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Saints of the High School of St. Thomas More
Born: Died: Feast Day: Patron or Patroness of: Outstanding Facts and Life Events:
St. Peter Unkown 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 difficult 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 Tekakwitha A.D. 1656 April, 17 A.D. 1680 July 14 The evironment and ecology She is a Native American who converted to Catholicism at the age of 19. She refused to marry and remained a virgin, committing to marry only Jesus.
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 opposition of church authorites 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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