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commonly known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. Louis was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the death of his father Louis VIII the Lion, although his mother, Blanche of Castile, ruled the kingdom until he reached maturity. During Louis's childhood, Blanche dealt with the opposition of rebellious vassals and put an end to the Albigensian crusade which had started 20 years earlier.

As an adult, Louis IX faced recurring conflicts with some of the most powerful nobles, such as Hugh X of Lusignan and Peter of Dreux. Simultaneously, Henry III of England tried to restore his continental possessions, but was defeated at the battle of Taillebourg. His reign saw the annexation of several provinces, notably Normandy, Maine and Provence.

Louis was born on 25 April 1214 at Poissy, near Paris, the son of Prince Louis the Lion and Princess Blanche, and baptised in La Collégiale Notre-Dame church. His grandfather on his father's side was Philip II, king of France; while his grandfather on his mother's side was Alfonso VIII, king ofCastile. Tutors of Blanche's choosing taught him most of what a king must know—Latin, public speaking, writing, military arts, and government.[2] He was 9 years old when his grandfather Philip II died and his father ascended as Louis VIII.

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Maddy & Kate
Feast day: February 6th

Born November 8 1897 in New York City Dorothy Day worked for causes such as pacifism and women suffrage. Went to University of Illinois. Worked as a journalist and an activist. She was pregnant but aborted. Wrote a novel published in 1924. She didn’t want to be a saint. Faithful to the Gospel and Church, immersed in the social issues of the day with the aim of transforming both individuals and society. Her spirit fosters nonviolence, personal responsibility of all people to the poorest ones among us and fidelity to community and to God. The vision of Dorothy Day lives on in The Catholic Worker newspaper that has been continually published since 1933. Dorothy was a journalist all her adult life, and she lived through and commented on the central events of the twentieth century: wars, economic depression, class struggle, the nuclear threat, and the civil rights movement. The Catholic Worker and her prodigious writings always focus the light of the Gospel on our conscience as we struggle with these issues. She wrote to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.To help the poor and protest for what she believed in. She supported the civil rights movement. For 50 years Dorothy lived with the poor, conducted conferences and published a newspaper, all dependent on donations; this showing commitment and courage. She went through the great depression, started her own charity and dedicated her life fighting for justice for the homeless in New York City. She was arrested and sent to a work house where they were treated poorly and went on a hunger strike. Then they were released by the US president and when she got to she trained to be a nurse. She was an avid peacemaker and prolific author. Dorothy Day is a role model because she stood up for what she believed in and she influenced others to follow n her footsteps for those in need.

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Sophie, Jaida & Charlotte

She is a role model today because she was an activist for rights and she was a catholic worker. In 1932, Dorothy Day met a French immigrant and former Christian Brother, Peter Maurin. The following year, they founded The Catholic Worker, a newspaper that promoted Catholic teachings and examined issues within society. The publication became very successful and helped to introduce the Catholic Worker Movement, which followed its religious principles to tackle issues of social justice.

Feast day: February 6th

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Kyra & Rachael

Feast day: February the 6th

Refused to sacrifice to the gods during Emperor Diocletian's persecution of the Christians.

Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement. By then the Vatican had already given her the title “Servant of God,” the first step in formally recognizing Dorothy Day as a saint.

Day had a gift for finding beauty in the midst of urban desolation. Drab streets were transformed by pungent odors: geranium and tomato plants, garlic, olive oil, roasting coffee, bread and rolls in bakery ovens. "Here," she said, "was enough beauty to satisfy me."

In November 1917 Day went to prison for being one of forty women arrested in front of the White House for protesting women's exclusion from the electorate. Arriving at a rural workhouse, the women were roughly handled. The women responded with a hunger strike. Finally they were freed by presidential order.

Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women's suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.

Dorothy Day converted in 1927

She is a role model because she stood up to what she believed in, and she influenced others for the right cause.

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lily & Raina
Life Circumstances and cultural context

Lived from around 1295 to 1327

Was born with a red birthmark in the shape of a cross

Lived in France, Spain and Italy

He healed many of bubonic plague

August 16, August 17 by the Third Order of St. Francis

Contracted bubonic plague himself and a dog healed him by licking his wounds often and bring food

Actions and Achievements

St Roch is one the patron Saints of dogs

Helped prisons to get healed while he was in prison

credited with continuing to work miracle cures against the pestilence and was soon canonised

Wound on thigh, dog offering bread

has a shrine called San Rocco in Venice, Italy

Motivation and Challenges

Went to prison after being accused of being a spy dressed in pilgrims clothes

attacked by bubonic plague and was at the tip of his death when a dog saved him

Virtues

Caring

Self Sacrificing

Compassion

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Jenna & Sophie & Matilda

Life circumstances and cultural context:
- Born around 480
- In the fifth century, the young Benedict was sent to Rome to finish his education with a nurse/housekeeper
- Feast day is 11th July
Virtues:
- Awareness of God
- Community of living
- Respect for persons
- Stewardship
- Common God
- Justice

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Lauren an Tay

83

SUN SIGN

Scorpio

BORN IN

Brooklyn

DIED ON

29 November 1980 AD

PLACE OF DEATH

New York City

FATHER

John Day

MOTHER

Grace Satterlee

SIBLINGS

Donald, Sam, John, Della

SPOUSES/PARTNERS:DIED AT AGE

Berkeley Tobey, Forster Batterham

Achievements

She won the 1971 - Pacem in Terris Award.  The Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award is a Catholic peace award which has been given annually since 1964, in commemoration of the 1963 encyclical letterPacem in terris (Peace on Earth) of Pope John XXIII. ... Six recipients have also received a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Tasma & Julia

Life circumstances:

Born May 25th 1887, Pietrelcina, Italy

Died September 23rd, 1968

He was a friar, priest, stigmatist and a mystic.

Became famous for exhibiting stigmata for most of his life.

Joined the capuchin friars at 16 years of age and was ordained a priest 7 years later

Cultural context: (where they're from and how this has contributed to who he has become)

Actions and achievements:

Pope John Paul II who had a long time devotion to padre pio, and canonized him in 2002

Padre Pio could heal people

Motivation and challenges:

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Isabel and Shazy

Mother Theresa was the founder of the order of the missionaries of charity s roman Catholic congregation of woman dedicated to helping the poor.

She was Canonized as Saint Theresa of Calcutta this year.

Life circumstances ( Question 1):
Birth : Mother Theresa was born on August 26 in Skopje.

Nationality: Indian

When she was baptised she was baptised as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhin.

Family : Her Dad worked as a construction contractor and a trader of medicine and other goods. Her Mum was deeply involved in the local church as well as city politics as a vocal proponent of Albanian independence.

Actions (Question 2):
She travelled to Darjeding India for the Noviciate period in may 1931. She was sent to Calcutta where she was assigned to teach at St May's High School for girls run by the Loretto sisters.

Virtues

Faith

She sees Christ in everyone and brings it out of them. This is how she mainly carries out her faith in Christ, through the other people she helps.

Charity

Mother Teresa has followed the virtue of charity her entire life. She has supported the poor, the sick, the unloved through her charity work.

Question 3  Evaluation

She lived by the virtues of Faith and Charity and she put everything she had into helping others before herself. Therefore she demonstrates the characteristics of a good role modal.

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Mary, Ashley and Jasmine
Life Circumstances:
Born on the 26th August 1910
Baptized August 27th 1910
Was “well-off” in family’s early years
Father died when she was 7, this set off the lifestyle change

Cultural Context:
Agnes and her family lived in Skopje (now called Macedonia)
Orthodox Christianity (66%) Islamic (30%)

Actions and Achievements:
Performed two miracle performance, purity in her heart through all influence and desirable things in this world, charity to the poorest of the poor, obedience, humble. She shows her virtues and colonisation, therefore she become approved by the Vatican tribunal.
For her unwavering commitment and unflinching love and compassion that she devoutly shared, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding and Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
In 1962, she was honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, for her merciful cognizance of the abject poor of a foreign land, in whose service she led a new congregation.
In 1971, she was awarded the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize for her work with the poor, display of Christian charity and efforts for peace.
In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace."
Initiated homes for those suffering from leprosy and for orphans

Motivation and Challenges:
Mother Teresa was teaching in India living at the convent. She gave up the convent to work with the poor in the street. Her virtues then was to taking care of the sick and dying, that how she became motivated to become more virtuous and continue to take challenges that

Virtues:
Humility
Purity
Charity
Humble
Obedience

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Emma and Heidi

Life circumstances and cultural context

Irish saint who was known as the founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Kevin's family were of nobility.

He was born in 498 at the Fort of the White Fountain.

In his infancy a mysterious white cow is said to have come to his parents' house every morning and evening and supplied the milk for the baby.

He lived as a hermit in a cave, a Bronze Age tomb now known as St. Kevin's Bed, to which he was reportedly led by an angel.

Actions and achievements

St Kevin is one of the patron saints of the diocese of Dublin.

St Kevin held out his for ages and a blackbird built a nest and raised chicks in it.

By 540 Saint Kevin's fame as a teacher and holy man had spread far and wide. Many people came to seek his help and guidance.

His feast day is celebrated on June 3.

Motivation and challenges

Kevin lived the life of a hermit in Glendalough to have extraordinary closeness to nature. His companions were the animals and birds all around him.

Kevin could not establish a monastery, since King O'Tool of Glendalough, a pagan, would not allow it. It happened that the king had a much beloved pet goose, which was now old and grey. As time passed, the goose also became so aged and weak that it was soon unable to fly. As a result, the king was very upset, for he loved the goose very much. Hearing of Kevin's sanctity and power, the pagan king sent for him, and asked that he make the beloved goose young. Kevin asked for a payment of whatever land the goose would fly over. As the goose could no longer take flight, O'Toole agreed. When Kevin touched the bird, it grew young, and flew over the entire valley of Glendalough, and on that site the monastery was established.