Which patriarch of Alexandria defended the title 'Mother of God' at the Council of Ephesus in 431?
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Saint Cyril of Alexandria
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Which patriarch of Alexandria defended the title 'Mother of God' at the Council of Ephesus in 431?
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Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Which early Christian saint is often depicted carrying his own severed head?
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Saint Denis
Which saint is often depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows?
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Saint Sebastian
Which Italian saint at age 11 forgave her murderer before dying?
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Saint Maria Goretti
Which saint volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz?
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe
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Which early Christian saint is often depicted carrying his own severed head?
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Saint Denis
Which saint is often depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows?
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Saint Sebastian
Which Italian saint at age 11 forgave her murderer before dying?
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Saint Maria Goretti
Which saint volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz?
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Which saint is known as 'Golden-Mouthed' for his eloquent preaching?
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Saint John Chrysostom
Which 4th-century Bishop of Milan baptized Saint Augustine?
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Saint Ambrose
Which saint translated the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate)?
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Saint Jerome
Which saint founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares)?
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Saint Clare
Which saint founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)?
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Saint Dominic
Which saint is the patron of the blind and of eye diseases?
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Saint Lucy
Which saint used a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity?
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Saint Patrick