Patron Saints for Each class

Saint Anthony

Saint Anthony (1195-1231) was born in Portugal. He was a Franciscan friar and was venerated as Evangelical Doctor by the Church. His sermons were profound and moving, and he was a man of great virtue and sincerity. His teaching touched the hearts of all who heard him. His portraits often depict him with his hands embracing the Holy Child Jesus, testifying to his love for him. He was known as the “Finder for Lost Items” because of his willingness to help others.

Blessed John Duns Scotus

Blessed John (1266-1308) was known as Duns Scotus because he was born in the Village of Duns in Scotland, from whose name the Chinese. He was a Franciscan friar, an outstanding theologian and philosopher, known for his explanations of the Primacy of Christ and the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

He considered reason as a natural faculty and will as a free faculty. He believed that the knowledge of reason was a necessary precondition for the act of will, but any decision was also a function of will. He was known as the Subtle Doctor.

Saint Leonard

Born in 1676 and died in 1751, he was an Italian. While studying in Rome, he joined the Friars Minor of St. Francis. Ordained in 1703, he emphasised “To live first for God and then in God”. He travelled extensively throughout Italy, preaching the Gospel with great effect and writing extensively. He preached the Stations of the Cross, identifying 14 of them. In 1750, with the Pope’s approval, he erected Stations of the Cross in the Roman Colosseum and would preach repentance.