Saints: | Born: | Died: | Feast Day: | Patron or Patroness of: | Outstanding Facts and Live Events: |
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St.Peter | unknown | A.D. 64 | June 29 | Fishermen, Net Makers, and Ship Builders | Jesus comminsioned him to be the first pope. He asked to be crucified upside-down as he didn't 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 good servant and God's first." |
St. Kateri Tekakwitha | A.D. 1656 | April 17 A.D. 1680 | July 14 | The Environment, Ecology | She is a Native American who converted to Catholicism at the age of 19. She refused to marry and remained a virgin, committing to marry only Jesus. |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | August 20 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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