Hi Heraldites,
In honor of All Saints Day coming up, here’s a related joke. Did you hear about a saint who trained animals? He taught his dog to heal! 😉
This quiz is also all about the saints.
-H.C. Harold
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Relics
Which class of relic is something that a saint owned?
- a) First
- b) Second
- c) Third
- d) Fourth
2) Reliquary
Holy Trinity Parish in Kuliouou on Oahu has a reliquary with 18 relics of saints displayed for veneration. One of the relics is from St. Lullus, who succeeded St. Boniface, as an archbishop in what present-day country?
- a) England
- b) Germany
- c) France
- d) Turkey
3) Southern Cause
Cardinal Peter Turkson recently visited the Sisters of the Holy Family where he received an update on the beatification cause of Venerable Mother Henriette Delille, a free woman of color who founded the congregation in 1842. In what city was the order founded?
- a) Baltimore, Maryland
- b) St. Augustine, Florida
- c) Chicago, Illinois
- d) New Orleans, Louisiana
4) More Saints
Which Irish saint is the patron saint of chickens and chicken farmers?
- a) St. Brigid of Kildare
- b) St. Patrick
- c) St. Columba
- d) St. Dymphna
5) Current Events
Fill in the blank: At the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ “Holiness Today” conference held Oct. 3-6 at the Vatican, Pope Francis said that “the saints are not ______ but men and women with joyful hearts, open to hope.”
- a) sinners
- b) perfect
- c) sourpusses
- d) solemn
6) Origins
St. Margaret of Scotland married the king of Scotland but was actually born in what country?
- a) England
- b) Ireland
- c) Spain
- d) Hungary
7) Feast Days
How is a saint’s feast day typically chosen?
- a) It is the day they died.
- b) It is the day they were born.
- c) It is whatever day is left on a calendar closest to their canonization.
- d) It is their canonization day.
Answers: 1) b, 2) b, 3) d, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d, 7) a
