Memorize these and recognize 31.9% of all Saints clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Patrick | 8 | Legend says he drove the snakes out of Ireland |
| 2 | St. Joseph | 8 | Built as a hotel, the Patee House Museum in this Missouri city was the Pony Express headquarters |
| 3 | St. George | 8 | April 23 is the feast of this saint feared by dragons everywhere |
| 4 | St. Christopher | 8 | He's the patron saint of travelers & motorists; give him a medal |
| 5 | St. Augustine | 8 | Monica was the sainted mother of this bishop of Hippo |
| 6 | St. Louis | 6 | A steamboat on this U.S. city's seal symbolizes its growth |
| 7 | St. Elmo | 6 | St. Erasmus, also known by this shorter name, is a patron saint of sailors |
| 8 | St. Petersburg | 6 | This city's largest library, the Saltykov-Shchedrin Library, has over 25 million volumes |
| 9 | St. Bernard | 6 | Doggedly hanging on, a hospice on this pass on the Swiss-Italian border has been a travelers' refuge for centuries |
| 10 | St. Peter | 5 | He holds the keys to the gates of the kingdom of heaven |
| 11 | St. Nicholas | 5 | His feast day is December 6—a few weeks earlier than you might expect |
| 12 | Ireland | 5 | St. Patrick: This country |
| 13 | Constantine | 5 | Legend says Saint Sylvester I cured this first Christian Roman emperor of leprosy |
| 14 | Assisi | 5 | St. Clare of this Italian town was influenced by St. Francis, also from there; she didn't think poverty was for the birds |
| 15 | Paul | 5 | In the same year: I & II |
| 16 | Mother Cabrini | 5 | Italian-American woman known as the "Saint of the Immigrants" |
| 17 | Mary | 5 | Her assumption was declared dogma for Catholics by Pope Pius XII in 1950 |
| 18 | St. Valentine | 4 | His feast day is February 14th, but lovers can seek his help any time of year |
| 19 | St. Paul | 4 | Its state's second-most populous city, this capital is built on bluffs along a curve in the Mississippi River |
| 20 | St. Moritz | 4 | The Diavolezza & the Piz Corvatsch are famous ski areas near this Swiss resort |
| 21 | St. Luke | 4 | This gospel writer is the "beloved" Patron Saint of physicians |
| 22 | St. Andrews | 4 | The full name of this institution founded in 1754 begins "Royal and Ancient Golf Club of" |
| 23 | Paris | 4 | While Attila the Hun was marching to this city, St. Genevieve told the people to pray & fast; Attila changed course |
| 24 | Lima | 4 | The first person in the Americas to be canonized was Rose of this South American capital |
| 25 | John the Baptist | 4 | June 24: This man who had a good head on his shoulders before he met Salome |
| 26 | Joan of Arc | 4 | This saint who was burned at the stake is the patroness of France & of soldiers |
| 27 | Thomas More | 4 | In November 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed this 16th century Englishman as the patron saint of politicians |
| 28 | St. Vincent de Paul | 3 | Called the apostle of organized charity, he's the patron of charitable societies |
| 29 | St. Vincent | 3 | A small nation in the Caribbean is comprised of the Grenadines & this island |
| 30 | St. Mark | 3 | Gospel writer who is the patron saint of Venice, his winged lion is the city's symbol |
| 31 | St. Jerome | 3 | This translator of the Vulgate Bible is often shown in art with a lion |
| 32 | St. Francis of Assisi | 3 | With the help of this man, Saint Clare of Assisi founded the order known as the Poor Clares |
| 33 | St. Anthony | 3 | He's the patron saint of Padua & of Portugal |
| 34 | Saint Stephen | 3 | Saint Paul was a supportive witness to the stoning of this first Christian martyr |
| 35 | Saint Helena | 3 | On a pilgrimage, this mother of a Roman emperor is said to have found the True Cross |
| 36 | Saint George | 3 | Boy Scouts in England know that this man, their patron saint, also holds that post for the country |
| 37 | Saint Croix | 3 | Spanish-speaking people call this largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands Santa Cruz |
| 38 | Poland | 3 | As the first person from this country canonized, Stanislaus is its patron saint |
| 39 | Michael | 3 | This archangel is also a saint & the patron of Papua New Guinea |
| 40 | lightning | 3 | St. Barbara protects people from this because her father Dioscorus was struck by it after he executed her |
| 41 | Joseph | 3 | This biblical husband is the patron saint of carpenters |
| 42 | Hungary | 3 | Saints from this country include 2 11th century kings, Stephen & Ladislas the First |
| 43 | Greek | 3 | Saint Victor I replaced this language with Latin as the official language of the church |
| 44 | a lamb | 3 | In art Saint Agnes is often portrayed holding one of these young sheep, a symbol of innocence |
| 45 | the pope | 3 | St. Gregory VII, then known as Hildebrand, hadn't yet been ordained when he got made this in 1073 |
| 46 | television | 3 | When St. Clare was unable to attend mass, the ceremony became visible on her wall—today she's the patron of this device |
| 47 | St. Lawrence | 3 | Exceeded only by the Mackenzie, it's Canada's second-longest river if you include the seaway |
| 48 | St. Francis | 3 | In 1979 John Paul II made this animal-loving saint the patron saint of ecology |
| 49 | Saint Louis | 3 | This city was the site of the 1st trial of the Dred Scott case, in 1847 |
| 50 | Peter | 3 | St. Andrew, one of the 12 apostles, was the brother of this other apostle |
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