She Was a Patron Saint! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia lived in Roman society and converted at a young age to Christianity. She vowed to live a virginal life in the service of God. Alas her parents had different plans for their daughter and arranged a marriage with Valerian of Trastevere. Interestingly, she is also one of the patron saints of difficult marriages. Cecilia persuaded both her husband and his brother to convert to Christianity and to develop a ministry of providing decent burials to martyred Christians. Ironically, all three would meet ugly deaths.

Saint Camillus is the patron saint of nursing, Saint Louise is the patron saint of widows and orphans, and Saint Brigid is the patron saint of newborns and nuns.

Answer: Saint Martha

Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus, the same Lazarus that Jesus Christ brought back from the dead. It was at Martha's house in Bethany that Jesus stayed after his entry into Jerusalem. She is the patron saint of cooking and servants in reference to the service she gave to the Savior before his death.

Saint Dymphna is the patron saint of insanity. Saint Anna is the patron of housewives, and Saint Lidwina is the patron saint of skaters (yep I said skaters).

Answer: Saint Monica

Saint Monica was born in 337 A.D., and is the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She was married at a young age to Patritius and had three children (Augustine, Navigius, and a daughter, Perpetua). The marriage was a struggle and her oldest son Augustine led an impious life. Through her tender and righteous example she was able to convert her husband and children to Christianity.

Saint Helen is the patron saint of archaeologists. Saint Rita is the patron saint of loneliness, and Saint Lucy is the patron saint of blindness and pencil-makers.

Answer: Saint Agnes

Saint Agnes was born into Roman nobility in 291 A.D. Sempronius, the Prefect at the time, desired Agnes to marry his son. She refused in the name of Christ, and thus he had her condemned to death. She was dragged through the streets naked to a brothel because Roman law strictly prohibited execution of virgins. Stories say that any man who attempted to rape her were struck blind. She was finally executed by beheading when she refused to deny her faith.

Saint Regina is the patron saint of poverty. Saint Isidore is the patron of ranchers and Saint Jennifer is the patron saint of disasters.

Answer: Saint Dorothy

Saint Dorothy died at the turn of the fourth century. Her parents converted to Christianity and were sentenced to death. Dorothy was offered leniency if she would renounce Christianity but she refused and was tortured. She spoke of her joy in one day seeing God's celestial gardens with fruits and roses that never fade. On the way to her execution a young lawyer scoffed at her and asked her to send some of the roses when she got to Heaven. After her martyrdom, an angel-child supposedly appeared to the lawyer with a basket of fruit and roses not native to the area, then the messenger mysteriously vanished.

Saint Juanita is the patron saint of forgotten people. Saint Emily is the patron of single women, and Saint Theresa is the patron saint of tuberculosis.

Answer: Saint Lucy

Saint Lucy lived from 283-304 A.D. and was born into a wealthy Roman family. From an early age she committed her life to her faith and her virginity to God. She refused to accept an arranged marriage to a Pagan who denounced her as a Christian to the governor. One story says that guards tried to burn her but when it wouldn't work they took her eyes out with a fork. Another story says that Lucy herself took out her own eyes and sent them to the Pagan suitor with a request to "now let me live to God."

Saint Frances is the patron saint of emigrants. Saint Mildred is the patron saint of aid to the poor, and Saint Lauren is the patron saint for the loss of parents.

Answer: Saint Anne

Saint Anne was the wife of St. Joachim and was chosen to be the mother of Mary the Virgin. Anne was a righteous and devout woman but was an old woman when she finally was gifted with a child. Mary was only three years old when Joachim and Anne led her up the Temple steps into the inner sanctuary of the temple. Again Anne was left childless until she passed on soon after.

Saint Elizabeth is the patron saint of difficult marriages, a role she shares with Saint Cecilia. Saint Bridget is the patron saint of Sweden and Saint Gertrude is patron of the West Indies.

Answer: Saint Apollonia

Saint Apollonia was a beloved virgin nun living in Alexandria. Story tells that a mob captured Apollonia and other Christians. Saint Apollonia refused to recant her belief in God and had each of her beautiful teeth smashed and pulled out one-by-one. Some say she was martyred by jumping into a fire before her body could be desecrated by her captors. Other stories share that she was decapitated.

Saint Margaret is the patron saint of pregnant women. Saint Catherine is the patron of philosophers, and Saint Bernardine is the patron saint of advertising.

Answer: Saint Clare of Assisi

Clare was born into a wealthy family. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach she was inspired to establish an order of nuns which was called the Order of Poor Ladies at San Damiano. She led this order for 40 years and they came to be known more simply as "Poor Clares."

Saint Genevieve is the patron saint of the Women's Army Corps. Saint Bernardine of Siena is the patron saint of impulsive gambling and advertising. Finally, Saint Catherine of Siena is the patron saint of Italy and fire prevention.

Answer: Saint Joan of Arc

Born in 1412 in Domremy, France, Saint Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who claimed that she had received a divine vision. She led the French to important victories in the Hundred Years War with England which eventually led to the coronation of Charles VII. Unfortunately, she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, who executed her by burning her at the stake.

Saint Agatha is the patron saint of breast diseases. Saint Cecile is the patron of vocalists and the throat. Finally, Saint Barbara is the patron saint of fireworks, gunners, storms, and sudden death.