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Saints are individuals of exceptional holiness. They have dedicated their lives to serve others as per the will of God.
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Lydwina of Schiedam is the patron saint of ice skaters.
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There are three named archangels in the Catholic Bible - Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
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A:We do not really know when St Paul was born or when he died. Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement) seems to have...
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Yes, there is. Saint Olivia was born in sicily, died on 9th century, North Africa, Venerated in Roman Catholic Church. Her feast...
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Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. No historical details of her life are known. She was first mentioned by name in the apocryphal...
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Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858 at Lourdes, France.
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St. Michael is an archangel, not a human. he has no country.
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Francis died about the age of 45 years.
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There are saints named Maur, Maura, Maurice, Mauritius, Maurontus, Mauruntius, Maurus but no Maureen.
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She is the patron saint of severely ill children, widows, Catholic schools, the state of Maryland, and those persecuted for their...
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The Franciscan order was named after its founder, St. Francis of Assisi. However, they were not monks, they were friars. Monks...
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St. Michael is a pure spirit who was created by God as an archangel long before the Universe ever existed. He has never died and...
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St. Martin de Porres lived and worked in Lima, Peru.
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A: Rose is not noted for performing miracles during her life, although the Roman Catholic Church mentions many miracles that...
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Answerin the time of Patrick there was only one christian church - pre orthodox, reformation etc. today he is "claimed" by all...
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St. Patrick taught Christianity to the Irish. (They say he brought it to Ireland, although many say it was already there.)
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Ireland, as well as most of the Catholic World, suffers today from an unprecedented crisis of the Faith. Presented here is the...
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people would go to Lourdes because there are loads of miracle stuffs happened there such as Mary appeared to Bernadette and...
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Joseph is the patron saint of: •against doubt •against hesitation •Americas •Anchorage, Alaska, archdiocese of ...
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AnswerThere are many legends about Saint Patrick. This is the most common, i would say; when Patrick was a young boy he got onto...
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Saint Victoria of Tivoli born on 876 in Italy. Wait do you mean 876 AD? because that's the right answer
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The date and year are not known but Nicholas of Myra was probably born in the second half of the third century.
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Here's what Wikipedia says about it: "The canonization of Saint Udalric, Bishop of Augsburg, by Pope John XV in 993 is the first...
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They are not leading their life like us. They are scarifies their normal life and living and serving for others. This is the...
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Jean-Baptiste de la Salle is a French priest who founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Frères des Écoles...
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St. Stephen the Protomartyr of the Christian Faith, became a Saint due to his martyrdom, and he was canonized at the time, as...
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Patrons of France •Anne •Denis •Joan of Arc •Martin of Tours •Notre Dame of Chartres •Our Lady of LaSallette ...
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AnswerThere are dozens and dozens of saints named Joan or Joanna recognized by the Catholic Church. If you are writing about the...
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The apostle Paul (Saul) was from the tribe of Benjamin. (Philippians 3:4-5) In Romans 11:1: "I say then, Hath God cast away his...
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The waters of Baptism.
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No I do not adore any saints. as I consider them just like us. As the bible says all of sinned and fallen short of the glory of...
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St. Mark is believed to be the young man who ran away when Jesus was arrested (Mark 14:51-52), and the "John whose other name was...
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AnswerThe answer depends on whether "saint" is to be understood in the Roman Catholic sense or in the Biblical sense. Roman...
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He was acclaimed a saint by the early Christian community in Ireland; as the current system of canonization had not yet been...
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AnswerSymbols: Three crowns (virgin, wife, widow); triple crown; roses; basket of bread and flask of wine; roses in a robe;...
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St. Patrick cleared all the snakes from Ireland. Pious legend credits Patrick with banishing snakes from the island, though...
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There are 76 Popes that have been canonized as saints.
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Excuse me, but the previous answers included URLs which are not allowed on Wiki Answers and the subject seemed to be turning into...
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Olaf II. See the Web Link to the left for further information. Could be Olav as that was the real spelling.
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We do not have exact dates but Jude was probably born in Galilee sometime early in the first century. He died sometime in the...
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There are probably many saints named Lynne but the Catholic Church has not canonized any of them yet. Remember saints are people...
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Saint Victoria is the patron saint of Cordoba, Spain.
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as with many Catholic myths, the answer is quite well, anyway, Christopher supposedly was on a journey of sorts, He came to a...
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Not according to the search engines that I looked at.
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I'm Presbyterian. We (and I believe most protestants) believe that all Christians are saints. Check out Paul's letters. He uses...
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June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is one of the 10 holy days mandated by Canon Law. However, local bishops have an...
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St. Augustine's most well known work is the "Confessions". Other major works include: On Christian Doctrine, and City of God. ...
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Rose is known for being the first American born saint. She is also remembered for the severe penances and deprivations she...
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No. Paul died on October 18, 1775, at Rome, Italy of natural causes.
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Augustine of Canterbury died on May 26, 604 at the age of 71.
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missions Peter Claver, Therese of Lisieux missions (foreign) Francis Xavier St. Therese of Lisieux, often called "The...
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As far as I can tell, he was not canonized. The story I have heard, which is also mentioned on snopes.com...
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There is no patron saint of baseball. St. Sebastian is the patron saint of all athletics and athletes. Sorry to disagree. The...
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St. George was a Roman soldier and a Christian. He was tortured and beheaded about the year 304 at Lydda, Palestine, for...
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Saint Catherine lived a very holy and pious life and was martyred for her Christian beliefs by beheading about the year 305 in...
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Igatius of Loyola is the patron saint of Jesuits and those in the Jesuit order, and of Catholic soldie
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St. Luke is a "pre-congregational" saint. In other words, he would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclamation and...
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He was canonized pre-congrigational
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St. Bonaventure (Intestinal problems) The patron saints against cancer are: * Aldegundis * Ezekiel Moreno * Giles * James...
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St. George was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early Christians because of his martyrdom. The canonization process...
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The patron saints of fishermen are:•Andrew the Apostle •Anthony of Padua •Benno •Nicholas of Myra •Our Lady of...
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No, Matthew was not married.
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Great answer, but the part about St Cecilia features on the reverse of the current £20 note in England, accompanied by composer...
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We do not know her date of birth but it occurred about the middle of the 3rd century.
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Saint Wilfrid of York is the patron saint of Middlesbrough, England, and the diocese of Ripon, England.
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There is no Saint Elaine. However, I believe the name derives from Helena (Helen, Ellen, Elene). St Helena was the mother of the...
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Patrick was a Catholic bishop and missionary when he returned to Ireland.
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His original name was Maewyn Succat.
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Mary Mackillop is a woman who did good things like starting schools and one day she met a priest who helped her they became good...
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Saint Nicholas - NOT! Christmas is a day devoted to celebrating the birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. The feast of St. Nicholas...
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Memorial: 16 May Profile: Hermit on Mount Vissiano near Ferno, Italy. Benedictine monk at San Sabine abbey. Abbot of San Sabine....
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No, St Therese's body was not incorrupt. The poor soul was physically falling apart from the TB that took her life long before...
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We have no records of where Anne was born but it was probably in Bethlehem.
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The patron saint of comedy is St. Genesius of Rome. He made his carrier making fun of Christian Baptisms. During one performance...
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Perhaps you mean St Margarita Mary Alacoque? She was healed from a crippling disorder by a vision of the Blessed Virgin, which...
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You do not call the saints to appear. You call them to pray for you before God, since you are not worthy enough to stand by...
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Peter was not canonized. He was proclaimed a saint by early Christians because of his martyrdom about the year 64 AD.. The...
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Theophane and Nonna of Patera, Nicholas' parents died in an epidemic when Nicholas was around 15 years old. The exact date is...
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Just in the county of Kent, in south-east England, there are churches dedicated to St Nicholas at the following places: Sturry...
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Julia was, herself, the victim of torture. She was beaten and crucified c.616-620 at Cape Corso, Corsica.
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st. sebastion became st. when god helped him survive being shot by arrows.
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There is no patron saint of office workers. St. Joseph is, however, the patron saint of workers in general.
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Barbara of Nicomedia is one of a group of legendary saints who may not have actually existed. She was dropped from the official...
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Saint Christopher is the patron saint of travellers
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We have virtualy no information about Juan Diego, much less about his parents. All that is known is that they were Aztecs who...
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There may be a St. Amber in Heaven however, there is no recognized saint by that name.
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She was a princess and the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary. Elizabeth built a hospital at the foot of the mountain on which...
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Ignatius was thrown to wild animals by the Romans about the year 107 at Rome, Italy.
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The man is a great scholar. He translated many great works. His translations were said to be "divinly Inspired". He was very...
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We have no idea what St. Patrick looked like as there were no cameras at the time and we know of no portraits of him. Pictures...
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