Born: | Died: | Feast Day: | Patron or Patroness: | Outstanding Facts and Life Events: | |
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St.Peter | Unknown | A.D. 64 | June 29 | Fisherman, Net makers, and Ship Builders | Jesus commissioned him to be the first Pope. He asked to be crucified upside-down as he didnt consider himself worthy to die like Jesus did. |
St.Thomas More | A.D. 1478 | A.D. 1535 | June 22 | Adopted Children, Lawyers, Civil Servants, Politicians, and Difficult marriages | He was Chancellor of England for a time. Right before he was beheaded, his last words on earth are reported to be "...the king's goodservant and God's first." |
St Kateri Tekakwitha | A.D. 1656 | April 17 A.D. 1680 | July 14 | The Enviroment, Ecology | She is a Native American who converted to Catholicism at the age of 19. She refused to marry annd remained a virgin, committing to marry only Jesus |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | August 28 A.D. 1774 | January 4 A.D. 1821 | January 4 | In-Law Problems, Against the Death of Children, Widows, Death of Parents, and Opposition of Church Authorities | She started a religious order which is the origin of six present-day religious orders. She established the first free Catholic school in the United States. |
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