| 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 didn't consider himself worthy to die like Jesus did. |
| St. Thomas More |
A.D. 1478 |
A.D. 1535 |
June 22 |
Adopted Children, Lawyers, Civil Servants, Politicians, and Different Marriages |
He was 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 Tekawitha |
A.D. 1656 |
April 17 A.D. 1680 |
July 14 |
The Environment, Ecology |
She is a Native American who converted to Catholocism at the age of 19. SHe refused to marry and remained a virgin, committing to marry only Jesus.
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| 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 Opposistion 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.
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