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Mary's :)
The Immaculate Conception refers to whose conception?
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St. John the Evangelist
This apostle is known as the Beloved Disciple. He survived all the other apostles and tradition holds that he lived until the year 100.
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St. Stephen
This deacon is the first saint Martyr.
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St. Therese of Lisieux
This female saint is a Doctor of the Church and often considered the greatest modern-day saint. Hailing from France, she was only 24 when she succumbed to tuberculosis in 1897. She is patron saint of missionaries. She is known as the Little Flower.
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St. Peter
He is the first Pope.
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St. Anne and Joachim
These are the names of Mary's parents.
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St. Jude
This apostle is the patron saint of hopeless cases.
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St. Joan of Arc
The Maid of Orléans battled for her country with a sign reading, "Jesus, Mary." She was advised by St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret and led the armies of France at the age of 17. She was burned at the stake for heresy at 19.
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St. Clare of Assisi
This female saint is known for protecting her convent against attackers with the Sacrament in a monstrance before a convent gate. She successfully protected her convent and her emblem is herself holding a monstrance.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
This saint and Doctor wrote the Office, Mass Proper and hymns like "Tantum Ergo" for Corpus Christi while residing in Orvieto (the site of the first Eucharistic miracle.) He also wrote the Summa Theoligca and had the nickname "the dumb ox."
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St. Bernadette Soubirous
Mary appeared to this girl who was born in France and whose body remains incorrupt in Nevers, France. She is famous for Mary telling her "I am the Immaculate Conception."
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India
According to tradition, in which country was St. Thomas the Apostle martyred?
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St. Anthony of Padua
This saint, a Doctor of the Church, was found with an uncorrupted tongue when exhumed 336 years after his death. Hint: He helps you find what you've lost.
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St. Theresa of Jesus (Avila)
This Doctor and Mystic from Spain wrote extensively on the interior castle. Along with St. John of the Cross, is considered to be a founder of the Discalced Carmelites.
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St. Augustine
This saint's mother is the patron saint of persevering prayer since through her prayers, he became a great doctor of the Church. He is also the patron of brewers and coined the phrase: "My heart is restless until it rests in Thee."
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St. Juan Diego
This saint replied, "I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf," when the Blessed Mother asked him to have a church built.
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St. Bartholomew (Nathaniel)
This apostle was skinned alive (felayed) and is always pictured holding his skin.
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St. Maria Goretti
One of seven children, this saint is a patron for purity. Her mother witnessed her canonization.
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St. Ignatius of Loyola
This founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was a Spanish knight beofre his conversion. One of his original companions was St. Francis Xavier.
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Michael, Raphael, Gabriel
The three archangels mentioned in scripture are...
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Lucia (Santos), Jacinta and Francisco (Marto)
Our Lady of Fatima appeared to these three children...
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James and John
These two apostles are known as the Sons of Thunder.
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St. George
This knightly patron Saint of England is always pictured defeating a dragon.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux
This saint, the last Church Father, had a special devotion to Mary, reformed the Cistercian order, and played a major role in the first two crusades.
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England
St. Patrick is from which country?
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