Saint of the Day Quiz #9

Died of natural causes in 636; Patron of computers and internet; Declared a Doctor of the Church; Optional memorial is April 4th

• St. Isidore of Seville

• St. John Baptist de La Salle

• St. Vincent Ferrer

• St. Thomas Becket

Died in 1690 of natural causes; Patron saint against polio; Optional memorial is October 17

• St. Maria Goretti

• St. Frances of Rome

• St. Margaret Mary

• St. Katharine Drexel

Martyred while saying Mass in 1980; Patron saint of World Youth Day 2019; Memorial is March 24

• St. Turibius

• St. Oscar Romero

• St. Boniface

• St. Denis of Paris

Focused on class instruction as opposed to individual instruction; Patron Saint of teachers; Died in 1719 in France; Obligatory Memorial is April 7th

• St. Isidore of Seville

• St. John Baptist de La Salle

• St. Vincent Ferrer

• St. Thomas Becket

1st Bishop of large city in France and a great orator; Local pagans had him imprisoned and beheaded in 258; According to legend, he picked up his head and walked away, preaching for six miles

• St. Turibius

• St. Oscar Romero

• St. Boniface

• St. Denis of Paris

Fought for the rights of natives; Baptized three future saints; Died of natural causes in Peru in 1606; Patron to native rights; Optional Memorial is March 23rd

• St. Turibius

• St. Oscar Romero

• St. Boniface

• St. Denis of Paris

Vatican II made the Mass more accessible to the people; Did not survive to see Vatican II completed; Died in 1963 of stomach cancer; Optional Memorial is October 11

• Pope St. John XXIII

• Pope St. John Paul II

• Pope St. Damasus I

• St. Peter

Born in 7th Century England; Began mission to Germany in 719; Burned pagan idols and reinstalled churches

• St. Turibius

• St. Oscar Romero

• St. Boniface

• St. Denis of Paris

His body was thrown into the River Seine, but was retrieved by followers; Patron saint of hydrophobia; Optional Memorial is October 9

• St. Turibius

• St. Oscar Romero

• St. Boniface

• St. Denis of Paris

Supporters of the king attacked him in the cathedral; Martyred in 1170; Patron saint of clergy; Optional memorial is December 29

• St. Isidore of Seville

• St. John Baptist de La Salle

• St. Vincent Ferrer

• St. Thomas Becket