St Anne Research Paper

Deep in the thick swamps and woods of Northern Gulf County, amidst the buzz and sting of mosquitoes, chirps of squirrels, and swirls of the Apalachicola, is a long-lost story. One hundred and eighty years ago the town of Iola sprang out of the cypress swamp of what is now north east Gulf County. That small community, was, and still is an enigma in the wilderness of territorial Florida and has all but faded from the memory of Gulf County and is nothing but a boat ramp now.

When he was 33, Saint Ambrose was living a rich life. He was a successful lawyer and governor. However, when the bishop of Milan died, Ambrose went to go calm the people. The people started chanting, "Ambrose for bishop!" Ambrose did not want to give up his career for the “ life- threatening occupation”(St. Ambrose par. 5) of being bishop, so he fled. He went to the emperor, but the emperor said that he was right for the job. Once he took up the position, Ambrose gave away his property and learned Scripture and theology. “Ambrose used his skills as a lawyer and orator to fight the Arians in church, court, senate, and even the emperor's own family.”(St. Ambrose par. 7) Although his stubbornness originally made him deny the job. It was his stubbornness that also made him a strong bishop. (St. Ambrose par.1-7)

When faced with choosing a saint name, the amount of options to choose from were overwhelming. To narrow it down a bit, I went to several family members to see what they had chosen. However, I decided I didn’t want to use a name just because of the way it sounds, rather what the saint stood for. This is why I was immediately drawn to Saint Clare of Assisi. Not only is it the name of my grandmother, but she inspires me to live my life in a simple manner.

St.Michael the Archangel actually helps people so much even some people today. St.Michael helps people find the courage to face danger and carry on (St.Michael the archangel 12). St.Michael helps/affects people today because he has a prayer which helps and makes people feel stronger every time they pray it (Saint Michael Center 4). People who face danger every day working to protect us find that St.Michael’s medal fortifies their faith and reinforces their commitment to the protection for others (St.Michael the Archangel 12). The Archangel St.Michael is the patron saint of the warrior, who catholics have designated as the protector of those who strive to preserve security, safety, and peace (St.Michael the archangel 1). As such members of

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was born on January 28, 1774 in New York City, she was the second child to an socially prominent couple. Her father was a chief health officer for the port of New York. Her mother was the daughter of on Episcopal minister. Her family was one of the two, earliest settlers in New York. Elizabeth was only 3 years old when her mother died. This was possibly a result of child birth.

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.

Saint Elizabeth Seton is a Native born American. She was the first to be canonized by the Catholic church. She was born on August 28, 1774, in New York. During this time, the American Revolution was about to happen. Her feast day is January 4 and she is a patron of in-law problems, against the death of children, widows, death of parents, and opposition of Church authorities

The Catholic church is one of the best known religions today. Yet it was not like this before in the olden times. The Church was not reaching out into the outer peripheries. Many people in general did not know what Catholicism was. They were misguided by the pagan priests who taught them false teachings of tree-rock-sun worship. Every time the Church would attempt to evangalize these countries they would be thrown out or the evangalizers would be killed in barbaric ways. Yet 1 man stood out and managed to succesfully evangalize most of Prague and Poland. That mans name was St. Adalbert.

Anne Sullivan was born on Saturday, April 14, 1866 in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. Anne grew up in a poor household with her two other siblings and her mother and father. . When Anne was only five years of age, she contracted trachoma, an eye disease. Her mother, Alice, suffered from tuberculosis and unfortunately died when Anne was eight years old. Her abusive father, Thomas, left Anne and her siblings after the death of his wife, thus leaving forcing Anne and one of her brothers to Tewksbury Almshouse. Tewksbury Almshouse was very run down and dirty which eventually led to Anne brother’s death a few months after their arrival. While Anne was at Tewksbury, she gained an interest in schools for the blind and was persistent in gaining an education and escaping poverty.

When I first went to St. Mary's in preschool did never wanted to go because I just wanted to stay home. That's how it was for my early schooling years, but eventually I made friends and was having a good time at school. I think that the School of St. Mary has made me a better person throughout my life. My favorite thing at St. Mary's was the sports some years we didn't win often and other years we did. At school the teachers helped me reach my academic goals and were very nice to me. Now in eighth grade I like going to school to see my friends and teachers. In school right now I have a lot of fun. My favorite at St. Mary's are math and science. With great teachers like Ms. Baniewcz I can reach the moon. St. Mary's has taught me well and I will

Throughout history stories have been twisted to appeal to a target audience. St George is one of those characters. He originally was a Roman soldier who was killed for his beliefs, then a knight in shining armor who ran around saving princesses and slaying dragons. He was a real person who became legendary, and who influenced many cultures.

It was a tied game during the championship match of the 2002 Paralympic games. If St. Germaine made this goal then Team USA would win the game! He swung his stick back hitting the puck and GOAL! Team USA won the ice sled hockey game against Norway! Unlike most Olympic medalists, none of these were standing. St. Germaine and his teammates were paraplegics, a person who has lost the use of his/ her legs because of nerve or muscle damage.

He is typically depicted with a book and the baby Child Jesus and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost

St. Catherine was born in Sienna, Italy on March 25, 1347. She had 24 siblings, but most of them didn’t make it past childhood. Catherine’s sister died when she was 16. An idea by her parents came up about Catherine marrying her sister’s husband. She rejected the idea and began to fast and make herself look bad because it made her so mad. From this, she became more religious, but did not want to join a convent. Instead, she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic, which allowed her to become part of a religious group while still living at home with her family. Catherine’s family continually criticized her for giving away things without asking, but she put up with their complaints and kept giving to the poor. Giving to the poor was what she

Saint Peter was born in Bethsaida Gaulanitis, Syria Roman Empire at around 1 AD. Peter’s feast day is on the twenty ninth of June. Bethsaida Gaulanitis was near where the Jordan River enters the Sea of Gennesaret. This place was abandoned at around 65 AD. Peter’s original name appointed to him by his parents was Simon, it became Peter when Jesus changed his name. His father’s name was Jonah. Jonah was a physically strong individual, hence he became a fisherman. Peter deeply followed in his father’s footsteps. His mother’s name was Perpetua. Not much is known about her. Peter also had a brother named, Andrew. Andrew was another one of Jesus’s twelve disciples. Peter did not go to school, he was just taught by his father in the trade of fishing