Saturday, March 24, 2012

POP QUIZ (Saints and nations)

While reflecting on this weekend's festivities in honor of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, see if you can match up other nations and their patron saints.  ( In some cases, the saint listed is just one of a country's patron saints.)

1. St. Basil the Great                       a) Czech Republic
2. St. Bridget                                 b) France 
3. St. Catherine of Siena                  c) India
4. St. David                                   d) Italy
5. St. Francis Xavier                        e) Mexico
6. St. Gertrude                                f) Russia
7. St. James the Greater                   g) Spain
8. St. Joan of Arc                            h) Sweden
9. Our Lady of Guadalupe                   i) Wales
10. St. Wenceslas                            j) West Indies


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Answers : 1. f   ; 2. h  ; 3. d  ; 4. i  ; 5. c  ; 6. j  ; 7. g  ; 8. b  ; 9. e  ; 10. a

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