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Images of the saints are a little like family photos. We don’t confuse the photo of our mom with our mom, but the photo reminds us of her and can evoke sentiments of affection and care.

Also see: Catechism of the Catholic Church #2130-2132

APOSTLES

DEACONS

DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH

EVANGELISTS

Saint Agnes of Rome

Saint Albert the Great

Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Ambrose of Milan

Saint Andrew

Saint Anselm of Canterbury

Saint Anthony Mary Claret

Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saint Bartholomew

Saint Boniface

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Cecilia

Saint Charles Borromeo

Saint Clare of Assisi

Saint Dominic de Guzman

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis de Sales

Saint Francis Xavier

Saint Gabriel the Archangel

Saint George

Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Ignatius Loyola

Saint Irenaeus

Saint Isaac Jogues

Saint James the Greater

Saint James the Lesser

Saint Jean Baptiste de la Salle

Saint Jerome

Saints Joachim and Anne

Saint John Damascene

Saint John the Baptist

Saint John the Evangelist

Saint John of the Cross

Saint John Paul II

Saint John Vianney

Saint Joseph

Saint Jude Thaddeus

Saint Katherine of Alexandria

Saint Lawrence of Rome

Saint Luke

Saint Mark

Saint Mary Magdalene

Saint Matthew

Saint Matthias

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Saint Michael the Archangel

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saint Patrick

Saint Paul

Saint Peter

Saint Philip

Saint Pius X

Saint Raphael the Archangel

Saint Simon

Saint Stephen

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Saint Therese of Lisieux

Saint Thomas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

We traditionally divide the Communion of saints into three segments: The Church Triumphant (saints in heaven), The Church Penitent (those in purgatory) and the Church Militant (those on earth). All of us on earth are saints in training.