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Saints of 27 April

30 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 27 April, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Montserrat

Saints (19)

  • St. Adelelmus of Le Mans Born: Flanders, Belgium. Died: 27 April 1152. Also called Adelelmus of Etival and Adelelmus of Flanders.
  • St. Asicus of Elphin Died: c.490. Canonized: 19 June 1902 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: diocese of Elphin, Ireland. Also called Ascicus, Asic, Assic, Assicus, Tassach.
  • St. Castor of Tarsus Died: at Tarsus, Cilicia, Asia Minor.
  • St. Damaride Died: Rome, Italy.
  • St. Enoder Died: 6th century. Also called Cynidr, Keneder, Kenedr, Quidic.
  • St. Floribert of Liège Born: 685 in France. Died: 25 April 746.
  • St. John of Kathara Born: Irenopolis, Isaurian Decapolis. Died: c.835 on the prison island of Aphousia (modern Avsa, Balikesir, Turkey). Also called John di Catari, John of Cathares, and John of Constantinople.
  • St. Laurensô Nguyen Van Huong
  • St. Liberalis of Treviso Born: near Ancona, Italy. Died: c.400. Patronage: Castelfranco Veneto, Italy and Treviso, Italy. Also called Liberalis of Altino and Liberale of....
  • St. Maughold Died: c.488. Patronage: Isle of Man. Also called Apostle of the Isle of Man.
  • St. Palladius I of Bourges Also called Palladio.
  • St. Pollio of Cybalae Died: burned alive c.304 in Cybalae, Pannonia (modern Vinkovci, Croatia). Also called Pollio of Cibala, Pollio of Cibali, Pollio of Cibalis, and Pollio of Vinkovci.
  • St. Simeon of Jerusalem Died: crucified c.107. Also called Simeon, Simon.
  • St. Stephen of Tarsus Died: at Tarsus, Cilicia, Asia Minor.
  • St. Tertullian of Bologna Died: c.490.
  • St. Theodore of Tabenna Born: c.314 in Isna, Egypt. Died: 27 April 368. Also called Theodore of Tabennísi and Theodor, Theodoros.
  • St. Theophilus of Brescia Died: c.427.
  • St. Winewald of Beverley Died: c.731.
  • St. Zita of Lucca Born: 1218 at Bozzanello, Monte Sagrate, Tuscany, Italy. Died: 27 April 1272 at Lucca, Italy. Beatified: 1652 by Pope Innocent X. Canonized: the office in her honour approved by Pope Leo X.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Bartolomeo da Vittoria Died: 1512 at the convent of Santa Maria del Gesù in Saragozza, Spain. Also called Bartolomeo da Vadinia.
  • Blessed Hosanna of Cattaro Born: 25 November 1493 at Kumano, Montenegro as Catherine Cosie. Died: 27 April 1565 in Kotor, Montenegro. Beatified: 21 December 1927 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Kotor, Montenegro.
  • Blessed Jakov Varingez Born: c.1400 in Zadar, Zadarska, Croatia. Died: 27 April 1496 in Bitetto, Bari, Italy. Beatified: 29 December 1700 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmation). Patronage: Bitetto, Italy. Also called Giacomo de Bitetto, Giacomo of Bitetto, Giacomo Varingez, Giacomo Veringuez, and James of Bitetto.
  • Blessed Joseph Outhay Phongphumi Born: 1933 in Kham Koem, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Died: 27 April 1961 in Muang Phalane, Savannakhet, Laos. Beatified: 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Nicolas Roland Born: 8 December 1642 in Rheims, Marne, France. Died: 27 April 1678 in Rheims, Marne, France. Beatified: 16 October 1994 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Noël Tenaud Born: 11 November 1904 in Rocheservière, Vendée, France. Died: 27 April 1961 in Muang Phalane, Savannakhet, Laos. Beatified: 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Peter Armengol Born: 1238 at Tarragona, Urgell region. Died: 1304 at Tarragona, Urgell region. Beatified: 28 March 1686 by Pope Innocent XI (cultus confirmed). Also called Pere Ermengol, Peter Armengaudius, Peter Ermengol, and Pietro Armengaudio.
  • Blessed Umberto di Miribel Died: 27 April 1220. Also called Umberto of Valence.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Nicomedia Died: at Nicomedia, Bithynia, Asia Minor (modern Izmit, Turkey).

Other (1)

  • Maria Antonia Bandrés y Elósegui

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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