The Christian Saints
Created By: harlequin
Last Modified: 10/07/06
Summary: A comprehensive list of various web sources on the lives of the saints. But don't let that put you off-some of these guys were pretty strange...and died unamaginably horrible deaths. So if you like piety, or gore, check these links out.Strange Patronage
Here is a list of some particuarly strange atributes to the saints:
Venereal disease--St. Fiacre
Throat ailments--St. Blase
Television--St. Clare
Teenagers--St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Maria Goretti
Taxi drivers--St Fiarce
Stomach disorders--St. Timothy, St. Titus
Sobriety--Venerable Matt Talbot
Skin diseases--St Anthony the Abbot
Race relations--St. Martin de Porres
Postal Workers--Gabriel, Michael, Raphael
Popes--St. Peter
Poisoning--St. Benedict
Perfumers--St. Mary Magdalene
Mentally ill--St. Dympha
Maids--St. Zita of Lucca
Lost items--St. Anthony of Padua
Knee problems--St. Roch
Juvenile delinquents--St. Dominic Savio
Headaches--St. Teresa of Avila
Earaches--St. Francia Borgia
Difficult marriages--St. Rita of Cascia
Source American Catholic.org (http://americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/patrons.asp)
Saintly Sayings: A Collection of Quotes
"O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet."
-Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
"You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters."
-Saint Bernard (1090 - 1153)
"It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching."
-Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226)
"I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him."
-Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582)
Source http://www.quotationspage.com
Link: Wikipedia's List of Patron Saints of Occupations and Activities
Summary: These can include lost causes, forgotten people, blood banks, and syphillis.
Link: Wikipedia's List of Saints
Summary: A comprehensive list of some of the 10,000 Catholic saints.
Link: Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Saints' Lives
Summary: Read the medieval texts of the lives of the saints.
Link: Godcheker's The Saints of Christianity
Summary: A comprehensive overview of Christian saints, told in...a very interesting way.
