What is the Communion of Saints?

All those living and dead who follow God's way

Why do Catholics pray to the saints?

To ask for them to intercede with God

What is a patron saint?

Saints who are special protectors over areas of life.

Before medieval times how were saints determined?

By the acclamation of the people

What is the canonization of a saint?

The declaration by the Pope that someone is a saint.

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1
What is required for canonization?
Holy life and 1 miracle
Holy life
Love of the people
Holy life and 2 miracles
2
What is the Communion of Saints?
Those people canonized by the Pope
All those living and dead who follow God's way
The Church on earth
The people in heaven
3
Who is the patron saint of New York?
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Mary the Mother of God
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Patrick
4
Who can be canonized in the Catholic Church?
Anyone who follows God's way
Only priests
Only adults
Only nuns and priests
5
Why do Catholics pray to the saints?
Because they are holy people
To worship them
All of the above
To ask for them to intercede with God
6
Who is the patron saint of the United States?
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Patrick
Mary Mother of God
7
Which saint was the Apostle to the Apostles?
St. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
St. Ann, mother of Mary
St. Deborah
St. Mary Magadelene
8
What is a saint?
a person canonized by the Catholic Church
a holy person
all of the above
a member of the early Christian community
9
Which saint established schools for African Americans and Native Americans?
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
St. Katherine Drexel
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
10
What is a patron saint?
Saints who are known to everyone.
Saints who are special protectors over areas of life.
Saints who interceded for a particular miracle.
All of the above
11
Which saint worked with immigrants in New York City?
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Katherine Drexel
12
Before medieval times how were saints determined?
By the Pope
By the acclamation of the people
By the College of Cardinals
By the local bishop
13
Which saint convinced a Pope to return to Italy?
St. Clare of Assisi
St. Joan of Arc
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Teresa of Avila
14
Why does the Church celebrate All Saints Day
Because it is a day to celebrate the communion of saints.
Both 1 and 2
Because not all saints have a fixed feast day.
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What is the canonization of a saint?
None of the above
The acclamation of the people that someone is a saint.
The miracle proof that someone is a saint.
The declaration by the Pope that someone is a saint.

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