A Few Great Saints
- St. Peter
- St. Gabriel the Archangel
- St. Michael the Archangel
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Andrew
- St. James the Great (Son of Zebedee)
- St. John the Apostle
- St. Philip
- St. Bartholomew
- St. Matthew
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- St. Jude Thaddeus
- St. Simon the Zealot
- St. Matthias
- St. James the Less
- St. Luke
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Joan of Arc
- St. Juan Diego
- St. John of Damascus
- Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Anthony the Abbot
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Valentine
- St. Nicholas
- St. Padre Pio
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Clare
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Feast Day: January 4
Patron of: Catholic Schools, Maryland
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first person born in the United States to be declared a saint. Born in 1774 in New York City, she became the mother of five children before converting to Catholicism after the death of her husband. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton went on to found a number of schools, facing the anti-Catholic bigotry that was a major problem in post-colonial America. She then founded a religious community in Maryland, dedicated to the education of poor children.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is a unique example of how multiple vocations – wife, mother, educator, religious sister, and more – can be lived according to God’s will. She’s exemplary for her strength amidst persecution and snide hostility.
