Saint Faith Saint Faith

I picked St Faith because of I picked St Faith because of her bravery.her bravery.

St. Faith uttered this prayer, St. Faith uttered this prayer, "Lord Jesus, who art always "Lord Jesus, who art always

ready to assist your servants, ready to assist your servants, fortify me at this hour, and fortify me at this hour, and enable me to answer in a enable me to answer in a manner worthy of you." manner worthy of you."

Birth and deathBirth and death

Born in FranceBorn in France

DiedDied

AgenAgen

On brazier and beheadedOn brazier and beheaded

Part of Her storyPart of Her storySt. Faith, calling to mind the courage of the martyrs St. Faith, calling to mind the courage of the martyrs

and the glorious crown promised to those who persevere and the glorious crown promised to those who persevere to the end, far from being terrified at the menaces of the to the end, far from being terrified at the menaces of the tyrant, feels herself inflamed with a new desire to die for tyrant, feels herself inflamed with a new desire to die for her Lord; "No," cried she, "I not only am prepared to suffer her Lord; "No," cried she, "I not only am prepared to suffer every torment for Christ, but I burn with impatience to die every torment for Christ, but I burn with impatience to die for him." for him."

Dacian, more enraged than ever, ordered a brazen Dacian, more enraged than ever, ordered a brazen bed to be produced, and the saint to be bound on it with bed to be produced, and the saint to be bound on it with iron chains. A treat fire was kindled under it, the heat of iron chains. A treat fire was kindled under it, the heat of which was rendered still more intolerable by the addition which was rendered still more intolerable by the addition of oil, and other inflammable matter. of oil, and other inflammable matter.

The spectators, struck with pity and horror, The spectators, struck with pity and horror, exclaimed: "How can the tyrant thus torment an innocent exclaimed: "How can the tyrant thus torment an innocent young virgin only for worshipping God!" young virgin only for worshipping God!"

Hereupon Dacian apprehended numbers of them, Hereupon Dacian apprehended numbers of them, and as they refused to sacrifice, they were beheaded with and as they refused to sacrifice, they were beheaded with Saint Faith. Saint Faith.

Other versions of the story record a Other versions of the story record a miraculous shower of rain miraculous shower of rain extinguishing the fire and necessitating extinguishing the fire and necessitating the subsequent beheading.  More the subsequent beheading.  More Christians from Agen, among whom Christians from Agen, among whom were Bishop Caprais, moved by her were Bishop Caprais, moved by her example, submitted in their turn to an example, submitted in their turn to an agonising fate.agonising fate.

FeastdayFeastday:: October 6 October 6

Patron of pilgrims; prisoners; soldiersPatron of pilgrims; prisoners; soldiers

was not properly canonized because was not properly canonized because canonization was not made/ created canonization was not made/ created at that time period at that time period

Part of their storyPart of their story

After praying and bowing down before God, all four After praying and bowing down before God, all four martyrs, the mother and her daughters, took one martyrs, the mother and her daughters, took one another by the hand, forming as it were a plaited another by the hand, forming as it were a plaited garland. They went forth, frequently looking up to garland. They went forth, frequently looking up to the heavens, committing themselves with sighs and the heavens, committing themselves with sighs and silent prayers to the help of Him Who commanded silent prayers to the help of Him Who commanded us to fear not them which kill the body, but are not us to fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. When they arrived at the able to kill the soul. When they arrived at the Emperor’s palace, they signed themselves with the Emperor’s palace, they signed themselves with the sign of the Cross and said, “Help us, 0 God our sign of the Cross and said, “Help us, 0 God our Savior, for the sake of the glory of Thy holy name!”Savior, for the sake of the glory of Thy holy name!”

FamilyFamily

Sisters-St Charity St HopeSisters-St Charity St Hope Mother- Saint SophiaMother- Saint Sophia

They were all martyred They were all martyred

together.together.

relicsrelics translated to a church in Agen in translated to a church in Agen in the the 5th century5th century

relicsrelics moved to the moved to the abbeyabbey of Conques in of Conques in Rouergue in Rouergue in 886886

relicsrelics moved to a new church there in moved to a new church there in 10501050

part of the part of the relicsrelics moved to the moved to the monasterymonastery of Cucufat, of Cucufat, CataloniaCatalonia, , SpainSpain in in 13651365

MiraclesMiracles

Her popular hagiography, Her popular hagiography, liber miraculorum sancte fidisliber miraculorum sancte fidis, , attributed to the churchman Bernard of Angers (composed attributed to the churchman Bernard of Angers (composed between ca 1013 and after 1020), calls miracles associated between ca 1013 and after 1020), calls miracles associated with Faith with Faith jocajoca—Latin for "tricks" or "jokes", the kind that —Latin for "tricks" or "jokes", the kind that "the inhabitants of the place call Sainte Foy's jokes, which is "the inhabitants of the place call Sainte Foy's jokes, which is the way peasants understand such things." One such joke the way peasants understand such things." One such joke was the following story: a local castellan holds onto a ring was the following story: a local castellan holds onto a ring that his dying wife had promised to the saint. The castellan, that his dying wife had promised to the saint. The castellan, whose name is Austrin, uses the ring, however, to wed his whose name is Austrin, uses the ring, however, to wed his second wife. Saint Faith causes the finger of the second second wife. Saint Faith causes the finger of the second wife to swell up in unbearable pain. Austrin and his new wife to swell up in unbearable pain. Austrin and his new wife visit the saint's shrine, and on the third night, "when wife visit the saint's shrine, and on the third night, "when the sorrowful woman happened to blow her nose, the ring the sorrowful woman happened to blow her nose, the ring flew off without hurting her fingers, just as if it had been flew off without hurting her fingers, just as if it had been hurled from the strongest siege engine, and gave a sharp hurled from the strongest siege engine, and gave a sharp crack on the pavement at a great distance."crack on the pavement at a great distance."

https://apostle.com/st.-faith-patron-of-pilgrimshttps://apostle.com/st.-faith-patron-of-pilgrims

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5902http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5902

http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2009/09/sts-http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2009/09/sts-sophia-faith-hope-and-love-martyrs.htmlsophia-faith-hope-and-love-martyrs.html

http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-faith-6-october/http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-faith-6-october/