Main Patron Saint for Europe, also famed for his 'Rule' concerning precepts for monks
Baptized Jesus
Founded two important hostels/canonries in the Alps and namesake of dog breed
Mother of Mary
Attributed author of much of the New Testament, with a well-known conversion story
First Pope of Catholic Church
Early Christian hermit dubbed 'Father of All Monks' - launched the 'Desert Father' movement
Lazarus' sister and witness to his resurrection
Gospel author and founder of the Church of Alexandria
Earthly father of Jesus
Mother of John the Baptist and the cousin of the Virgin Mary
Patron Saint of Wales
Virgin mother of Jesus
Jesus' brother
Archangel and leader of God's armies against Satan (Book of Revelation)
Apostle who 'doubted' Jesus' resurrection
Founded the 'Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer' (the Redemptorists) in 1749
Saintly Attribute or Sinful Deed
Saint (First Name) or Sinner (Last Name)
Betrayed American forces during American Revolution
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Ran largest Ponzi scheme in US history**
Female pirate and lover of 'Calico Jack' Rackham
Arrested for public masturbation (aka Pee-wee Herman)
Bet on and banned from MLB baseball**
Former NY politician with an infamous 'sexting' scandal
Celebrity home-maker convicted of insider trading
Murdered John Lennon in 1980
Instituted Russia's 'Great Purge'
16th century Hungarian serial killer dubbed 'Countess Dracula' or 'Blood Countess'
X-files star with a sex addiction
Co-conspirator in assassination of Abraham Lincoln - first woman given death penalty in US
Leader of Boston's Winter Hill Gang (aka Whitey)
Former NFL quarterback who operated a dog-fighting ring
First Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition**
American gangster active in Chicago during prohibition - nicknamed 'Scarface'**
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** indicates that the first name of the sinner is usually a shortened/alternate form of the Saint name (e.g., Rob for Robert)
Example:
St. Tom Terrible
First Column would be a clue for the Saint, St. Tom - you could enter St. Tom, Saint Tom or just Tom
Second Column would be a clue for the sinner Tom Terrible - you could enter just Terrible
Reading the name across both columns would be St. Tom Terrible (the before/after pair)
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