 Augustine
of Hippo
Augustine was a
bishop who wrote
about God. He said
that we are made for
God, and will never
be completely happy
until we give
ourselves to God.
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 Patrick
of Ireland
Patrick was the
first person to tell
the Irish people
about Jesus.
He used the shamrock
to teach them about
the Trinity.
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 Benedict
of Nursia
Benedict was a wise
monk. The way he ran
his monastery
became an example
for many other
monasteries around
the world.
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 Augustine
of Canterbury
Augustine was a
missionary to
England and became
the first Archbishop
of Canterbury.
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 Hilda
of Whitby
Hilda helped unite
the Church in
England.
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 Margaret
of Scotland
Queen Margaret of
Scotland showed her
love for God by
becoming a wife and
mother, and by
helping the poor and
sick, especially
children.
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 Francis
of Assisi
Francis gave away
everything he owned
and became a
wandering preacher.
He was so kind that
even the animals
loved him.
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 Sergius
of Russia
Sergius helped bring
Christianity and
peace back to
Russia, after many
years of war. He is
Russia’s greatest
saint.
coming soon |
 Julian
of Norwich
Julian lived in a
little room attached
to her church. She
wrote a wonderful
book about how much
God loves and cares
for us.
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 Joan
of Arc
Joan was a young
girl whom God used
to save France.
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 Richard
Hooker
Richard Hooker was
an English priest
who loved the Bible.
He taught how our
reasoning and
traditions can help
us understand and
use it.
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 John
Donne
John Donne was an
English priest who
wrote beautiful
poems about God. |
 Wesley
Brothers
These brothers were
traveling priests
and songwriters.
They taught that
Jesus loves each one
of us and wants to
be our friend.
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 Samuel
Seabury
Samuel Seabury was
the first Episcopal
bishop in the United
States.
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 Absalom
Jones
Absalom Jones was
born a slave, but
worked for years to
buy his freedom and
became the first
black priest in the
Episcopal Church.
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 Philander
Chase
Philander Chase was
the first Episcopal
bishop of Ohio.
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 David
Oakerhater
David Oakerhater was
a Cheyenne Indian
who became a
Christian. He was
made a deacon, and
spent the rest of
his life as a
missionary to his
people.
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 Samuel
Schereschewsky
Samuel was born a
Jew, but came to
believe in Jesus. He
went to China as a
missionary, wrote
the Bible in
Chinese, and became
the first Anglican
bishop in China.
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 Florence
Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
knew that God wanted
her to be a nurse.
Even though it was
very difficult, she
didn’t let anything
stop her.
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 C.S.
Lewis
C. S. Lewis was a
great writer and
teacher whose books
help people
understand more
about God. He wrote
The Chronicles of
Narnia.
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 Florence
Li Tim-Oi
In order to help
Chinese refugees
during World War II,
the Church made Tim
Oi the first woman
priest in the
Anglican Communion.
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