Patron Saint of Missions.

This Carmelite nun was know as Little Flower. Author of Story of A Soul. Died at age 24.

Patron Saint of Ecologists and Merchants.

Founder of the Franciscan orders. He reformed the church by stressing poverty, humility, and service in the priesthood.

Hermit, who declined appointments to high positions with-in the church for a life of solitude, labor, and humility.

Founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, an organization dedicated to Christian education.

Patron Saint of France, Bishop of Paris.

Head of an Italian mission which brought Christianity to Gaul. Was beheaded along with Saints Rusticus, and Eleutherius in 258 AD.

Deacon of an Italian mission which brought Christianity to Gaul in 250 AD. Was beheaded along with Saints Denis, and Rusticus in 258 AD.

Former Pharmacist, became a priest and organized lay ministries in hopitals and prison. Founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God, and the College for the Propagation of Faith. Died in Rome in 1609 AD, of a plague while ministering to the sick.

Priest in an Italian mission which brought Christianity to Gaul in 250 AD. Was beheaded along with Saints Denis, and Eleutherius in 258 AD.

Patron Saint of Brazil

Our Lady Aparecida Day is a national holiday honoring Brazil's Patron Saint, the Virgin Mary. According to legend, some fisherman caught in their net a black, wooden statue of the Virgin Mary. The statue was named Our Lady Aparecida. Over the years many miracles have been attributed to it. The statue now resides in a cathedral built to house it in the city of Aparecida, Brazil.

Pope who advocated equality for slaves. These radical views made him enemies both inside and outside the Christain church. Martyred (probaboly during anti-Christian riots) in 222 AD.

Patron Saint of Silesia (Jadwiga).

A Duchess who became a Cisterian nun. Founded many convents, monasteries, and hospitals.

Disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. Saint Peter appointed him Bishop of Antioch. In 107 AD he was martyred, when Roman Emperor Trajan ordered him killed by lions in the Amphitheater of Rome.

One of the Saints of the Sacred Heart, she had a vision instructing her to establish the Feast of the Sacred Heart.

Author of Gospel of Luke, and the Acts of the Apostles. Being Greek, he was the first non-Jewish evangelist. Associate of Saints Paul and Barnabas.

Leader of an expedition to supply a Huron mission in 1642. On the return trip, he was martyred during an Iroquois ambush. Close associate of Saint Rene Goupil.

Member of an expedition to supply a Huron mission in 1642. On the return trip, he was tomahawked for having made the Sign of the Cross on the brow of some children. Close associate of Saint Isaac Jogues .

Patron Saint of Jurists.

Founded the Claretian Order.

Invoked in hopelss cases.

One of the 12 original Apostles of Christ. He was also referred to as Thaddeus in the Gospel of Mark. Western tradtion holds he was martyred along with Saint Simon the Zealot during a missionary journey to Persia.

Patron Saint of curriers and pit sawyers.

One of the 12 original Apostles of Christ. He was surnamed the Zealot for his rigid adherence to the Jewish law. Eastern tradition holds he died peacable in Edessa. Western tradtion holds he was martyred along with Saint Jude during a missionary journey to Persia.