| St. Peter |
Unknown |
A.D. 64 |
June 29 |
Fishermen, Net Makers, and Ship Builders |
Jesus commissioned him to be the first pope. He asked to be crucified upside-down as he didnt consider himself worthy to die like Jesus did. |
| St. Thomas More |
A.D. 1478 |
A.D. 1535 |
June 29 |
Adopted children, lawyers, civil servants, politicians, and difficult marriages |
He was the 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, commiting to marry only Jesus. |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
August 28 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 |