443 comments on “Accepting Nominations!”

1. Let's not forget St. Lucy. She had tremendous dedication. And of course, Catherine of Siena. Women who would go to any length, for sure.

   1. I second both St. Catherine of Siena and St. Lucy.

2. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen[1] of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975).[2] She established the first Catholic school in the nation, at Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity.

3. St. Pasqual, patron saint of cooks, shepherds and sheep. Think of all the food!!

4. And finally, for now, "of one being with the Father" St. Athanasius. One word for you: homoousios.

   1. I second the nomination of St. Athanasius! Apparently, he stood up against Arius and the Aryan heresy. Later he wrote a creed and was present at Nicea. Sort of a foundation type of person.

   2. Yes, Athanasius. He promises toothsome, history-laced blogs , plus a cool slogan.

5. St. Augustine

6. John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed
   St Hubert of Liege, patron of hunters (his is a great story)
   St Arnold of Metz, patron of beer makers
   St. Panteleimon, an unmercenary physician

7. How about matching up two pairs of saints, like Cyril and Methodius vs Felicity and Perpetua? There are others, too: Cosmas and Damian, Boris and Gleb, Constantine and Helen, Martha and Mary.

   1. Ooo, Cyril and Methodius! Not only did they bring Christianity to what is now Ukraine, they invented a whole alphabet (or at least Cyril did) so the people could read the Bible.

8. St. Timothy
   Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

9. One of the nameless saints: The Syrophoenician Woman. Mark 7:25-30 .

10. St. John Crysostom

11. I nominate Monnica ( mother of St. Augustine), Harriett Starr Cannon founder of the Community of St Mary serving health and education needs of poor women and children starting in NYC, Sarah Josepha Buell, author of first novel by an American woman which also was the first to deal with slavery.

12. One more:

    Nelson Mandela

    1. A big YES to Nelson Mandela. And even though he wasn't a Christian, (but then, neither were any of the other nominees from the Old Testament) I'd go for Mahatma Gandhi as well.)

13. How about Saint Michael the archangel? Let's put Michaelmas on the calendar!

    1. I second St. Michael the Archangel.

14. (Mother) Mary Jones champion of social justice in the US. Worked to ban child labor, to bring justice to coal miners and other workers. This work was done when she was between 50 and 100.

    Fran's Jagerstatter was beheaded by the Nazis after refusing to serve in the German army. He did this despite being pressured by his family, his community, and his bishop to give in and be inducted.. You can read about him in Robert Ellsberg's, All Saints.

15. I nominate Sarah Buell Hale, whose sainthood we just celebrated on April 30. Editor, "Mary Had a Little Lamb", advocate for equal education, preservation of Bunker Hill and Mount Vernon, and primarily responsible for the nationalization of Thanksgiving!

16. Can I add another nomination? A very popular saint in Sicily where my family is from is Saint Rosalia. I believe she's the patron saint of Palermo, but she's venerated all over. I don't know much about her, but it would be nice to know more. And of course St. Lucy is probably the best known Sicilian saint. How about her?

17. Bartolome de las Casas, a Spanish Dominican of the 16th century in the New World who opposed the atrocities committed against the native peoples. He was an early opposer of slavery, and fought for 50 years for the rights of a people regarded as barely human. A man of faith and strength.

    1. Second.

18. I would like to nominate Mother Theresa. No words are needed to describe why she should be considered. I would also like to nominate St. Theresa of Avila. Both have served as guiding lights for me during my life.
    Thank you.

19. What about a bracket of "twins"?

    St. Thomas the Apostle
    St. Thomas Aquinas
    St. Thomas Becket
    St. Thomas More
    Thomas Jefferson
    The Reverend Wilbert Awdry (author/creator of "Thomas the Train Engine")
    Mark Twain (author of "Tom Sawyer")
    (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson
    etc.

20. Last year being my first, I don';t know if he's been part of this, or how he fared, but I would like to nominate Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky.

    1. He was in the 2014 bracket.

    2. ...and he should have gone much farther than he did, IMHO!

21. St. Jerome
    St. Donimic
    St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
    St. John Paul II
    John Paul I
    St. John XXIII
    St Gregory of Nazianzus
    St Catherine of Siena

    1. Second JPII.

    2. On behalf of the grumpy & sarcastic, not to mention translators, I second Jerome.

22. Benedict Biscop (pronounced Bishop)--founder and abbot of Wearmouth-Jarrow, and librarian par excellence. It can be argued that without Benedict's love of books, and his accumulation of an incredible research library, Bede would never have accomplished the literary achievements that made him "Venerable."

23. I nominate Chad, Bishop of Litchfield and St Jerome.

24. I nominate my patron, Joseph of Nazareth, foster father of Jesus and spouse of Mary.

25. St. Timothy please.

26. I nominate Martin Luther.

    1. I second that nomination!

27. shucks - my potential candidate, Bishop Romero, urned up on the ineligible list.

28. Well, Columba [Columcille] and Lady Julian have already been nominated, so I second these and would add Enmegahbowh, the first recognized Native American priest in the Episcopal Church. His feast day is 12 June.

    1. I couldn't remember how to spell his name. I would have nominated him, so I guess this is a second. I was also thinking of Absalom Jones.

29. Mary of Egypt

30. On behalf of the Moravian fans of Lent Madness, I nominate Jan Hus.

    1. Yes, excellent choice!