessed Josepha’s date of death

June 29, 2008

- Blessed Josepha’s date of beatification

Silk Weaver

- Blessed Josepha’s work after she left school to contribute to family income

March 1894

- year Blessed Josepha professed first vows and was given the name Josepha