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| Mary, Mother of Jesus | central figure at the heart of the early Christian community. Considered the mother of the Church |
| Mary Magdalene | First to hear the "Good News" after Jesus`s resurrection |
| Peter and the other Apostles | courageously witnessed to Jesus in word and deed. Proclaimed that Jesus brough salvation through his life, death and resurrection |
| Paul | initially a persecutor of the early Christian community, called by Jesus to be an apostle and an outstanding witness to the "Good News". His letters are in the New Testament |
| Lydia | a devout pagan heard the preaching of Paul and was baptized, along with her whole household |
| Stephen | first person to die for his faith in Jesus |
| Ignatius of Antioch | third bishop of Antioch, martyred in 110 AD. Wrote letters urging people to be Jesus' faithful followers while in jail |
| Perpetua and Felicity | martyed in 202 AD in North Africa |
| Jerome | translated the Bible into Latin and enjoyed studying the Holy Scripture |
| Monica | devout Christian from North Africa. She is a model of a prayerful woman and a virtuous mother |
| Augustine | led an unsettled and restless life searching for the truth. Became a bishop and defender of the faith |
| Patrick | famous for his missionary activity among the Irish during the fifth century |
| Francis Xavier | Born in Spain, he preached in INdia, Malaya, the Moluccas. He was the first missionary to enter Japan |
| Martin DePorres | loved meditating for hours after hard days of caring for the sick and poor |
| Dominic | established an order of men who traveled throughout Europe to preach and teach. |
| Francis of Assisi | nobleman, poet and mystic, who greatly loved God's creation. Founded the Franciscian order |
| Clare | founded the Poor Clares, a group of cloistered nuns. |
| Thomas Aquinas | Dominican priest, great philosopher and theologians. He provided the Church with a systematic understanding of the Catholic faith. |
| Catherine of Siena | Dominican lay woman who lived in the fourteenth century, counselor of popes. Named "Doctor of the Church" |
| Frances of Rome | wife and mother, courageous woman noted for her great charity to the poor and sick during the fifteenth century. |
