Patron Saints Test Flashcards
1
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Where is the city of Padua located?
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Italy
2
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What year was St. Anthony born?
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1195
3
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What year did St. Anthony die?
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1231
4
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When is St. Anthony’s feast day?
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June 13
5
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Where was St. Anthony born?
A
Portugal
6
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What was St. Anthony’s baptismal name?
A
Fernando
7
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What religious group did St. Anthony join as a young teen?
A
An order of Augustinian monks
8
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What part of the clergy was St. Anthony a member of?
A
Priests
9
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What religious group did St. Anthony join later in life?
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The Franciscans
10
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What was St. Anthony famous for?
A
His preaching talent
11
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When was St. Anthony declared a saint?
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Less than a year after his death
12
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Where is St. Anthony patron saint of?
A
Portugal and Italy
13
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What is St. Anthony patron saint of?
A
Sailors and fishermen, lost things, and infertile women
14
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What title was St. Anthony given in 1946?
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Doctor of the Church
15
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What does “St. Anthony’s bread” refer to?
A
Charity for the poor given in thanks to God
16
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What is St. Anthony often depicted with in art?
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A book (usually a bible), a lily, and baby Jesus
17
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Define relic
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Artifacts associated with the life of a saint
18
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What may a relic be?
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An object that was important to a saint or a body part of a saint
19
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Was St. Anthony educated?
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Yes (well educated)
20
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Define tonsure
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The practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility
21
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What group that St. Anthony was a part of caused him to get a tonsure?
A
The Franciscans
22
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Why did St. Anthony want to become a Franciscan?
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He was inspired by some Franciscan martyrs who were killed due to their preaching to Muslims in North Africa and by the Franciscans’ simple lifestyle
23
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What word could describe St. Anthony?
A
Pious
24
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Define pious
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Devoutly religious
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What other saint was alive at the same time as St. Anthony?
St. Francis of Assisi
26
How did St. Anthony end up in Italy?
He went to North Africa to preach, fell sick, and was sent home, but his boat got knocked off course and he landed in Italy instead of Portugal
27
How did St. Anthony discover his preaching talent?
He was forced to give a homily when none of the other priests with him had prepared anything
28
How did St. Anthony become patron saint of lost things?
Someone who had left the Franciscan order he was a part of took Anthony's psalm book with him, Anthony prayed that it would be returned, and the guy returned to the order and gave the book back to Anthony
29
What is the story of St. Anthony preaching to the fish?
St. Anthony was trying to preach one day, but a group of heretics were insulting him. To prove that they should be listening to him instead, he went to a spot where a river met the sea and preached there, where a bunch of fish emerged from the water to listen to him
30
Where was St. Francis deSales born?
France
31
Was St. Francis deSales educated?
Yes (got a good education)
32
What did St. Francis deSales' family want him to do?
Persue a civil career (e.g. become a lawyer)
33
What major event shaped his life?
The rise of the Calvinists
34
What role in the Church did St. Francis deSales have?
Priest and bishop
35
When was St. Francis deSales ordained a priest?
1593
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When did St. Francis deSales become a bishop (and of where)?
1602
Geneva
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Who did St. Francis deSales work closely with?
St. Jane deChantal
38
What were St. Francis deSales' main jobs in life?
Teacher, preacher, spiritual advisor, priest, bishop, and book and pamphlet writer
39
What was St. Francis deSales' most famous writing?
Introduction to the Devout Life
40
What did St. Francis deSales teach about the spiritual life? (5)
1. The call to be saints is for everyone, not just a special few
2. Encouraged being strong through gentleness
3. Worked against the idea of predestination
4. "A spoonful of honey attracts more flies than a barrel full of vinegar"
5. We should love God for love's sake, not because we are going to heaven
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Define predestination
The Calvinist belief that God decides who is going to Heaven or Hell before we are born, and we our actions have no affect on it
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What is St. Francis deSales patron of?
Journalists and the hearing impaired
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What is St. Francis deSales nicknamed?
The gentleman saint
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What is St. Francis deSales' motto?
"Live Jesus"
45
What reformation that pitted brother against brother was taking place during St. Francis deSales' lifetime?
Protestant Reformation
46
Complete the quote: "Let us be who we are and be that ____ in order to bring honor to the ____ whose ____ we are." Who said this?
well; master craftsman; handiwork
St. Francis deSales
47
How many children were in the deSales family?
13
48
Where did St. Francis deSales earn his doctorate?
The University of Padua
49
According to St. Francis deSales, we all have a vocation that fills a special need that ______________.
No one else can accomplish
50
What was missing in the area that he first went to as a missionary?
Priests administering the sacraments
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What did St. Francis deSales' pamphlets defend?
The Catholic faith
52
What was St. Francis deSales named bishop of? Where is this?
Geneva
Present-day Switzerland
53
Where did St. Francis deSales reside when he was named a bishop?
Annecy
54
Who controlled the area where St. Francis deSales was bishop?
The Calvinists
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When was St. Francis deSales' most famous work published? What is it called?
1606
The Introduction to the Devout Life
56
What were the sisters in the order that he helped found dedicated to?
Prayer and contemplation
57
Complete the quote: "____ works do not always come our way, but every moment presents us with ____ to do _____ with ______." Who said it?
Great; opportunities; little ones; excellence
St. Francis deSales
58
Complete the quote: "We must do all by ____ and nothing by ____." Who said it?
Love; force
St. Francis deSales
59
What city and country did St. Francis deSales die in?
Lyon, France
60
What did St. Francis deSales have a reputation for? (3)
Gentleness, wisdom, and hospitality
61
What rare title was St. Francis deSales given in the 1800s?
Doctor of the Church
62
What was St. Francis of Assisi named after?
The country of France
63
During St. Francis of Assisi's time, what was Italy comprised of?
Several kingdoms/towns that often fought (was not a unified country)
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Why was death widespread during St. Francis of Assisi's time?
Sickness, infection, violence, and war
65
What was Francis known for being as a young man?
A partier who enjoyed having fun with his friends
66
Was St. Francis of Assisi's family well off?
Yes, his father was wealthy (at least wealthy for their town)
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What did people expect Francis to do when he grew up?
Take over his father's wealthy cloth merchant business
68
What occupation did St. Francis of Assisi hold when he was younger?
Soldier
69
How many wars did St. Francis of Assisi fight in?
2
70
What happened to St. Francis of Assisi in the first war he fought in?
He was captured and held for ransom for over a year
71
Where was St. Francis of Assisi held while he was imprisoned? How did this impact him?
A dark, damp cell
Caught a bad case of malaria and became more serious as opposed to his earlier happy-go-lucky personality
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Where did St. Francis of Assisi stop one day, changing his life forever?
The Church of San Damiano
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What did St. Francis of Assisi find in the Church of San Damiano?
The San Damiano Cross
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What experience did St. Francis of Assisi have in the Church of San Damiano?
The Crucifix appeared to speak to him, telling him to "Rebuild my [my meaning God's] Church"
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How did St. Francis of Assisi afford the supplies needed to repair the Church?
He sold some cloth from his father's business
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What did St. Francis of Assisi's dad do when he found that Francis had sold some of his cloth to pay for tools?
He was outraged and took his complaints about Francis' theft to the bishop
77
How did St. Francis of Assisi react to his father's complaints against him?
He renounced his father, gave back the nice clothes his father had bought for him, and adopted a peasant's lifestyle
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Who did St. Francis of Assisi meet after adopting his simple lifestyle? What did he do for them? Why was this significant?
A group of lepers
He embraced and cared for them
At the time, lepers were shunned due to the contagiousness of their disease, so nobody ever dared to go near them
