Apollo—god of order and moderation
Bacchus—god of wine and revelry
Dionysus—orgiastic revelry, sometimes synonymous with Bacchus
Hercules—hero of great strength
Ambrose—Bishop of Milan
Anne—Mary’s mother; Jesus’ grandmother
Augustine (of Hippo)—important teacher and author
Catherine (of Siena)—had mystic visions and stigmata; patron saint of Italy
Cecelia—patron saint of music
Francis (of Assisi)—nature, birds and other animals; founded Franciscan order
George—dragon slayer
Jerome—scholar
John (the Baptist)—baptized Jesus; beheaded
Joseph—Mary’s husband; Jesus’ father
Mark—author of one of the Gospels; important for Venice
Mary—Jesus’ mother
Paul—father of Christianity
Peter—first pope; father of the church
Sebastian—shot with arrows
Gabriel—archangel who announced to Mary that she was to be Jesus’ mother
Michael—archangel who fought with the devil (fallen angel called Lucifer) and drove him out of heaven
Raphael—healed earth after battle with fallen angels
Pope—head of the Roman Catholic Church
Cardinal—highest rank next to pope
Bishop—highest rank next to cardinal
Priest—performs Mass and other parish-level duties; some are teachers
Monks (some called Brothers)—usually members of a monastery; do labor of various sorts
Mass—principal form of worship in the Roman Catholic Church; High Mass is sung, Low Mass is spoken; Ordinary is liturgy for all masses, Proper is different for each day depending on the subject of celebration
Offices (also called Canonical Hours)—liturgical prayers said eight times per day
Order—organizations of priests, nuns, and monks; usually dedicated to a particular task and lifestyle