1. LOWRY ANCESTORS WHO BECAME SAINTS

2. ALFRED THE GREAT King of England 35 th GGF of Tom Lowry Not officially canonized by the Catholic Church Considered a ‘Christian Hero’ by the Anglican Church Feast day October 26

3. SAINT ARNULF OF METZ 38 th GGF of Tom Lowry Bishop of Metz Often portrayed with a rake in his hand Feast day July 18

4. ST BATHILDE (39 th GGM of Tom Lowry) Wife of Clovis II of the Franks Queen of the Franks Sold into slavery as a child Founded the abbeys of Corbie and Chelles Abolished the practice of child slavery Feast Day January 30

5. ST BEGGA OF LANDON 37 th GGM of Tom Lowry Following the death of her husband she became a nun Founded 7 churches and the convent at Andenne Feast Day December 17

6. ST CANUTE OF DENMARK 29 TH GGF of Tom Lowry King of Denmark Murdered by rebels First Dane to be canonized Patron saint of Denmark

7. ST CLOTILDE 44 th GGM of Tom Lowry Wife of Clovis I of the Franks Converted her husband, and most of Europe, to Christianity Feast Day June 4

8. ST CLOUD (ST CLODALD) 38 TH GGF of Tom Lowry Son of St Arnulf of Metz and St Clotilde Renounced all claims to the throne and became a hermit Later returned to become a bishop Feast Day September 7

9. ST ETHELBERT 41 ST GGF of Tom Lowry King of Kent Converted to Christianity by St Augustine Converted Anglo-Saxon England to Christianity Built the Cathedral of St Paul in London Feast Day May 27

10. ST FERDINAND (FERNANDO) 25 th GGF of Tom Lowry King of Castile Recovered extensive lands in Spain from the Muslims and donated them to the Church Feast Day May 30

11. ST GONDOLFUS 40 TH GGF of Tom Lowry Bishop of Tongeren and Maastriych Feast Day July 16

12. ST HENRY 32 nd GGF of Tom Lowry Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Feast Day is July 13

13. ST ITTA OF METZ 38 TH GGM of Tom Lowry Founded the Benedicine nunnery at Nivelles Feast Day May 8

14. ST JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA 56 TH GGF of Tom Lowry Offered his tomb for the burial of Christ Wrapped the body in linen and placed it in the tomb Tied to the Legends of the Holy Grail Feast Day March 17

15. ST LOUIS 21 st GGF of Tom Lowry King Louis IX of France Feast day August 25

16. ST LUDMILA 38 th GGM of Tom Lowry Grandmother of St Wenceslaus Converted to Christianity by Saints Cyril and Methodius Strangled with her veil by her daughter Responsible for reconciling conflicts with in-laws Feast Day September 16

17. ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND 29 th GGM of Tom Lowry Instigated religious reform in Scotland (previously Irish rather than Roman) Feast Day November 16

18. ST MATILDA OF RINGELHEIM 31 st GGM of Tom Lowry Wife of King Henry I of Germany Established Quedlinburg Abbey Feast Day March 14

19. ST OLAF OF NORWAY 32 nd GGF of Tom Lowry Converted much of Norway to Christianity Feast Day July 29

20. ST OLGA OF KIEV 33 rd GGM of Tom Lowry First ruler of Rus Kiev to convert to Christianity Feast Day July 11

21. ST RICHEZA OF LOTHARINGIA 34 th GGM of Tom Lowry Wife of Mieszko II of Poland Rebuilt the Abbey of Brauweiler Feast Day March 21

22. ST AELGIFU 33 rd GGM of Tom Lowry Wife of Edmund I the Magnificent of England Associated with Shaftesbury Abbey Feast Day May 18

23. ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY 1 st cousin 33 X removed of Tom Lowry King of Hungary Feast Day August 20

24. ST VLADIMIR 31 st GGF of Tom Lowry Vladimir the Great of Kiev Completed the conversion of Rus Kiev to Christianity begun by his grandmother, St Olga Feast Day July 15

25. ST WENCESLAUS 36 th great-granduncle of Tom Lowry King of Hungary Killed by his brother Walked barefoot in the snow, creating warmth which kept his subjects alive Feast Day October 26

26. ST ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL 20 th GGM of Tom Lowry Wife of King Denis Alfonsez of Portugal Founded the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha in Coimbra Feast Day is July 8