Saints Quiz 

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French shepherdess and mystic executed by the English in 1431 - St Joan of Arc

One of the Apostles; reluctantly carried Christianity to India – rather doubtful! - St Thomas

A Northumbrian Saint, became Bishop of Ripon and was sent to convert heathen Sussex - St Wilfrid

Saint Francis _______ achieved many conversions in India, China and Japan in 16^th Century - St F. Xavier

An alternative name for one of the Apostles, a friend of St Philip, flayed alive - St Nathaniel

Archangel mentioned in the apocryphal book of Tobit.  Patron Saint of Shepherds - St Raphael

Roman priest martyred in 269 AD. His day is the date by which all birds choose their mate - St Valentine

The husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s cousin Elizabeth - St Zacharias  

A Syrian hermit who started a fashion for living on top of columns - St Simon Stylites

A 14 year-old martyr to the Romans. The first church in England was dedicated to him by Saint Augustine - St Pancras

First Bishop of Paris, beheaded 258 AD at Montmartre. Patron Saint of France - St Denis

7^th Century Benedictine nun and Abbess of Whitby. United the ritual of churches of England - St Hilda

Spanish soldier, scholar and pilgrim. Founder of the Jesuits - St Ignatius of Loyola

Dubious Egyptian maiden, supposedly could not be broken on the wheel; was beheaded instead - St Catherine

King and Saint, who brought in Saint Aidan to evangelise the North-East of England - St Oswald

6^th Century Irish monk who founded the Abbey at Kilkenny - St Kenneth

Roman officer in Gaul who gave half his cloak to a beggar then had a vision of Jesus wearing it - St Martin

Saxon King of England, famous for his chastity and for building famous churches - St Edward Confessor

A Levite convert, considered as an Apostle. Friend of St Paul.  Martyred about 61 AD - St Barnabas

Roman nobleman beheaded in Gaul in 287.  A town in NE France and a Californian prison were named after him - St Quentin

An English martyr tortured for refusing to renounce his faith.  Executed where a cathedral stands today - St Alban

Abbess  and Poor Clare. Daughter of King of Hungary.  Niece of St Elizabeth of Hungary - St Yolanda

3^rd Century Archdeacon of Rome, roasted to death on a gridiron. Patron Saint of the poor and the sick - St Lawrence

Dubious daughter of an English King, travelled Europe with 10 other virgins, all tortured to death. Patron Saint of educators - St Ursula

Composer of hymns to God and Nature. Teacher of Saint Clare. Fond of animals - St Francis of Assisi

6^th Century Roman who muddled Angles with Angels. Missionary to England - St Gregory

With grateful thanks to Phil Bonner, Churwarden at St. Mary's Church, Maulden for compiling this.

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