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1. This romance-loving teenager turned her life around and reformed the Carmelite Order. Who is she?
2. This famous author of "Introduction to the Devout Life" and founder of the Visitation Order had a dream of converting the 60,000 Swedish Calvinists back to the Catholic Faith. By the time he left Switzerland, he had converted 40,000 of them. Who is he?
3. This intelligent pagan was converted through the prayers of his saintly mother and the sermons of St. Ambrose. He is also the founder of a famous religious order. Who is he?
4. This mystical Dominican was the 25th child of a wool dyer. She is famous for persuading Pope Gregory XI to move back to Rome. Who is she?
5. This "Seraphic Doctor" was cured by a childhood illness by a prayer to St. Francis of Assisi. He also wrote "The Life of St. Francis" and became a Franciscan himself. Who is he?
6. This famous author of "Ascent of Mount Carmel" and "Dark Night of the Soul" helped St. Teresa of Avila reform the austerity of the Carmelite Order. Who is he?
7. This popular Portuguese saint left the Augustine Order to join the Franciscans. He is often pictured holding the Child Jesus and was canonized only one year after his death! Who is he?
8. This lawyer declined an arranged marriage, founded the Redemptorist Order, and was tricked into signing a false document. Who is he?
9. This Dominican, known for his "Summa Theologica" was persecuted by his family, made fun of by his fellow students, and attacked by heretics. But he was rewarded with visions of God Himself. Who is he?
10. This "Greatest Saint of Modern Times" is often admired as the "Little Flower" and her "Little Way" is followed by people everywhere. Although she died when she only 24, she achieved great holiness. Who is she?
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