Image credits

Portraits are adapted (cropped and given a painterly filter) from artworks on Wikimedia Commons. Most are public domain. Images under CC BY are credited to their authors below, with their license. Some card paintings are by the artist FrankinTheWoods, used under a purchased commercial license. They are resized, and wide paintings are cropped to the square card shape, with no other changes.

About this site

Confirmation Saint Finder was created by a parish priest of The Catholic Diocese of Spokane to help you find the saint who'll walk with you for life. Facts on each saint are summarized from cited sources, so please confirm your choice with your catechist or pastor.

Homepage painting

An arched altarpiece of saints composed from paintings by FrankinTheWoods, used under a purchased commercial license. The gold ground, tooling, frame and finish were drawn for this site.

Portraits

• Abigail: The Meeting of David and Abigail. License: CC0
• Abraham: Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael. License: Public domain
• Agatha: Saint Agatha, Musée Fabre, Montpellier. License: Public domain
• Agnes of Rome: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Albert the Great: Aparición de la Virgen a San Alberto Magno. License: Public domain
• Aloysius Gonzaga: The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga. License: CC0
• Alphonsus Liguori: Alphonsus de Liguori. License: Public domain
• Ambrose: Spanish: Santo Obispo Saint Ambrose. License: Public domain
• Anastasia: Saint Anastasia, Zadar Polyptych. License: Public domain
• Andrew Kim Taegon: Vénérable André Kim, photographie d’une peinture à l’huile de Tjyang Louis - 1920. License: Public domain
• Andrew the Apostle: San Andrés (Saint Andrew), Museo del Prado. License: Public domain
• André Bessette: Brother André Bessette. License: Public domain
• Anne: Saint Anne and the Virgin. License: Public domain
• Anselm: The Virgin Appearing to Anselm of Canterbury, Ossiach Abbey. License: Public domain
• Anthony of Padua: Mary with the Christ-child, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Roch. License: Public domain
• Anthony the Great: Anthony the Great. License: CC0
• Athanasius: Saint Basil and Saint Athanasius, by Alonso Sánchez Coello. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Augustine of Hippo: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Barbara: Saint Barbara. License: Public domain
• Barnabas: Paul and Barnabas at Lystra. License: CC0
• Bartholomew: Saint Bartholomew. License: Public domain
• Basil the Great: Saint Basil and Saint Athanasius, by Alonso Sánchez Coello. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Beatrice da Silva: Saint Beatrice of Silva. License: Public domain
• Bede the Venerable: San Beda. License: Public domain
• Benedict of Nursia: Saint Benedict. License: CC0
• Bernadette Soubirous: Bernadette Soubirous. License: Public domain
• Bernard of Clairvaux: Spanish: San Bernardo Saint Bernard. License: Public domain
• Blaise: Saint Blaise. License: Public domain
• Bonaventure: (Venice) Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Bonaventure by Leandro Da Ponte - gallerie Accademia. License: Public domain
• Boniface: Dutch: Storm voor de kust van Noorwegen Saint Boniface of Mainz. License: Public domain
• Brendan: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Bridget of Sweden: St Bridget on an altarpiece in Salem church, Sweden. License: Public domain
• Brigid of Kildare: Saint Brigid by Patrick Joseph Tuohy. License: Public domain
• Cajetan: Apparition of Jesus to Saint Cajetan of Thiene, Umbrian school, c. 1700 to 1750, by Sailko. License: CC BY 3.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Camillus de Lellis: Saint Camillus de Lellis. License: Public domain
• Canute: Saint Canute. License: Public domain
• Carlo Acutis: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Casimir: Saint Casimir, Vilnius Cathedral. License: Public domain
• Catherine Labouré: Catherine Labouré. License: Public domain
• Catherine of Alexandria: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Catherine of Bologna: Saint Catherine of Bologna. License: Public domain
• Catherine of Siena: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Cecilia: Saint Cecilia. License: Public domain
• Charbel Makhlouf: Charbel Makhlouf. License: Public domain
• Charles Borromeo: Santa Margherita (Pigra) - Crucifixion with Saint Charles Borromeo and Saint Francis of Assisi. License: CC0
• Charles Lwanga: Stained glass window of Karoli Lwanga, Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo, by photo by Philipp Jakob. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Christina of Bolsena: Saint Christina of Bolsena. License: Public domain
• Christopher: Dutch: De H. Christoforus Saint Christopher. License: Public domain
• Clare of Assisi: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Clotilde: The Sick Child, or Clotilde Praying for the Healing of Her Son. License: Public domain
• Columba: St Columba, Karl Parsons 1913 - Stained Glass Museum. License: CC0
• Damien of Molokai: Father Damien in 1878. License: Public domain
• Daniel: Deckenfresko zur Schöpfungsgeschichte in der Sixtinischen Kapelle, Szene in Lünette: Der Prophet Daniel. License: Public domain
• David: Dutch: Harpspelende koning David King David Playing the Harp. License: Public domain
• Denis: Book of Hours of Charles VIII. License: Public domain
• Dismas: The Good Thief. License: CC0
• Dominic: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Dominic Savio: Life of Dominic Savio (page 6 crop). License: Public domain
• Dorothy: Saint Dorothy of Cappadocia. License: Public domain
• Dymphna: Icon of St Dymphna. License: CC0
• Edward the Confessor: St. Edward the Confessor, by Aidan Hart. License: CC BY 3.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Elijah: The prophet Elijah fed by a raven. License: Public domain
• Elizabeth Ann Seton: Elizabeth Ann Seton portrait by Amabilia Filicchi. License: Public domain
• Elizabeth of Hungary: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. License: Public domain
• Elizabeth of Portugal: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal. License: Public domain
• Erasmus: Saint Erasmus. License: Public domain
• Esther: Queen Esther. License: Public domain
• Faustina Kowalska: Maria Faustyna Kowalska. License: Public domain
• Felix of Cantalice: Saint Felix of Cantalice. License: Public domain
• Ferdinand III: Ferdinand III the Saint, King of Castile and León. License: Public domain
• Florian: Saint Florian. License: CC0
• Frances Xavier Cabrini: Francesca Cabrini. License: Public domain
• Francis Xavier: Saint Gregory the Great with Saints Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier. License: Public domain
• Francis de Sales: Château de Bussy-Rabutin - Saint François de Sales, évêque de Genève (bgw19 0375). License: Public domain
• Francis of Assisi: Dutch: H. Franciscus van Assisi St Francis of Assisi at Prayer. License: Public domain
• Francisco and Jacinta Marto: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Gabriel the Archangel: Angel of the Annunciation, Ghent Altarpiece. License: Public domain
• Gemma Galgani: Gemma Galgani - Originalfoto (Detail) 2. License: Public domain
• Genesius: Saint Genesius. License: Public domain
• Genevieve: Saint Genevieve. License: Public domain
• George: St George Battles the Dragon, Museo del Prado. License: Public domain
• Gerard Majella: Gerard Majella. License: Public domain
• Germaine Cousin: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Gertrude the Great: Saint Gertrude. License: Public domain
• Gianna Beretta Molla: Gianna Beretta Molla. License: Public domain
• Gregory the Great: Francisco de Zurbarán, San Gregorio Magno (17th century), by photo by Jl FilpoC. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Hedwig of Silesia: St Hedwig, Hedwig Codex. License: Public domain
• Helena: Saint Helena. License: Public domain
• Henry II: Saint George and Emperor Henry II. License: Public domain
• Hildegard of Bingen: Hildegard of Bingen, altar figure, Rochuskapelle, Bingen, by photo by RomkeHoekstra. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Hubert: Saint Hubert. License: Public domain
• Ignatius of Loyola: Saint Ignatius of Loyola. License: Public domain
• Isaac Jogues: Father Isaac Jogues, S.J., half-length portrait, facing right LCCN90714574. License: Public domain
• Isaiah: 'Isaiah Sistine Chapel ceiling' by Michelangelo JBU36, by Jörg Bittner Unna. License: CC BY 3.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Isidore of Seville: Saint Isidore. License: Public domain
• Isidore the Farmer: Saint Isidor Farmer (18th cen, anon). License: CC BY 2.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• James the Greater: Saint James the Great. License: Public domain
• James the Less: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Jane Frances de Chantal: Joanna de Chantal. License: Public domain
• Jeremiah: Jeremiah. Chromolithograph by Storch and Kramer after Marian. License: CC BY 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Jerome: Saint Jerome. License: Public domain
• Joachim: San Joaquín. License: Public domain
• Joan of Arc: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• John Bosco: Don Bosco @ Torino, 1880 (original). License: Public domain
• John Chrysostom: Johnchrysostom. License: Public domain
• John Fisher: John Fisher (1469-1535). License: Public domain
• John Henry Newman: John Henry Newman. License: Public domain
• John Neumann: Archbishop James Frederick Wood Photograph. License: Public domain
• John Paul II: Pope John Paul-II, by Beyond Forgetting. License: CC BY 2.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• John Vianney: Jean-Marie Vianney. License: Public domain
• John XXIII: Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958 to 1963. License: Public domain
• John of God: Saint John of God, colour photogravure, 1898, by Wellcome Collection. License: CC BY 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• John of the Cross: John of the Cross. License: Public domain
• John the Apostle: The Apostle Saint John Evangelista. License: Public domain
• John the Baptist: Saint John the Baptist, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. License: Public domain
• Joseph: St Joseph with the Infant Jesus. License: Public domain
• Joseph of Cupertino: A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603 to 1663). License: CC0
• Josephine Bakhita: Photograph of Saint Josephine Bakhita (c. 1910). License: CC0
• José Sánchez del Río: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Juan Diego: MIguel Cabrera - Fiel retrato do venerável Juan Diego. License: Public domain
• Jude Thaddeus: German: Hl. Judas Thaddäus Saint Jude. License: Public domain
• Julia of Carthage: Saint Julia. License: Public domain
• Julie Billiart: St. Julie Billiart. License: Public domain
• Junípero Serra: Junípero Serra. License: Public domain
• Kateri Tekakwitha: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Katharine Drexel: Katharine Drexel. License: Public domain
• Ladislaus of Hungary: Saint Ladislaus, Chronica Hungarorum. License: Public domain
• Leonard of Port Maurice: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Lidwina of Schiedam: Saint Lidwina of Schiedam. License: CC0
• Longinus: Icon of Saint Longinus. License: Public domain
• Louis IX of France: Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. License: Public domain
• Louis and Zélie Martin: Louis Martin 1. License: Public domain
• Louise de Marillac: Portrait of Louise Legras, née de Marillac. License: Public domain
• Lucy: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Luke the Evangelist: St Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Madonna (detail), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. License: Public domain
• Lydia of Thyatira: Lydia Purpuraria, from Icones Illustrium Feminarum Novi Testamenti. License: CC0
• Margaret Mary Alacoque: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque. License: Public domain
• Margaret of Cortona: Saint Margaret of Cortona. License: CC0
• Margaret of Scotland: Nicolas de Largillière, Queen St Margaret of Scotland, National Trust. License: Public domain
• Maria Goretti: Photograph of Saint Maria Goretti, 1902. License: Public domain
• Marianne Cope: Mother Marianne Cope in her youth. License: Public domain
• Mark the Evangelist: Saint Mark the Evangelist. License: Public domain
• Martha of Bethany: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary. License: Public domain
• Martin of Tours: Madonna and Child with the saints Martin of Tours and Anthony the Abbot - Jacopo dal Ponte, by GoldenArtists. License: CC BY 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Mary Magdalene: Mary Magdalene penitent. License: Public domain
• Mary of Egypt: Saint Mary of Egypt. License: Public domain
• Mary, Mother of God: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Matilda of Ringelheim: Holy card of Saint Matilda of Ringelheim. License: CC0
• Matthew the Apostle: Saint Matthew. License: Public domain
• Matthias: Saint Matthias. License: CC0
• Maurice: Saint Maurice. License: CC0
• Maximilian Kolbe: Fr.Maximilian Kolbe in 1936. License: Public domain
• Michael the Archangel: Archangel Michael defeats Satan. License: Public domain
• Monica: St Monica (on the pillar). License: Public domain
• Moses: Moses Presenting the Tablets of the Law. License: Public domain
• Mother Théodore Guérin: Sister St Francis Xavier Le Fer. License: Public domain
• Nicholas of Myra: Jaroslav Čermák (1831 - 1878) - Sv. Mikuláš (cropped). License: Public domain
• Olaf of Norway: King Olaf the Saint with his dog and horse. License: Public domain
• Patrick: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Paul the Apostle: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Pelagia of Antioch: St. Pelagia, Penitent. License: CC0
• Perpetua and Felicity: Perpetua. License: Public domain
• Peter of Alcántara: Saint Peter of Alcántara. License: Public domain
• Peter of Verona: Saint Peter Martyr. License: Public domain
• Peter the Apostle: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Philip Neri: Saint Philip Neri (1515 to 1595). License: CC0
• Philomena: St. Philomena, hand-colored lithograph. License: Public domain
• Photine of Samaria: Christ and the Woman of Samaria. License: Public domain
• Pier Giorgio Frassati: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Pio of Pietrelcina: Padre Pio portraitFXD. License: Public domain
• Rafael Arnáiz Barón: Monument to Rafael Arnáiz Barón, Villasandino. License: CC0
• Raphael the Archangel: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, San Rafael and Bishop Francisco Domonte, by photo by José Luis Filpo Cabana. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Raymond Nonnatus: Saint Raymond Nonnatus. License: Public domain
• Rita of Cascia: Painting of Saint Rita of Cascia, San Martino in Greco, Milan. License: CC0
• Robert Bellarmine: Portrait of Cardinal Robert Bellarmine. License: CC0
• Roch: Saint Roch. License: Public domain
• Rose Philippine Duchesne: Portrait of Rose Philippine Duchesne. License: Public domain
• Rose of Lima: Spanish: Santa Rosa de Lima con el Niño. License: Public domain
• Ruth: Naomi and Ruth. License: Public domain
• Sarah: Italian: sara porta aga da abramo Sarah Leads Abraham to Hagar. License: Public domain
• Scholastica: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Sebastian: Hl. Sebastian. License: Public domain
• Sigismund: Saint Sigismund. License: Public domain
• Simon the Zealot: Spanish: Simón el ZeloteApostle Saint Simon. License: Public domain
• Stanislaus Kostka: Saint Stanislaus Kostka, attributed to Agnese Dolci (17th century), by photo by Sailko. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Stephen: Saint Stephen Protomartyr. License: Public domain
• Stephen of Hungary: Saint Stephen, King of Hungary. License: Public domain
• Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein): Edith Stein (c. 1938-1939). License: Public domain
• Teresa of Avila: German: Hl. Therese von AvilaTeresa of Ávila (1515-1582). License: Public domain
• Teresa of Calcutta: Mother Teresa and Rosalynn Carter. License: Public domain
• Thecla: Saint Thecla, Lebanon. License: Public domain
• Thomas Aquinas: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Thomas Becket: Girolamo da Santacroce, San Tommaso Becket, San Silvestro, Venice, by photo by Didier Descouens. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Thomas More: Portrait of Sir Thomas More. License: Public domain
• Thomas the Apostle: Saint Thomas with a Pike, Musée du Louvre. License: Public domain
• Thérèse of Lisieux: painting by FrankinTheWoods. Used under a commercial license.
• Timothy: Saint Timothy. License: Public domain
• Valentine: St Valentine receiving a rosary from the hands of the Virgin. License: Public domain
• Veronica: Saint Veronica, The Flémalle Panels. License: Public domain
• Veronica Giuliani: Saint Veronica Giuliani. License: Public domain
• Vincent Ferrer: San Vicente Ferrer. License: Public domain
• Vincent de Paul: Vincent de Paul. License: Public domain
• Vitus: Martyrdom of Saint Vitus. License: Public domain
• Wenceslaus: Painted statue of St Wenceslas attributed to Peter Parler (1373), St Wenceslas Chapel, St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, by photo by Packare. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted (cropped, painterly filter).
• Yves: Saint Ivo of Kermartin. License: Public domain
• Zita: Saint Zita. License: Public domain
• Óscar Romero: Monseñor Romero (colour). License: Public domain