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1. Born to an Orthodox Jewish family in 1891, this saint completed a PhD in philosophy at the University of Gottingen, and was a well-respected academic before and after her conversion at the age of 31. Forced to stop teaching because of new anti-Semitic laws, this saint took religious vows in 1934. In July 1942, after Hitler ordered the arrest of all non-Aryan Roman Catholics, this saint was arrested, and killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Who was this saint?
2. This saint was born in Italy in 1850, and after taking religious vows, was sent to New York to care for the immigrant population. This saint established orphanages, hospitals and schools mainly in New York, Chicago, Seattle, and New Orleans, but also in Europe and South America. This saint became a U.S. citizen in 1909, and was canonised as the first U.S. saint in 1946. Who was this saint?
3. Born in Sudan in 1868, this saint was kidnapped by slave-traders when she was 9 and bought by an Italian consul. After living with the Canossian Sisters of Charity during a family business trip when she was not needed, she decided to remain there as a nun in 1896, where she comforted the children and the sick who came to visit the convent.
4. This Italian peasant girl, born in 1890, was murdered at the age of 11. Her 19 year old neighbour attempted to rape her, and after she struggled, he choked her and stabbed her repeatedly. Who was this poor girl?
5. Born into a wealthy Philadelphia family in 1858, this saint worked for Native and African Americans, establishing schools on reservations in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as providing food and clothing for the poor. Xavier University in New Orleans was established by this saint.
6. Born in Italy in 1897, this saint studied medicine and was drafted into the Italian army medical corps in 1917. After the War, he returned to finish medical school and graduated top of his class. He worked among the poor, often treating the poor without charge, and after joining a religious Order, he continued to run a free dental clinic for the poor in the area where he lived.
7. A number of Mexican priests were executed in in the 1920s during the "Cristera War" for celebrating the Mass at a time when the church was suppressed by the government. These priests all became saints. How many were there?
8. Born in Poland in 1845, this saint was an artist before taking religious orders at the age of 42, convinced that it was time to work with the poor of Krakow. This saint founded a community of the "Third Order of St. Francis" also known as the "Grey Brothers" and "Grey Sisters" because of their grey habits. Together they organised food and shelter for the poor and homeless. Who was he?
9. Born in Poland in 1894, this saint was a well-educated Franciscan theologian and philosopher. This saint founded communities in Japan and India, but had to return to Poland due to ill health. During World War II, the Polish community housed many Jewish refugees and published anti-Nazi materials, which led to this saint's imprisonment, transfer to Auschwitz and execution.
10. Neither a priest, nor a nun, this saint, born in Italy in 1880 was rejected by religious orders, and worked as a physician, mainly for the poor and religious, and did not accept payment from them.
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