saints

probs will add more as we go on bc she said they're on final!!!!!!

john paul II

john paul II

one of the longest reigning popes, finished implementing vatican II, talked about theology of the body.

Toribio Romo Gonzalez 1900-1928

Roman catholic priest and a mexican martyr, patron saint of border crossers and mexican migrants

Pope Francis

current pope, first pope from americas, from buenos aires, argentina

Kateri Tekakwitha 1656-1680

First Native American saint, she was not well liked by the native americans in her village because of her christian faith

Fr. Ferdinand Farmer

Jesuit priest who faced many hardships to mister to Catholics in Colonial America

Juan Diego 1474-1548

Dec 12th, 1531 - our lady of guadalupe appears to him, mary appeared in the image of a native goddess princess

Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774-1821

First native born American saint, founded the first american congregation of religious sisters, first free catholic school in America

John Carroll 1735-1815

first bishop and archbishop in the United States (Aug 15, 1790)

John Neumann 1811-1860

Established the first diocesan school system

Rose Philippine Duchesne 1769-1852

Opened the first free school west of the Mississippi and the first Catholic school, she traveled to sugar creek, KS, where she opened a school for POTAWATOMI girls

Francis Xavier 1506-1552

jesuit missionary who traveled to India and Japan, patron saint of missions along with St Therese of Lisieux

Junipero Serra 1713-1794

franciscan, founded 21 spanish missions in California

First was in Baja, California

canonized in 2015

Frances Xaiver Cabrini 1850-1917

She was the first US citizen to be canonized a saint, founded the Missionary Sisters of Sacred Heart

Martin de Porres 1579-1639

A lay brother of the Dominican order who cared for the poor and sick and who founded an orphanage, patron saint of racial harmony

Peter Claver 1580-1654

Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary who spent 40 years ministering in Columbia, patron saint of slaves

Rose of Lima 1586-1617

lay member of the Dominican Order who cared for the poor in Lima, Peru

First person born in the Americas to be canonized a saint

Juan de Padilla 1500-1542

Servant of God, Spanish Franciscan missionary who traveled with Coronado

Martyred by the Quivira (wichita) indians in KS

Isaac Jogues and companions 1500-1542

jesuit missionary from France, his companions worked with the Huron Indians in the New World in North America (Canada)

after years of captivity and torture, they were martyred by the Iroquois in 1646

Eusebio Francisco Kino 1645-1711

Italian Jesuit missionary who founded 24 missions and chapels in Mexico, Arizona, and California

Therese and the Little way

famous for the little way- method that all believers can incorporate into their lives to seek holiness in the everyday and ordinary events of life.

Pius X

often called “pope of the Eucharist”, called for active participation in mass by the laity, encouraged frequent reception of holy communion,

Maximilian Kolbe 1894-1941

prisoner at Auschwitz, volunteered to take place of prisoner who had a wife and kids to be executed

John XXIII (angelo roncalli, 1881-1963)

called for vatican council II, canonized in 2014

st teresa benedicta of the cross (edith stein 1891-1942)

german jewish who converted to catholicism and became a carmelite nun

thomas more

nobel who sided with the bishop and got himself killed

martin luther

led the protestant reformation, 95 thesis; 45 proved heretical

St Katherine Drexel

Which saint gave away her entire fortune to help African Americans and Native Americans?

Bishop Gerber

Which bishop started stewardship as a way of life for the entire diocese?

Bishop Jackel

Renovation of the Cathedral, Building up the Drexel Fund, Building up funds for seminarians and retired priests

Ven Bishop Fulton Sheen

appeared on TV and radio and explained basic truths of the Catholic faith