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Saints of 7 April

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 7 April, with short facts.

Saints (18)

  • St. John Baptist de la Salle Born: 30 April 1651 at Rheims, France. Died: 7 April 1719 at Saint-Yon, Rouen, France. Canonized: 24 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII. Patronage: school principals, teachers, educators, (proclaimed on 15 May 1950 by Pope Pius XII), and Brothers of the Christian Schools.
  • St. Albert of Tournai Born: c.1060 in Espain (near Tournai), Flanders, Belgium. Also called Aibert, Aybert.
  • St. Brenach of Carn-Engyle Born: Irish.
  • St. Calliopius of Pompeiopolis Died: crucified head downwards c.303 at Pompeiopolis, Cilicia, Asia Minor.
  • St. Cyriacus of Nicomedia
  • St. Donatus of North Africa
  • St. Epiphanius the Martyr
  • St. Finian of Kinnitty Born: Munster, Ireland. Died: 6th-century. Patronage: Kinnitty, Ireland. Also called Finian Cam and Finan, Finnian.
  • St. George the Younger Born: c.776 at Mitylene. Died: 816 in Chersonese (near modern Sevastopol, Ukraine). Also called George of Militene.
  • St. Gibardus of Luxeuil Died: c.888.
  • St. Goran Also called Gorran, Goron, Woranus.
  • St. Guainerth Also called Weonard.
  • St. Hegesippus of Jerusalem Born: in Jerusalem. Died: c.180 in Jerusalem.
  • St. Henry Walpole Born: 1558 at Docking, Norfolk, England. Died: hanged. Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
  • St. Peleusius of Alexandria Died: 310 at Alexandria, Egypt. Also called Pelusio.
  • St. Phêrô Nguyen Van Luu Born: c.1812 in Gò Vap, Gia Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: 7 April 1861 in My Tho, Tien Giang, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Pietro Nguyen Van Luu and Peter Nguyen Van Luu.
  • St. Rufinus the Martyr
  • St. Saturninus of Verona

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Alexander Rawlins Born: Oxfordshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Cristoforo Amerio Died: 1425.
  • Blessed Edward Oldcorne Born: 1561 at York, North Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Herman Joseph Born: c.1150 at Cologne, Germany. Died: 7 April 1241 in Hoven, Germany. Beatified: 1958 by Pope Pius XII (cultus confirmed). Also called Hermann Joseph.
  • Blessed Mary Assunta Born: 20 August 1878 as Assunta Maria Liberta. Died: 7 April 1905 at Tong-Eul-Keou, China. Beatified: 7 November 1954 by Pope Pius XII at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy. Also called Assunta Maria Liberta and Maria Assunta Pallotta.
  • Blessed Ralph Ashley Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Ralph Sherington.
  • Blessed Ursuline of Parma Born: 1375 in Parma, Italy. Died: 7 April 1410 in Verona, Italy. Also called Orsolina, Veneri, Venus.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Pentapolis Died: c.310 at Pentapolis, Lybia.
  • Martyrs of Sinope Died: Sinope, Pontus, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey).

Other (2)

  • Aedh of Rathlin Island
  • Pelagius of Alexandria

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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