Top Ten Saints in the Church

[the_rev]

I just got to thinking how my e-newsletter hasn't done an issue lately so I am going to compile one with the top ten sants in the Catholic Church, please exclude the Blessed Mother. So who do you think are the top ten saints in the Catholic Church?

If you would like to do a biography of one of the saints please send me a private message, (less work I have to do,help a brother out!)

Yours in Christ,

Eddie Lee

[zabbazooey]

In no particular order...

10. Blessed Mother Theresa
9. St. Benedict
8. St. Clare
7. St. Augustine
6. St. Bernadette
5. St. Francis
4. St. Ignatius
3. St. Faustina
2. St. Therese
1. St. Simon Stock

[Laudate_Dominum]

Our Lady is in a category of her own, obviously. That said, I might answer thus:

1. St. Joseph
2. St. John the Baptist
3. St. John the Beloved
4. Sts. Peter and St. Paul (I know, I'm cheating)
5. St. Mary Magdalen
6. St. Francis of Assisi
7. St. Clare
8. St. Therese of Liseux
9. St. Benedict
10. St. Seraphim

11. St. Catherine of Siena
12. St Mark the Wrestler
13. St. Teresa of Avila
14. St. Bonaventure
15. St. Maximos
16. St. Anthony of the Desert
17. St. Pio of Pietrelcina
18. St. Anthony of Padua
19. St. Maria Madalena de Pazzi
20. St. Lydwina of Schiedam

[the_rev]

What that's a good list, well we have our list guys and girls, accept we're taking St. Clare out and putting in St. Norbert as I may enter the norbertines.

If you'd like to write a bio make it easy on me pleaes private message me.

Your bio should be no more than a page in a word doc single space.

Yours in Christ,

Eddie Lee

[zabbazooey]

Hey St. Peter IS cheating!!! :

[zabbazooey]

I'm newer to the Catholic faith, so I still need to learn about more saints.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

It runs thusly:

1) Blessed Mother
2) St. Joseph
3) all the other Saints. (my personal 3rd is probably St. John of the Cross)

[Apotheoun]

Number one is easy to determine:

The Holy Theotokos

[qfnol31]

1) Theotokos

2) St. Joseph

3) St. Peter \
. . . . > Pillars of the Church
4) St. Paul /

5) St. John

6) St. Thomas

7) St. Francis

8) Pope St. Gregory the Great

9) St. Benedict

10)St. Augustine

I've chosen these not because they are my favorites, but because they have done the most for the Church.

[Laudate_Dominum]

I honestly think that there are a slew of hidden saints that have done unimaginable good for the Church through prayer, suffering and sacrifice who will be among the greatest in heaven.
It is usually the merits of a humble, hidden soul that give the Church it's Augustines and Ignatius Loyolas.

[lifeteenchick527]

i am not gonna number them but here are a few

St Therese
St Padre Pio
Soon to be St John Paul the Great
St Christopher
St Anne
St Maria Goretti (i hope i spelt that right)
St Philip


um yeah

God Bless
LTC

[StColette]

Men

1. St. Peter
2. St. John the Beloved
3. St. Francis
4. St. Simon Stock
5. St. Dominic
6. St. Jerome
7. St. Padre Pio
8. St. Martin of Tours
9. St. Ignatius
10. St. Augustine

Women

1. Our Lady
2. Saint Anne
3. St. Teresa Avila
4. St. Therese of Liseux
5. St. Elizabeth
6. St. Colette (she reformed the Franciscan order)
7. St. Mary Magdalen
8. St. Catherine of Alexandria
9. St. Catherine of Siena
10. St. Clare

[dspen2005]

overall...

10. St. Ignatius of Loyola
9. St Catherine of Sienna
8. St John of the Cross
7. St. Michael the Archangel
6. St. Raymond Nonnatus
5. St. Peter Paschasius
4. St. Peter Armengoo
3. St Peter Nolasco
2. St Joseph
1. Our Lady

[zabbazooey]

How do you know all these saints? I cant keep track of them

[StColette]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Jul 24 2005, 12:18 PM']How do you know all these saints? I cant keep track of them
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hehe comes from about 5 years of reading about them

[zabbazooey]

I've only been actively learning about them for about 8 months.

5 years? wow!!

[StColette]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Jul 24 2005, 12:25 PM']I've only been actively learning about them for about 8 months.

5 years? wow!!
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I recommend reading at least about one Saint a day on Patron Saint Index website and possibly getting some Saint of Day books lol

[dspen2005]

[quote name='dspen2005' date='Jul 24 2005, 12:14 PM']overall...

10. St. Ignatius of Loyola
9. St Catherine of Sienna
8. St John of the Cross
7. St. Michael the Archangel
6. St. Raymond Nonnatus
5. St. Peter Paschasius
4. St. Peter Armengoo
3. St Peter Nolasco
2. St Joseph
1. Our Lady
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saints 3 thru 6 are a few saints of the Order I am entering -- so is it safe to say, "my Order"

Edited July 24, 2005 by dspen2005

[Nathan]

I don't know about my whole top-ten, but the Blessed Mother, St. Peter, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine of Hippo, and St. Ignatius Loyola are musts.

[MilesChristi]

The Blessed Virgin, of course, has a special spot far above any of the other saints. That said, here are ten I would consider very important to the Church...

St. Joseph
St. Peter
St. Paul
St. John the Evangelist
St. John the Baptist
St. Benedict
St. John Chrysostom
St. Augustine
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Francis

It's tough to pick just ten. I feel like I'm leaving out so much.