Saint story for kids
Women saints for kids
Women saints are girls and women the Church honors as saints because they loved God with all their hearts: young martyrs of Rome and Sicily like Saint Cecilia and Saint Lucy, a French farm girl who led an army, Jesus’ own grandmother and the first saint of the Americas. Here are their stories, told for children, with each one’s feast day.
Women saints
Saint AgnesFeast day: January 21A brave girl of Rome, about twelve, who belonged to Jesus
Saint Catherine of SienaFeast day: April 29An Italian saint who cared for the sick and wrote to the pope
Saint Joan of ArcFeast day: May 30A French farm girl who led an army with God’s help
Saints Anne and JoachimFeast day: July 26Mary’s mother and father, Jesus’ grandparents
Saint Rose of LimaFeast day: August 23A young woman of Peru, the first saint of the Americas
Saint Teresa of CalcuttaFeast day: September 5Mother Teresa, who cared for the poorest of the poor in India
Saint Thérèse of LisieuxFeast day: October 1A young French Carmelite, the Little Flower of Jesus
Saint Teresa of ÁvilaFeast day: October 15A Spanish nun who taught that prayer is talking with a friend
Saint CeciliaFeast day: November 22A young martyr of Rome who sang to God in her heart
Saint BarbaraFeast day: December 4An early martyr we know through old legends
Saint LucyFeast day: December 13A young martyr of Sicily whose name means light
Our Lady, Queen of all saints
Above all the saints, the Church honors Mary, the Mother of Jesus. These pages tell how she came to Saint Juan Diego in Mexico and to three shepherd children in Portugal.
