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Lives of faith, courage, and inspiration.

May 01 May 01, 2026

Aldebrandus

Patron of: Fossombrone, Italy

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May 01 May 01, 2026

Amator

Amator (in French) Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated as a sain...

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May 01 May 01, 2026

Andeolus

Andeolus or Andéol is an alleged Christian missionary martyred in Gaul....

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May 01 May 01, 2026

Aredius of Gap

Aredius of Gap (Arigius, Arey) (c. 575, Chalon-sur-Saône – c. 605) was bishop of Gap. He is a Catholic and Orthodox sain...

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May 01 May 01, 2026

Asaph

Patron of: St Asaph

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May 02 May 02, 2026

Ahudemmeh

Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He w...

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May 02 May 02, 2026

Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, amo...

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May 02 May 02, 2026

Bolesław Strzelecki

Bolesław Strzelecki (1896–1941) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp...

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May 02 May 02, 2026

Boris I of Bulgaria

Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer (Church Slavonic: Борисъ / Борисъ-Михаилъ, Bulg...

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May 02 May 02, 2026

Germanus of Normandy

Germanus of Normandy, also known as Germanus the Scot, is a Christian saint venerated especially in Normandy. He was a d...

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May 03 May 03, 2026

Abhai

The Martyrology of Rabban Sliba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syriac Ortho...

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May 03 May 03, 2026

Juvenal of Narni

Patron of: Narni, Fossano, Chia

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May 03 May 03, 2026

Marie-Léonie Paradis

Marie-Léonie Paradis, PSSF (born Virginie-Alodie Paradis but raised as Élodie Paradis; 12 May 1840 – 3 May 1912) was a F...

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May 03 May 03, 2026

Moura

Saint Moura, also known as Mart Moura, is a Christian martyr of the third century and is honored in Egypt and the Middle...

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May 04 May 04, 2026

Ceferino Giménez Malla

Patron of: Romani people

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May 04 May 04, 2026

Michał Giedroyć

Patron of: Sick and disabled Sacristans Pontifical University of John Paul II Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Hedwig [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

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May 04 May 04, 2026

Florian

Patron of: chimneysweeps, firefighters, against fire

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May 04 May 04, 2026

José María Rubio

Jose Maria Rubio, SJ (22 July 1864 – 2 May 1929) was a Spanish Jesuit, known as the "Apostle of Madrid". He was canonise...

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May 04 May 04, 2026

Judas Cyriacus

Patron of: Ancona, Italy

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May 05 May 05, 2026

Angelus of Jerusalem

Patron of: Palermo [ citation needed ]

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May 05 May 05, 2026

Aventinus of Tours

Aventinus was a hermit and friend of Thomas Becket. Living the life of a hermit in Tours, France, before being ordained ...

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May 05 May 05, 2026

Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice

Edmund Ignatius Rice, F.P.M., C.F.C. was a Catholic missionary and educationalist who founded two institutes of religiou...

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May 05 May 05, 2026

Gotthard of Hildesheim

Patron of: travelling merchants, invoked against fever, dropsy

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May 05 May 05, 2026

Hilary of Arles

Patron of: Arles, invoked against snake bites

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May 06 May 06, 2026

Dominic Savio

Patron of: Choirboys, falsely accused people, juvenile delinquent and Altar Servers [ 4 ]

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May 06 May 06, 2026

Evodius of Antioch

Evodius (Ancient Greek: Ευωδίας, Euōdias; fl. c. 50–70) was an early Christian identified by some Christian writings as ...

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May 06 May 06, 2026

François de Laval

Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də laval;...

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May 06 May 06, 2026

Gerard of Lunel

Patron of: Potenza Picena (formerly called Monte Santo, invoked against epilepsy [ 1 ] and headaches [ 2 ]

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May 06 May 06, 2026

Jacinto Vera

Blessed Jacinto Vera Durán (Atlantic Ocean, 3 July 1813 – Pan de Azúcar, Uruguay, 6 May 1881) was a Uruguayan Roman Cath...

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May 07 May 07, 2026

Agathius of Byzantium

Patron of: soldiers, Squillace, Guardavalle

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May 07 May 07, 2026

Agostino Roscelli

Agostino Roscelli (27 July 1818 – 7 May 1902), also known as Augustine Roscelli, and Augustin Roscelli, was an Italian p...

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May 07 May 07, 2026

Pope Benedict II

Pope Benedict II was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 Ma...

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May 07 May 07, 2026

Flavia Domitilla

Flavia Domitilla was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD. She was a granddaughter of Emperor Vespasian and a niece ...

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May 07 May 07, 2026

Gisela of Hungary

Gisela of Hungary (or Gisele, Gizella and of Bavaria; c. 985 – 7 May 1065) was the first queen consort of Hungary by mar...

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May 08 May 08, 2026

Amato Ronconi

Patron of: Saludecio

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May 08 May 08, 2026

Apparition of Saint Michael

Patron of: Guardian of the Catholic Church, 1 ] Vatican City, Rome

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May 08 May 08, 2026

Arsenius the Great

Arsenius the Deacon (354 – 450), sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Gre...

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May 08 May 08, 2026

Desideratus

Desideratus (died 550) was a French saint from Soissons in the Christian church. Desideratus came from a family of saint...

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May 08 May 08, 2026

Catherine of St. Augustine

Mary Catherine of St. Augustine, OSA (3 May 1632 – 8 May 1668) was a French canoness regular who was instrumental in the...

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May 09 May 09, 2026

Beatus of Lungern

Saint Beatus of Lungern, also known as Beatus of Beatenberg or Beatus of Thun, was an early Christian monk and hermit wh...

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May 09 May 09, 2026

Beatus of Vendome

Saint Bienheuré (Bié, Beatus) is a semi-legendary saint of Vendôme. Tradition states that he lived in a cave near the to...

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May 09 May 09, 2026

Christopher

Patron of: athletics, bachelors, transportation (drivers

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May 09 May 09, 2026

George Preca

Patron of: Malta Swatar, Malta Ħamrun, Malta Society of Christian Doctrine Catechists

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May 09 May 09, 2026

Gerontius of Cervia

Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (died 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint....

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May 10 May 10, 2026

Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus

Patron of: Lentini, Trecastagni

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May 10 May 10, 2026

Calepodius

Calepodius was the name of a 4th-century bishop of Naples. Saint Calepodius was a priest who was killed during the perse...

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May 10 May 10, 2026

Catald

Patron of: Invoked for protection from plagues, droughts and storms

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May 10 May 10, 2026

Comgall

Saint Comgall (c. 510–520 – 597/602), an early Irish saint, was the founder and abbot of the influential abbey at Bangor...

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May 10 May 10, 2026

Damien of Molokai

Patron of: People with Leprosy

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May 11 May 11, 2026

Anthimus of Rome

Saint Anthimus of Rome, or Sant'Antimo in Italian (died 303), is a Christian saint. His life is largely composed of lege...

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May 11 May 11, 2026

Gangulphus of Burgundy

Patron of: Saint of husbands unhappily married, tanners, shoemakers

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May 11 May 11, 2026

Majolus of Cluny

Majolus of Cluny (Maieul, Mayeul, Mayeule, Mayol) (c. 906 – May 11, 994) was the fourth abbot of Cluny. Majolus was very...

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May 11 May 11, 2026

Mamertus

Mamertus (died c. 475) was the bishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastica...

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May 12 May 12, 2026

Joan of Portugal

Joanna of Portugal OP (6 February 1452 – 12 May 1490; Portuguese: Joana, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ʒuˈɐnɐ pɾĩˈse...

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May 12 May 12, 2026

Crispoldus

Patron of: Bettona

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May 12 May 12, 2026

Dominic de la Calzada

Patron of: civil engineers

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May 12 May 12, 2026

Epiphanius of Salamis

Epiphanius of Salamis (Ancient Greek: Ἐπιφάνιος; c. 310–320 – 403) was the bishop of Salamis, Cyprus, at the end of the ...

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May 12 May 12, 2026

Modoald

Patron of: Reichsabtei Helmarshausen

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May 13 May 13, 2026

Abbotsbury Garland Day

Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles (12 ...

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May 13 May 13, 2026

Our Lady of Fátima

Patron of: Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima East Timor Guyana Suriname

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May 13 May 13, 2026

Conchita Barrecheguren

Maria Concepción Barrecheguren García (27 November 1905 – 13 May 1927), also known as Conchita Barrecheguren, was a youn...

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May 13 May 13, 2026

Gerard of Villamagna

Gerard of Villamagna (1174 - 13 May 1242) - known also as Gerard Mecatti and Gerard of Monza - was an Italian Roman Cath...

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May 13 May 13, 2026

Glyceria

Saint Glyceria was a Roman virgin of the early church. According to Christian tradition, she was forced to pay tribute t...

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May 14 May 14, 2026

Boniface of Tarsus

Saint Boniface of Tarsus was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he ha...

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May 14 May 14, 2026

Engelmund of Velsen

Patron of: invoked against toothache

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May 14 May 14, 2026

Matthias the Apostle

Patron of: Alcoholics, carpenters, tailors

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May 14 May 14, 2026

Michael Garicoïts

Patron of: Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram Teachers

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May 14 May 14, 2026

Mo Chutu of Lismore

Patron of: Lismore, Ireland

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May 15 May 15, 2026

Achillius of Larissa

Patron of: Larissa

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May 15 May 15, 2026

Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, amo...

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May 15 May 15, 2026

Dymphna

Patron of: Mental health professionals, those suffering from mental illnesses [ 5 ]

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May 15 May 15, 2026

Hallvard Vebjørnsson

Patron of: Oslo, innocence

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May 15 May 15, 2026

Hesychius of Cazorla

Patron of: Cazorla, Spain

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May 16 May 16, 2026

Aaron

Aaron was a Miaphysite Coptic saint. His apocryphal legend says of him, "When he was sick, he made roasted pigeons fly i...

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May 16 May 16, 2026

Abda and Abdjesus

Abdisho and Abda were two successive bishops of Kashkar who were martyred along with 38 companions in 376 during the For...

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May 16 May 16, 2026

Abdas of Susa

Abdas, (also Abda, Abdias, and Audas) was bishop of Susa in Iran. Socrates of Constantinople calls him "bishop of Persia...

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May 16 May 16, 2026

Andrew Bobola

Patron of: Poland, Archdiocese of Warsaw

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May 16 May 16, 2026

Brendan the Navigator

Patron of: Boatmen, divers, mariners

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May 17 May 17, 2026

Giulia Salzano

Patron of: Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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May 17 May 17, 2026

Paschal Baylon

Patron of: Villarreal [ 1 ] Torrehermosa [ 1 ] Alconchel de Ariza [ 1 ] Eucharistic congresses Eucharistic associations Obando Cooks [ 2 ] Shepherds, Male Children and Priesthood Vocation [ 2 ] Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana [ 2 ]

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May 17 May 17, 2026

Restituta

Patron of: Lacco Ameno

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May 18 May 18, 2026

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (died 944) was the first wife of King Edmund I (r. 939–946). She was Queen of the English from he...

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May 18 May 18, 2026

Eric IX of Sweden

Saint Erik (c. 1125 – 18 May 1160), also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his de...

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May 18 May 18, 2026

Felix of Cantalice

Patron of: Spello

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May 18 May 18, 2026

Pope John I

Pope John I was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena (or the "Cast...

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May 18 May 18, 2026

Venantius of Camerino

Patron of: Camerino and Raiano (AQ

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May 19 May 19, 2026

Calocerus

Saint Calocerus was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. His alleged "acts" belong to a much later period....

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May 19 May 19, 2026

Crispin of Viterbo

Crispino da Viterbo (13 November 1668 – 19 May 1750) - born Pietro Fioretti - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed re...

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May 19 May 19, 2026

Dunstan

Patron of: Blacksmiths, goldsmiths, locksmiths

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May 19 May 19, 2026

Ivo of Kermartin

Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known as Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, ...

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May 19 May 19, 2026

Joaquina Vedruna de Mas

Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas, CCV (or Joaquina, and Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi in religion; 16 April 1783 –...

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May 20 May 20, 2026

Abercius and Helena

Abercius and Helena are saints of the Catholic church. They are said to have been the children of Alphaeus the Apostle, ...

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May 20 May 20, 2026

Alcuin of York

Alcuin of York (; Latin: Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; c. 735 – 19 May 804), also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin, was a...

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May 20 May 20, 2026

Aurea of Ostia

Patron of: Ostia, Italy

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May 20 May 20, 2026

Austregisilus

Saint Austregisilus (Outrille, Aoustrille; died 624) was a Frankish bishop and bishop of Bourges from 612 until his deat...

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May 20 May 20, 2026

Baudilus

Patron of: Pozaldez, Poitiers

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May 21 May 21, 2026

Arcangelo Tadini

Patron of: Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth

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May 21 May 21, 2026

Franz Jägerstätter

Franz Jägerstätter, (also spelled Jaegerstaetter in English; born Franz Huber, 20 May 1907 – 9 August 1943) was an Austr...

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May 21 May 21, 2026

Corpus Christi

The Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin: Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi, lit. 'Day...

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May 21 May 21, 2026

Emperor Constantine I

During the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (306–337 AD), Christianity began to transition to the domina...

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May 22 May 22, 2026

Castus and Emilius

Saints Castus and Emilius (died 250 AD) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic C...

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May 22 May 22, 2026

Fulk

Saint Fulk was an English pilgrim who was beatified for his selfless assistance of plague victims even when this was a r...

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May 22 May 22, 2026

Humilita

Patron of: Faenza

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May 22 May 22, 2026

Michael Hồ Đình Hy

Patron of: Vietnam

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May 22 May 22, 2026

Quiteria

Patron of: against rabies, 2 ] Higueruela, Meca (Alenquer

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May 23 May 23, 2026

Aaron the Illustrious

The Martyrology of Rabban Sliba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syriac Ortho...

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May 23 May 23, 2026

Desiderius of Vienne

Desiderius of Vienne (died 607) was a martyred archbishop of Vienne and a chronicler....

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May 23 May 23, 2026

Giovanni Battista de' Rossi

Patron of: Voltaggio

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May 23 May 23, 2026

Julia of Corsica

Patron of: Corsica, Livorno, torture victims

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May 23 May 23, 2026

Quintian, Lucius and Julian

Quintian (Quinctianus), Lucius and Julian (Julianus) are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. A...

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May 24 May 24, 2026

Anna Pak Agi

Anna Pak Agi is one of 103 Korean Martyrs. Her feast day is May 24, and she is also venerated along with the rest of the...

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May 24 May 24, 2026

Donatian and Rogatian

Donatian and Rogatian were two brothers, martyred in Nantes during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian, around 288–290, ...

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May 24 May 24, 2026

Joanna

Joanna (Koine Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna, also Greek: Ἰωάνα), the wife of Chuza (γυνὴ Χουζᾶ), is a woman mentioned...

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May 24 May 24, 2026

Mary, Help of Christians

Patron of: Australia, New Zealand, China

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May 24 May 24, 2026

Sarah

Patron of: Romani people

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May 25 May 25, 2026

Aldhelm

Patron of: Malmesbury, Sherborne, musicians

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May 25 May 25, 2026

Bede

Patron of: English writers and historians, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear

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May 25 May 25, 2026

Canius

Saint Canius was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdio...

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May 25 May 25, 2026

Dionysius of Milan

Dionysius was bishop of Milan from 349 to 355. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches a...

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May 25 May 25, 2026

Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad

Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad (also called Dunichad, Duncad, and Donatus; died 717) was the eleventh abbot of Iona (707–717). ...

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May 26 May 26, 2026

Lambert of Vence

Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in ...

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May 26 May 26, 2026

Martyrs of the Paris Commune

The Massacre in the Rue Haxo was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante ("bloody...

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May 26 May 26, 2026

Peter Sanz

Peter Sanz (22 September 1680 – 26 May 1747) was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China....

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May 26 May 26, 2026

Philip Neri

Patron of: Rome, Italy, Candida

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May 26 May 26, 2026

Pope Eleutherius

Pope Eleutherius, also known as Eleutherus, was the bishop of Rome from c. 174 until his death in 189. His pontificate i...

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May 27 May 27, 2026

Augustine of Canterbury

Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century – c. 26 May 604 (or 605)) was a Christian monk who became the first archbisho...

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May 27 May 27, 2026

Bruno of Würzburg

Bruno of Würzburg (c. 1005 – 27 May 1045), also known as Bruno of Carinthia, was imperial chancellor of Italy from 1027 ...

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May 27 May 27, 2026

Eutropius of Orange

Eutropius of Orange was bishop of Orange, France, during the 5th century and probably since 463, in succession to Justus...

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May 27 May 27, 2026

Hildebert

Hildebert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to: Hildebert (bishop of Cambrai) (r. 712–715) Hild...

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May 28 May 28, 2026

Bernard of Menthon

Patron of: Mountaineers, skiing, snowboarding

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May 28 May 28, 2026

Germain of Paris

Germain was the bishop of Paris and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church....

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May 28 May 28, 2026

Ubaldesca Taccini

Patron of: Calcinaia, Les Useres - Barri de Santa Ubaldesca (España

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May 28 May 28, 2026

William of Gellone

William of Gellone (c. 755 – 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 79...

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May 29 May 29, 2026

Bona of Pisa

Patron of: Travellers: specifically couriers, guides, pilgrims

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May 29 May 29, 2026

Hypomone

Helena Dragaš was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two empe...

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May 29 May 29, 2026

Joseph Gérard

Patron of: Missionaries

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May 29 May 29, 2026

Maximin of Trier

Patron of: Trier, invoked as protection against perjury, loss at sea and destructive rains

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May 29 May 29, 2026

Pope Alexander of Alexandria

Alexander I of Alexandria (Koine Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros) was the 19th Patriarch of Alexandria. During his patriar...

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May 30 May 30, 2026

Ferdinand III of Castile

Ferdinand III, called the Saint (el Santo), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of ...

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May 30 May 30, 2026

Isaac of Dalmatia

Patron of: Romanov dynasty

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May 30 May 30, 2026

Joan of Arc

Patron of: France

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May 30 May 30, 2026

Joseph Marello

Patron of: Oblates of Saint Joseph Diocese of Acqui Youth

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May 30 May 30, 2026

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, an...

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May 31 May 31, 2026

Camilla Battista da Varano

Camilla Battista da Varano OSCl, (9 April 1458 – 31 May 1524), from Camerino, Italy, was an Italian princess and a Poor ...

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May 31 May 31, 2026

Hermias

Hermias of Comana (; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμείας) is an early martyr commemorated in the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Chu...

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May 31 May 31, 2026

Petronella

Patron of: The dauphins of France, mountain travellers, treaties between Popes and Frankish emperors

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May 31 May 31, 2026

Visitation of Mary

In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, w...

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June 01 June 01, 2026

Children's Day

Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by cou...

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June 01 June 01, 2026

Annibale Maria di Francia

Annibale Maria di Francia, RCJ (or Hannibal Mary di Francia; 5 July 1851 – 1 June 1927) was an Italian Rogationist Fathe...

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June 01 June 01, 2026

Crescentinus

Patron of: Urbino, Città di Castello, invoked against headache

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June 01 June 01, 2026

Fortunatus of Spoleto

Patron of: Montefalco

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June 01 June 01, 2026

Herculanus of Piegaro

Herculanus of Piegaro (died 1451) was an Italian Franciscan, beatified in 1860. He is commemorated on June 2. Born at Pi...

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June 02 June 02, 2026

Ahudemmeh

Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He w...

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June 02 June 02, 2026

Alexander

Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of Saint Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he convert...

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June 02 June 02, 2026

Elmo

Patron of: sailors, Bassiano, Gaeta

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June 02 June 02, 2026

Felix of Nicosia

Felix of Nicosia was a Capuchin friar, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church....

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June 02 June 02, 2026

Marcellinus and Peter

Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called Petrus Exorcista - Peter the Exorcist; Italian: Marcellino e Pietro) are ...

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June 03 June 03, 2026

Charles Lwanga

Patron of: African Catholic Youth Action, converts, torture victims

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June 03 June 03, 2026

Clotilde

Patron of: brides, adopted children, parents

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June 03 June 03, 2026

Kevin of Glendalough

Patron of: blackbirds, Archdiocese of Dublin, Glendalough

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June 03 June 03, 2026

Ovidius

Patron of: invoked against auditory diseases and conditions

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June 04 June 04, 2026

Filippo Smaldone

Patron of: Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts Deaf people Mute people

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June 04 June 04, 2026

Francis Caracciolo

Patron of: Naples ( Italy, Italian cooks

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June 04 June 04, 2026

Optatus

Optatus, sometimes anglicized as Optate, was Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century, remembered for his wr...

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June 04 June 04, 2026

Petroc of Cornwall

Patron of: Devon, Cornwall

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June 04 June 04, 2026

Quirinus of Sescia

Patron of: Sisak

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June 05 June 05, 2026

Boniface

Patron of: Fulda, Germania, England (Orthodox Church

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June 05 June 05, 2026

Dorotheus of Gaza

Dorotheus of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; ca. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimand...

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June 05 June 05, 2026

Dorotheus of Tyre

Saint Dorotheus bishop of Tyre (present-day Lebanon; c. 255 – 362) is traditionally credited with an Acts of the Seventy...

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June 05 June 05, 2026

Luke Loan Ba Vu

Patron of: Vietnam

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June 05 June 05, 2026

Genesius, Count of Clermont

Genesius, Count of Clermont (died 725) was a noble of Gaul and reputed miracle worker. He was said to be Count of Auverg...

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June 06 June 06, 2026

Claudius of Besançon

Saint Claudius of Besançon, sometimes called Claude the Thaumaturge (c. 607 – 6 June 696 or 699 AD), was a priest, monk,...

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June 06 June 06, 2026

Marcellin Champagnat

Patron of: Education, teachers, and simplicity

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June 06 June 06, 2026

Maria Laura Mainetti

Maria Laura Mainetti (born Teresina Elsa Mainetti; 20 August 1939 – 6 June 2000) was an Italian religious sister of the ...

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June 06 June 06, 2026

Norbert

Patron of: Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic, invoked during childbirth for safe delivery, Magdeburg [ 1 ]

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June 07 June 07, 2026

Antonio Maria Gianelli

Patron of: Bobbio Val di Vara Figlie di Nostra Signora del Giardino

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June 07 June 07, 2026

Colmán of Dromore

Patron of: Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore

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June 07 June 07, 2026

Gottschalk

Patron of: languages, linguists, lost vocations

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June 07 June 07, 2026

Landulf of Yariglia

Landulf of Yariglia was Benedictine Bishop of Asti, Italy. He was born in the latter part of the eleventh century at ‘Va...

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June 07 June 07, 2026

Meriasek

Saint Meriasek was a 6th-century Cornish and Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through Beunans Meriasek, a...

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June 08 June 08, 2026

Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart

Patron of: Priests and devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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June 08 June 08, 2026

Chlodulf of Metz

Saint Chlodulf (Clodulphe or Clodould) (605 – June 8, 696 or 697, others say May 8, 697) was bishop of Metz approximatel...

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June 08 June 08, 2026

Jacques Berthieu

Jacques Berthieu, SJ (also James; 27 November 1838 – 8 June 1896) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary in Madagasca...

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June 08 June 08, 2026

Jadwiga of Poland

Jadwiga of Poland, also known as Hedwig (from German, Hungarian: Hedvig), was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of...

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June 08 June 08, 2026

Medard

Patron of: the weather, invoked against toothache

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June 09 June 09, 2026

Baithéne mac Brénaind

Baithéne mac Brénaind (also known as Saint Baoithin and Saint Buadán) was an Irish monk, one of Saint Columba's follower...

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June 09 June 09, 2026

Columba

Patron of: Derry, floods, bookbinders

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June 09 June 09, 2026

Ephrem the Syrian

Patron of: Spiritual directors and spiritual leaders

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June 09 June 09, 2026

José de Anchieta

Patron of: Catechists, against animal attacks, of those who suffer scoliosis and compatrono of Brazil

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June 09 June 09, 2026

Primus and Felician

Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 304 during the Diocletian pe...

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June 10 June 10, 2026

Bardo

Bardo (c. 980 – 10/11 June 1051) was the Archbishop of Mainz from 1031 until 1051, the Abbot of Werden from 1030 until 1...

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June 10 June 10, 2026

Getulius, Amancius and Cerealus

Saint Getulius (died 120 AD) is venerated together with Amantius (Amancius), Cerealus (Caerealis), and Primitivus as a C...

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June 10 June 10, 2026

Guardian Angel of Portugal

Patron of: Portugal

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June 10 June 10, 2026

John of Tobolsk

Patron of: Siberia

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June 10 June 10, 2026

Landry of Paris

Saint Landry or Landericus of Paris (d. c. 661) was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic ...

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June 11 June 11, 2026

Barnabas the Apostle

Patron of: Cyprus, Antioch, against hailstorms

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June 11 June 11, 2026

Bartholomew the Apostle

Patron of: Armenia bookbinders butchers Florentine cheese and salt merchants Gambatesa, Bojano, Italy Catbalogan

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June 11 June 11, 2026

Ignatius Maloyan

Ignatius Maloyan, ICPB, born as Shukrallah Maloyan, was an Armenian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mardin ...

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June 11 June 11, 2026

Paula Frassinetti

Paula Frassinetti is an Italian saint in the Roman Catholic Church and foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of S...

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June 11 June 11, 2026

Riagail of Bangor

Riagail of Bangor, aka Reghuil, Abbot of Bangor, died 881. Canon O'Hanlon says of him St. Reghuil, Abbot of Bangor, Coun...

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June 12 June 12, 2026

108 Martyrs of World War II

The 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs, were Catholics from Poland killed during ...

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June 12 June 12, 2026

Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius

Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius are saints of the Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earli...

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June 12 June 12, 2026

Eskil

Patron of: Södermanland, the Diocese of Strängnäs

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June 12 June 12, 2026

Gaspar Bertoni

Patron of: Stigmatines

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June 13 June 13, 2026

Anthony of Padua

Patron of: Custody of the Holy Land, miracles, travelers

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June 13 June 13, 2026

Aquilina

Aquilina (281–293) was a Christian child from Byblos who suffered martyrdom under Emperor Diocletian in the third centur...

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June 13 June 13, 2026

Cetteus

Patron of: Pescara, diocese of Pescara

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June 13 June 13, 2026

Felicula

Felicula was a probably fourth-century Roman martyr whose relics Pope Gregory I gave to Bishop John of Ravenna in about ...

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June 13 June 13, 2026

Gerard of Clairvaux

Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1138) was the older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux. He was the son of Tescelin le Roux and Al...

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June 14 June 14, 2026

Burchard of Meissen

Saint Burchard of Meissen (died 25 September 969) was the first Bishop of Meissen, from 968. Archbishop Adalbert of Magd...

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June 14 June 14, 2026

Caomhán of Inisheer

Patron of: Inisheer

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June 14 June 14, 2026

Elisha

Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, an Israelite prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated...

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June 14 June 14, 2026

Fortunatus of Naples

Fortunatus of Naples was a 4th-century Christian bishop. He is the first historically-attested bishop of Naples, as one ...

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June 14 June 14, 2026

Francisca de Paula de Jesus

Francisca de Paula de Jesus (São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 1810 – Baependi, Minas Gerais, 14 June 1895), also known as...

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June 15 June 15, 2026

Abraham of Clermont

Abraham of Clermont (died c. 479) was the founder and abbot of the monastery of St.Cyriacus in Clermont-Ferrand. He was ...

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June 15 June 15, 2026

Alice of Schaerbeek

Patron of: The Blind, the Paralyzed

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June 15 June 15, 2026

Augustine of Hippo

Patron of: Brewers Printers Theologians Philosophers Sore eyes Bridgeport, Connecticut Cagayan de Oro San Agustin, Isabela Mendez

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June 15 June 15, 2026

Clement Vismara

Blessed Father Clement Vismara (September 6, 1897 – June 15, 1988) was an Italian priest and missionary. He is venerated...

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June 16 June 16, 2026

Aurelianus of Arles

Aurelianus (523 – 551) was Archbishop of Arles from 546 to 551. His predecessors were Auxanius (bishop form 542–546) and...

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June 16 June 16, 2026

Aureus of Mainz

Patron of: Mainz, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

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June 16 June 16, 2026

Benno

Patron of: fishermen, weavers, Dresden - Meissen

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June 16 June 16, 2026

Cettin of Oran

Cettin also known as Saint Cettin of Oran or Cethach, Cetagh and Cethagh was a disciple of Saint Patrick. He helped St. ...

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June 16 June 16, 2026

Curig of Llanbadarn

Patron of: Capel Curig, Llangurig, Porthkerry

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June 17 June 17, 2026

Albert Chmielowski

Patron of: Painters Servants of the Poor Sisters Servants of the Poor Franciscan tertiaries Soldiers Volunteers Harvests [ 2 ] Travellers [ 2 ] Puławy Diocese of Sosnowiec

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June 17 June 17, 2026

Botolph

Patron of: Travellers and farming

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June 17 June 17, 2026

Gondulphus of Berry

Saint Gondulphus of Berry (also Gundulfus, Gondulf, Gondon), is a bishop, not to be confused with Gondulf of Maastricht....

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June 17 June 17, 2026

Hervé

Patron of: The blind, bards, musicians

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June 17 June 17, 2026

Hypatius of Bithynia

Hypatius of Bithynia was a monk and hermit of the fifth century. A Phrygian, he became a hermit at the age of nineteen i...

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June 18 June 18, 2026

Elisabeth of Schönau

Patron of: Schönau, Germany

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June 18 June 18, 2026

Gregorio Barbarigo

Patron of: Diocese of Bergamo Diocese of Padua

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June 18 June 18, 2026

Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus

Patron of: Syria

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June 18 June 18, 2026

Marina the Monk

Patron of: Pregnant women, girls

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June 18 June 18, 2026

Mark and Marcellian

Mark and Marcellian are martyrs venerated as saints by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Their ...

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June 19 June 19, 2026

Deodatus of Nevers

Patron of: invoked for rain, and against thunderstorm, evil spirits

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June 19 June 19, 2026

Gervasius and Protasius

Patron of: Milan, Breisach, haymakers

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June 19 June 19, 2026

Hildegrim of Châlons

Hildegrim (c. 750 – 19 June 827) was Bishop of Châlons from 804 to 810 and the second abbot of Werden Abbey, after his e...

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June 19 June 19, 2026

Juliana Falconieri

Patron of: bodily ills, 1 ] sick people, sickness

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June 19 June 19, 2026

Romuald

Romuald was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical a...

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June 20 June 20, 2026

Adalbert of Magdeburg

Adalbert of Magdeburg (c. 910 – 20 June 981), sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the S...

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June 20 June 20, 2026

Florentina

Florentina of Cartagena (died ca. 612) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Born towards the middle of the si...

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June 20 June 20, 2026

John of Matera

John of Matera or Mathera, also known as John of Pulsano was a Benedictine monk....

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June 20 June 20, 2026

Margareta Ebner

Margareta Ebner (1291 – 20 June 1351) was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns. Ebner – from 1311 – expe...

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June 20 June 20, 2026

Methodius of Olympus

Methodius of Olympus (Koine Greek: Μεθόδιος) (died c. 311) was an early Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and mar...

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June 21 June 21, 2026

Alban of Mainz

Patron of: hernia, epilepsy, gravel

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June 21 June 21, 2026

Aloysius Gonzaga

Patron of: Young students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics

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June 21 June 21, 2026

Engelmund of Velsen

Patron of: invoked against toothache

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June 21 June 21, 2026

Martin of Tongres

Saint Martin of Tongres (died c. 350) is venerated as the seventh bishop of Tongeren. He apostolized the Hesbaye distric...

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June 21 June 21, 2026

Day of the Martyrs

Public holidays in Togo are days when workers in the Togolese Republic get the day off work....

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June 22 June 22, 2026

Aaron of Aleth

Aaron of Aleth (died after 552), also called Saint Aihran or Eran in Breton, was a hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery...

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June 22 June 22, 2026

Pope Innocent V

Pope Innocent V, born Pierre de Tarentaise, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 Januar...

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June 22 June 22, 2026

Eusebius of Samosata

Saint Eusebius of Samosata (died c. 379) was a Christian martyr and opponent of Arianism. His feast day is June 21....

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June 22 June 22, 2026

John Fisher

Patron of: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, Rochester, New York

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June 22 June 22, 2026

Nicetas of Remesiana

Nicetas of Remesiana (c. 335 – 414) was an early Christian saint, writer, theologian and Bishop of Remesiana, which was ...

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June 23 June 23, 2026

Æthelthryth

Patron of: Throat complaints

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June 23 June 23, 2026

Marie of Oignies

Patron of: Against fever, women in labour

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June 23 June 23, 2026

Joseph Cafasso

Patron of: Italian prisons Prison chaplains Prisoners Those condemned to death

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June 23 June 23, 2026

Father's Day

Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of f...

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June 23 June 23, 2026

Bonfires of Saint John

The Bonfires of Saint John are a traditional and popular festival celebrated in the city of Alicante, Spain, from 19 to ...

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June 24 June 24, 2026

María Guadalupe García Zavala

Patron of: Nurses Handmaids of Santa Margherita Maria and the Poor

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June 24 June 24, 2026

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas o...

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June 24 June 24, 2026

Enyovden

Midsummer or Midsommar is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice...

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June 24 June 24, 2026

Jaanipäev

Jaanipäev (St John's Day in English) and jaaniõhtu, also jaanilaupäev (Saint John's Eve in English) are the most importa...

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June 24 June 24, 2026

Jāņi

Jāņi ([jɑːɲi) is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although, astronomically the solstice falls...

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June 25 June 25, 2026

David of Munktorp

Saint David of Munktorp (David av Munktorp) was an Anglo-Saxon Cluniac monk of the 11th century. David was sent as a mis...

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June 25 June 25, 2026

Eurosia

Eurosia (or Orosia) is the patron saint of Jaca, a city in the province of Huesca of northeastern Spain, in the Pyrenees...

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June 25 June 25, 2026

Maximus of Turin

Patron of: Turin

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June 25 June 25, 2026

Our Lady of Medjugorje

Our Lady of Medjugorje, also called Queen of Peace and Mother of the Redeemer, is the title given to a series of visions...

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June 25 June 25, 2026

Prosper of Aquitaine

Prosper of Aquitaine, also called Prosper Tiro, was a Christian writer and disciple of Augustine of Hippo, and the first...

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June 26 June 26, 2026

Anthelm of Belley

Anthelm of Belley (1107–1178) was a prior of the Carthusian Grand Chartreuse and bishop of Belley. He was born near Cham...

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June 26 June 26, 2026

David the Dendrite

Patron of: Thessaloniki

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June 26 June 26, 2026

Hermogius

Hermogius was a Benedictine bishop, and uncle to Pelagius of Cordova. Born at Tui, Spain, Hermogius founded Labrugia Mon...

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June 26 June 26, 2026

John and Paul

John and Paul are saints who lived during the fourth century in the Roman Empire. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June....

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June 26 June 26, 2026

José María Robles Hurtado

José María Robles Hurtado (May 3, 1888 – June 26, 1927) was a Mexican priest and one of several priests martyred during ...

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June 27 June 27, 2026

Arialdo

Saint Arialdo (c. 1010 – June 27, 1066) is a Christian saint of the eleventh century. He was assassinated because of his...

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June 27 June 27, 2026

Crescens

Crescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent...

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June 27 June 27, 2026

Cyril of Alexandria

Patron of: Alexandria

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June 27 June 27, 2026

Hemma of Gurk

Hemma of Gurk, also called Emma of Gurk, was a noblewoman, Fürstin (princess) and founder of several churches and monast...

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June 27 June 27, 2026

Ladislaus I of Hungary

Ladislaus I, also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the secon...

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June 28 June 28, 2026

Basilides and Potamiana

Patron of: rape victims (Potamiana, 1 ] Polizia Penitenziaria (Basilides

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June 28 June 28, 2026

Irenaeus of Lyon

Irenaeus ( or; Ancient Greek: Εἰρηναῖος, romanized: Eirēnaîos; c. 125 – c. 202 AD) was a Greek bishop noted for his role...

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June 28 June 28, 2026

Heimerad

Heimerad (also known as Heimrad, Haimrad or Heimo, c. 970 in Meßkirch near the Bodensee in Baden – 28 June 1019 on the H...

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June 28 June 28, 2026

Paulus I

Pope Paul I was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767. H...

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June 29 June 29, 2026

Cassius of Narni

Saint Cassius was a bishop of Narni in Umbria from 537 to 558, the date of his death. He was praised by St. Gregory the ...

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June 29 June 29, 2026

Mary, mother of John Mark

Mary, mother of John Mark – commonly associated with Mark the Evangelist – is mentioned in the New Testament of the Chri...

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June 29 June 29, 2026

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honor of the martyrdom...

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June 29 June 29, 2026

Haro Wine Festival

The Haro Wine Festival is a summer festival in the town of Haro, La Rioja, Spain. It features a Batalla de Vino (Battle ...

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June 29 June 29, 2026

l-Imnarja

Malta is the country with the most holidays in the European Union. Since 2020, any holidays falling on Saturdays or Sund...

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June 30 June 30, 2026

St. Paul the Apostle

Patron of: Missionaries, theologians, evangelists

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June 30 June 30, 2026

St. Mary of Jerusalem

Mary, mother of John Mark – commonly associated with Mark the Evangelist – is mentioned in the New Testament of the Chri...

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June 30 June 30, 2026

St. Martial

Patron of: prisoners, Limoges, Avignon

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June 30 June 30, 2026

Feast of the

The Season of Apostles (also known by various Syriac transliterations, such as Slihe and Shleehe) is a liturgical season...

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June 30 June 30, 2026

First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome were martyred Christians in the city of Rome during Nero's persecution in 64. Th...

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