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1. This saint is often said to be a Celtic goddess, adapted to the Catholic tradition to ease the conversion of Ireland. The official line, however, is that she was a beautiful, devoted, and talented nun and entrepreneur, who made her mother's dairy prosper despite often giving away its produce; founded countless convents throughout Ireland; founded the 'double monastery' (for both monks and nuns); and went to great lengths to avoid marriage. Who is this remarkable woman, whose feast is celebrated on February 1?
2. February 3 is a good day to get tonsillitis: the saint celebrated on this day is the patron of illnesses of the throat. While in prison awaiting his martyrdom at the hands of the Romans - and after having undergone various tortures - he cured a choking child by miraculously dissolving the offending fishbone. In gratitude the boy's mother smuggled in two candles to illuminate his prison cell. Who is this saint, on whose day throats are blessed over pairs of crossed candles?
3. February 9 might be a good day to have that cavity filled - it's the feast day of an aged deaconess, the patron of dentists. She lived in Alexandria (now in Egypt) in the year 249, when an anti-Christian mob pulled out her teeth and martyred her on a bonfire. Who was this virginal saint, represented in art by a golden tooth?
4. This twin sister of Saint Benedict once asked her brother to stay with her one night and discuss the spiritual life with her until morning. After he insisted that he had to return to his cell, she bowed her head in prayer - whereupon the clear evening erupted into such a terrific thunderstorm that the holy man could not leave. Said she, 'I asked you and you would not listen; so I asked my God and He did listen.' Who is this strongwilled saint, who died three days later and is celebrated on February 10?
5. This eighth-century Pope fought Church corruption by holding synods and helped rebuild the walls of Rome to defend the city from the Lombards. He is most famous, though, for successfully facing down Leo III, Emperor of Byzantium, when the latter demanded a policy of iconoclasm. Who is this leader, whose feast is celebrated on February 11?
6. This saint probably never actually existed, but he's a lot of fun anyway. A nobleman, he was told by a miraculous stag that he would kill his parents - and some time later, he did, having mistaken them for others. In penance, he and his wife spent the rest of their lives sheltering poor travelers at the ford of a river. Who is this saint, nicknamed 'The Poor Man' and celebrated on February 12?
7. His feast day is on February 14, and he is the patron of lovers. The modern saint is probably a combination of two third-century saints, a Roman priest and an Umbrian bishop who were both martyred by the Romans. Who is this saint, represented in art by a rose bush or a pair of birds?
8. This young saint was promised by her pagan father to a young pagan noble named Evilase. Desperate to avoid the marriage, she suffered many horrors at her father's hand, and was finally martyred for her refusal to wed a non-Christian. Who is this saint, whose struggle is often depicted as a battle against a dragon, and whose feast day is February 16?
9. This saint, a bishop of Smyrna, was a friend and disciple of Saint John the Apostle. He preached pacifism and refused to let his friends and supporters fight to save him when he was arrested by the Romans and martyred at the age of 86. The letter to the Philippians, his only surviving writing, is a beautifully written piece in praise of God and of the willingness to die for Him. Who is this patron saint of earaches, whose feast is celebrated on February 23?
10. This saint, though the daughter of a Hungarian king, ascended to the throne of Poland in 1382. Though complications from childbirth prevented her from making it to the age of 30, she nevertheless managed to convert her husband (Jagiello, Prince of Lithuania who later united Poland under his banner), as well as helping the sick and poor through charity and through changes in the law. Who is this patron saint of queens, whose feast is celebrated on February 28?
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