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18 Cards in this Set
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Thomas More
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english lawyer who as chancellor refused King Henry VIII his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Refused to sign contract calling King Henry VIII head of church and married to Anne Boleyn and was beheaded.
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Henry VIII
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Marries Catherine but does not have any sons so he wants a divorce. Is denied request and starts Anglican/ Episcopalian Church
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Blessed Kateri
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Native American girl who was baptized at age 20. AKA as Lily of the Mohawks and prayed with thorns on her mat. Promised chastity and her last words were "Jesus, I love you". All scars disappeared after she died.
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St. Clare of Assisi
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Co. Founder of Order of Poor Clares; wanted to follow Francis' simple lifestyle and ran away from home to join Benedictine convent; in 1234 she held up Blessed sacrament and troops retreated.
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Teresa of Avila
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started the Carmelites; part of the Doctors of the Church for her mysticism; wrote Interior Castle
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Elizabeth Ann Seton
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While in Italy became Catholic and became interested in the Eucharist, 1809 John Carroll gave her land to start 1st Catholic school, began Sisters of Charity, 1st US saint
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Mother Teresa
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Polish, won nobel peace prize, at 18 left for Sister of Loreto, taught at Calcutta in St. Mary's school, left to dedicate life to charity
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St. Bernadette
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lived entire life in illness, Mary appeared to her 17 times and told her to pray for sinners, do penance, and have a chapel built in her honor; she dug in the mud a spring appeared and miracles happened from the water
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Perpetua and Felicity
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2 martyrs who after being put on house arrest continued to be baptized, felicity was 8 months pregnant and was able to have the baby in time to be executed, shared sign of peace before dying
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Saint Joan of Arc
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from 13 began seeing saints and angels; took a vow of chastity; crowned King Charles, re-took Orleans and won several battle before being trialed for heresy and burned at the stake.
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Thomas Aquinas
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Dominican priest that wrote the summa theologica, patron saint of catholic schools, colleges,and universities
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Saint Francis
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lived a life of indulgence, when sick had conversion, lived medicant lifestyle and it was created by him, friend with saint clare and received stigmata
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Saint Dominic
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Spanish Priest; Pope asked him to preach to Albigensins, wanted followers to fight heresy, founded Dominicans
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Saint George
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depicted as knight; died a martyr; his symbol became the symbol for crusades
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Pope JP II
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2nd longest pontificate; spoke 10 language and when to 100 countries, improved relations between religions; opened underground theater and had to study priesthood underground
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Our Lady of Fatima
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appeared to 3 children, told them to do penance at acts of reparation and to pray to rosary; 3 secrets: vision of hell, how to save souls from hell and convert the whole world to Christian faith and predicted enf of WW I, vision of death of pope and other religious figures
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Ignatius Loyola
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founded the Jesuits, after being sick was converted and saw vision of mary and baby Jesus, prayed for 7 hours a day, wrote spiritual exercises, patron saint of soldiers
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Juan Diego
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saw our lady of guadeloupe, saw her 3 more times and in december has roses around her feet, took them to bishop and he built a chapel in her honor.
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