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Saints of 24 April

31 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 24 April, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Bonaria Patronage: Sardinia, Italy.

Saints (29)

  • St. Alexander of Lyon Born: Greek. Died: 178 in Lyons, France.
  • St. Anthimos of Nicomedia Died: beheaded in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey). Also called Anthime, Anthimus, Antimo, Antimus, Antym.
  • St. Authaire of La-Ferté Died: 7th century. Patronage: La-Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France. Also called Oye of La-Ferté.
  • St. Benedetto Menni Born: 11 March 1841 at Milan, Italy as Angelo Ercole Menni Figini. Died: 24 April 1914 at Dinan, France. Canonized: 21 November 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Angelo Ercole Menni Figini, Angelo Menni Figini, Benedict Mennu, Benito Menni, and Brother Benedetto.
  • St. Bova of Rheims Died: 673. Also called Beuve, Boba, Bona.
  • St. Deodatus of Blois Died: c.525. Patronage: Azeglio, Italy. Also called Dié, Deodato.
  • St. Diarmaid of Armagh Born: Irish. Died: c.852. Also called Dermot.
  • St. Doda of Rheims Died: 7th century. Also called Deuteria, Dode.
  • St. Dyfnan of Anglesey Born: Wales. Died: 5th century.
  • St. Egbert of Rathemigisi Born: c.639 in Northumbria, England. Died: 24 April 729 at the island of Iona, Scotland. Also called Egbert of Iona, Egbert of Lindisfarne, Egbert of Northumbria, Egbert of Ripon, and Ecgberht....
  • St. Eusebius of Lydda Died: c.304 in Lydda, Palestine.
  • St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Born: 1577 at Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern, Germany as Mark Rey. Died: murdered 24 April 1622 at Grusch, Grisons, Switzerland. Beatified: 24 March 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII. Canonized: 29 June 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV. Also called Mark Rey.
  • St. Gregory of Elvira Died: c.394. Also called Gregory Bæticus.
  • St. Hermirzius Died: Rome, Italy. Also called Erminio.
  • St. Honorius of Brescia Died: c.586.
  • St. Ivo of Huntingdonshire Died: Huntingdonshire, England. Patronage: Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. Also called Ivo of Ramsey and Ive, Ives, Ivia, Yves, Yvo.
  • St. Leontius of Lydda Died: c.304 in Lydda, Palestine.
  • St. Longinus of Lydda Died: c.304 in Lydda, Palestine.
  • St. Lupicinus of Lipidiacum Also called Lupicino.
  • St. Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad Born: 4 June 1870 at Faglavik, Alvsborg province, Sweden. Died: 24 April 1957 in Rome, Italy. Canonized: 5 June 2016 by Pope Francis. Also called Maria Elizabetta Hesselblad.
  • St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier Born: 31 July 1796 at Noirmoutier, Vendée, France as Rose Virginie Pelletier. Died: 24 April 1868 at Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Canonized: 2 May 1940 by Venerable Pope Pius XII. Patronage: travellers.
  • St. Mary of Cleophas Also called Mary of Clopas.
  • St. Mary Salome Patronage: Veroli, Italy. Also called Salome the Myrophore and Irene (Greek equivalent to Salome).
  • St. Mellitus of Canterbury Died: 24 April 624. Also called Mellitus of London.
  • St. Neon of Lydda Died: c.304 in Lydda, Palestine.
  • St. Sabas the Goth of Rome Died: drowned in 272 in Rome, Italy. Also called Sabas Stratelates.
  • St. Tiberio of Pinerolo Died: 3rd century near Pinerolo, Italy.
  • St. Wilfrid of York Born: 634 in Northumbria, England. Died: 709 at Oundle, Northhamptonshire, England. Patronage: Middlesbrough, England, diocese of and Ripon, England. Also called Wilfrid of Ripon and Vilfrido, Wilfrith.
  • St. William Firmatus Died: 1103. Patronage: against headache. Also called William Firmatus of Tours.

Other (1)

  • Mercedarian Martyrs of Paris

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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