Find the Patron Saint (Quiz)

[BradtheImpaler]

Match the "Patron Saint" from the following list to his/her official "cause" in the second list...

St. Joseph of Arimathea/Nicodemus
St. Fiacre
St. Anthony the Abbott (has 2 "causes" - ran low on saints?)
St. Nicholas
St. Roch
St. Dymphna
St. Martin de Porrese
St. Martin of Tours
St. John (The Baptist)
St. Joseph of Cupertino
St. Polycarp
St. Isidore of Seville
St. Martha
St. Amand/St. Vincent of Saragossa

patron saint of...UNDERTAKERS
patron saint of...SKIN DISEASES (handle statuette carefully)
patron saint of...PAWNBROKERS
patron saint of...CONVULSIONS
patron saint of...ASTRONAUTS (very popular in Middle Ages)
patron saint of...WAITERS/WAITRESSES
patron saint of...THE INTERNET
patron saint of...HORSES (No - not "Mr.Ed" you wiseguy)
patron saint of...HAIRDRESSERS
patron saint of...TAXI DRIVERS (Robert De Niro not eligible)
patron saint of...EARACHES
patron saint of...KNEE PROBLEMS (invented "cushy pad" in front of pew)
patron saint of...GRAVEDIGGERS
patron saint of...WINE TRADE (my personal favorite :P )

...and, last, but possibly MOST needed -

patron saint of...INSANITY

(first one to match all 15 correctly receives 14,397 years off from Pergatory :angel

P.S. - pay special attention to signature quote below :wink:

 

[Iconodule]

What is the point of this? Why are you slandering the Saints?

 

[BradtheImpaler]

What is the point of this? Why are you slandering the Saints?

Am I slandering the saints, or am I poking fun at the system that would apply saints to "causes" or vice-versa? Don't you find the appointment of patron saints to "gravediggers" and "earaches" even the LEAST bit humorous? (it's not like I'M making this stuff up)

Hey -do you think they might offer 2 different patron saint medallions for the price of one for gravediggers WITH earaches?

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Okay - I made THAT up, but this subject is just BEGGING for it. :bday:

 

[notapseudonym]

maybe it wouldn't be so funny if you looked into why there are patron saints and why the patron has been assigned the cause.

Here goes:

patron saint of...UNDERTAKERS

• Joseph of Arimathea

patron saint of...SKIN DISEASES (handle statuette carefully)
• Anthony the Abbott
as well as
• George
• Marculf
• Peregrine Laziosi
• Roch

patron saint of...PAWNBROKERS
• Nicholas of Myra
also
• Bernardine of Feltre

patron saint of...CONVULSIONS
• John the Baptist
and
• Willibrord

patron saint of...ASTRONAUTS
Joseph of Cupertino

patron saint of...WAITERS/WAITRESSES
• Martha
as well as
• Notburga
• Zita

patron saint of...THE INTERNET
Isidore of Seville

patron saint of...HORSES
• Martin of Tours
also
• Anthony of Padua
• Colman of Stockerau
• Eligius
• George
• Giles
• Hippolytus
• Leonard of Noblac
• Vincent de Paul

patron saint of...HAIRDRESSERS
• Martin de Porres
with
• Cosmas
• Damian
• Louis IX
• Mary Magdalen

patron saint of...TAXI DRIVERS


• Fiacre
• Christopher
• Eligius
• Frances of Rome

patron saint of...EARACHES
• Polycarp of Smyrna
along with
• Cornelius

patron saint of...KNEE PROBLEMS
Roch
patron saint of...GRAVEDIGGERS
• Anthony the Abbott
and
• Barbara

patron saint of...WINE TRADE
Amand

thanks for the time off in purgatory, you know maybe you should look into that teaching as well as patron saints.

 

[bibleberean]

All believers are saints. The patron saint thing is unbiblical...

Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Take it from me. I was born and raised in the Catholic Church. The only thing Catholics will accept is what they want to accept.

The only Catholics that have sound doctrine are ex-Catholics.

 

[BradtheImpaler]

maybe it wouldn't be so funny if you looked into why there are patron saints and why the patron has been assigned the cause.

Hmmm... :roll:

nope - still funny :

 

[Lyric's Dad]

While I don't agree with the whole patron saint thing and find it to be completely un-Biblical, I am concerned that the only reason you posted this is for flaming.