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1. This saint was called "Father" not because he was a priest-- he was a monk-- but because of his kind and generous demeanor, and his warm rapport with the people to whom he preached. Who was he?
2. This saint's feast day is May 1. She funded the building of many churches and monasteries, was a successful military leader and is commemorated to this day in popular poems and songs. Name her.
3. This saint, in order to practise asceticism, took up residence in a tree.
Who was this person?
4. This Syrian-born saint was a deacon in the Church of Beirut. He is credited with devising the "kontakia," or short hymns in someone's memory.
Who was he?
5. This saint was a bishop, and is credited with the conversion of an entire country. He is also revered in the Roman Catholic tradition.
Name him?
6. This saint first worked as a shepherd. Later on, he became a bishop. He was an important speaker at the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, and his arguments helped defeat those who held to the heresy of Arianism. Who was he?
7. This saint was captured in 1711 during Russia's war with Turkey. Despite being sold into slavery, he refused to convert.
Who was he?
8. This saint, who preached along with St. Methodius and was called the "Apostle to the Slavs," helped devise an alphabet. To this day, it is used to write Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian.
Who was he?
9. This saint was from Bethsaida of Galilee. He preached in Asia Minor and suffered martyrdom by crucifixion.
Name him?
10. This saint is credited with being one of the founders of the Valaam Monastery in what was then part of Finland.
Name him?
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