Catherine Of Siena

St. Elizabeth was known for helping the poor and sick and started Catholic schools and orphanages. After 16 years of being a Catholic, she died of tuberculosis on January 4, 1821. She was canonized on September 14, 1975; she was also the first native-born American to be canonized. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of in laws, abortions, widows, the death of parents, and opposition of the church authority. This is the wonderful life of Saint Elizabeth Ann

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was important because she started the first Catholic school in America. The school was free and to help the poor still be close to God. She also created many things for kids and the poor even though she went through a tough time. She was able to give even though she lost a lot. She still contributed and helped other when her husband died and became poor. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton also started an orphanage for kids. This may not sound very important but not only was she poor. She created the first Catholic school in America. That helped the Catholic Religion be more widespread and to also show people how special God is. The final thing that she did that I thought was very important was the organization she made, Sisters of Charity. Sisters of Charity was a group of sisters in the church to help and serve the poor. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was critical to the Catholic church because she contributed a lot to the

Catherine was drawn further into the world as she worked, and eventually she began to travel, calling for reform of the Church and for people to confess and to love God totally. She became involved in politics, and was key in working to keep city states loyal to the Pope. She was also credited with helping to start a crusade to the Holy Land. On one occasion, she visited a condemned political prisoner and was credited with saving his soul, which she saw being taken up to heaven at the moment of his death.

The story of St. Hildegard of Bingen was unique from the any of the other saints. She started her life growing up with a holy woman as a mother who died when St. Hildegard was 38, and right after became an abbess. She was the head of an abbey of nuns and lead them into the arms of Jesus. She then started a daughter convent. St. Hildegard influenced the church through her countless devotions to God through the talents of seeing visions, seeing the individual love that God had for each of his creation and because of this, she had amazing stories to tell.

For my Saint report, I chose Saint Veronica. Saint Veronica is known as the lady who offered a fabric to Jesus so he could wipe his face while in transit to his torturous killing. The material is accepted to exist today in the Vatican and is viewed as a standout amongst the most prized relics of the Congregation. Saint Veronica is not specified in the book of scriptures, but rather is known not by Catholic custom and in the 6th Station of the Cross, "Veronica Wipes the Substance of Jesus."

Catherine of Siena was born in Italy in 1347 at a time when political and religious changes were affecting the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Dedicating her life to the Holy Spirit from a very young age, Catherine pursued a life of purity and simplicity that served as a background to her great literary work, The Dialogue of the Divine Providence . Her work focuses on the importance of prayer and its transcendent power in human life.

Jeanne d'Arc was born in 1412 in northern France, the daughter of a peasant farmer. Joan was illiterate which makes her achievements, both as a woman and as a peasant, even more remarkable.

St. Margaret was canonized a saint in 1250 by Pope Innocent IV in recognition of her “personal holiness, fidelity to the Church, work for religious reform, and charity.” On June 19th, 1250, her remains were taken to a chapel in Dunfermline Abbey where she was buried before the high altar. Today, we celebrate her feast day on November 16th (the day of her death.) She is patron of Scotland and known as “The Pearl of Scotland.” There are hundreds of schools named after St. Margaret that remember her reformation of the church and help to the poor.

March 25th, 1347 Saint Catherine was born in Italy. St Catherine is the patron of firefighters, illness, miscarriages, nurses and sick people. During her life, St Catherine herself suffered illness' leading her to be the patron as apparent. At the age of 16, St Catherine had previously disregarded marriage, as she envisioned mystical experiences seeing guardian angels, transforming her into a brilliant minded young woman even though she was not supported with formal education.

I believe one reason for this was simply the willingness of Catherine to obey the prompting of the Lord. She was so eager to follow the calling of God on her life, even if it meant risking her health, breaking away from the church of her family, and completely going against the social norms for women in her day. That is a quality that few people in her day and in ours posses, and I think that is and integral reason for why God was able to use her so powerfully. Another reason I believe Catherine and The Salvation Army’s work was so successful was owing to the fact that the social reform and charitable ministry to the poor was so needed at that time. I think God was looking for someone who would care for people’s bodies and physical wellbeing as well as their spiritual wellbeing. I think God was looking for someone who wasn’t afraid to do what it would take to see a visible change in the

Catherine was born the daughter of a powerful Italian prince from the Medici family in the year 1519. Shortly after Catherine was born her mother passed due to a fever. Not very long after that, her father left her an orphan at less than a month of age. She was raised by her father’s Roman relatives including Pope Leo X and Pope Clement the VIII. During this time the Italian Wars took place, and both Popes Leo X and Clement VIII were heavily involved in the events that went on. When Catherine was eight the German army of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V took control of Rome. The citizens of Florence chose to take advantage of this time and captured Catherine in the hopes of using the Medici name to restore their republic. Her uncle, Clement

Saints are always different from everyday people, thus no one understands them in their lives, only a lot of years after their death. Joan of Arc was a saint like this as well, she was too far ahead of her times and was killed by her fellow men, because they didn’t know what else to do. She was canonized in 1920, after 489 years of her death. In my opinion, she was not only a saint, but meant to be an angel and showed a good example to all of us, how to behave ourselves in the name of honour, honesty, and glory.

History remembers King Henry VIII and his many wives. Very few remember his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. She was known as being quite beautiful and a great queen. Despite how poorly treated she was Catherine remained strong. The beloved Catherine of Aragon was the most remarkable queen due to the way she led her kingdom.

Clare as my patron saint because of her unconditional love for God. Her friends hated this work she was doing for God and her parents tried in every way to make her return home, but Clare would not. Soon her fifteen-year-old sister Agnes also joined her. Before long there was a small religious community. No matter what others thought of her work she still continued on, that is really what I strive for in my faith. Another reason why I chose St. Clare is that she never let anything get her down because she was always doing what she loved. St. Clare was sick for twenty-nine years before she died on August 11, 1253. But she was always joyful because she was serving the Lord. Some people worried that the nuns were suffering because they were so poor. "They say that we are too poor, but how can a heart which holds the infinite God be

Mother Teresa is one of the most written about and publicized women of the 20th century. She is the second most advertised religious celebrity after Pope John Paul II. Due to her fame, many people willingly step forward to offer their support and praise her work.