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Saints of 30 April

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

Saints (27)

St. Adjutor of Vernon Born: Normandy (part of modern France). Died: 30 April 1131 at Tiron, France. Patronage: against drowning, drowning victims, sailors, swimmers, swimming, yachtsmen, and Vernon, France. Also called Adjoutr, Ajutre, Ayutre.
St. Aimo of Savigny Born: near Rennes, France. Died: 1173.
St. Amator of Córdoba Born: Martos, Spain. Died: martyred in 855 in Córdoba, Spain. Also called Amatore.
St. Aphrodisius of Alexandria Born: Egypt. Died: Alexandria, Egypt.
St. Áugulo of Viviers Also called Augus, Aulus.
St. Cynwl Died: 6th century.
St. Diodoro of Aphrodisias Died: stoned to death at Aphrodisias, Caria (near modern Geyre, Turkey).
St. Donatus of Euraea
St. Erconwald of London Born: in 7th century East Anglia, England. Died: c.686 in London, England. Patronage: against gout. Also called Earconvaldo, Erkenwald, Erkenwold, Erkonwald and The Light of London.
St. Eutropius of Saintes Died: skull crushed c.250. Also called Eutrope.
St. Forannan Born: Ireland. Died: 982.
St. Genistus of Limoges Died: murdered by his nephew at Aynac-en-Quercy, France. Patronage: Aynac, France.
St. Giuse Tuân Born: c.1821 in Tran Xá, Hung Yên, Vietnam. Died: 30 April 1861 in Hung Yên, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Giuseppe Tuân and Joseph Tuân.
St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo Born: 3 May 1786 at Bra, Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy. Died: 30 April 1842. Canonized: 19 March 1934 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Italian Vincent de Paul, and Workman of Divine Providence.
St. Lawrence of Novara Died: martyred c.397. Also called Laurence, Lorenzo.
St. Louis of Córdoba Died: 855 in Córdoba, Spain. Also called Ludovico.
St. Mariano of Acerenza Born: 3rd century Acerenza or Ripacandida, Italy. Died: 303 in Grumentum (modern Grumento Nova, Italy). Patronage: Acerenza, Italy and Ripacandida, Italy.
St. Marie of the Incarnation Guyart Born: 28 October 1599 at Tours, France. Died: 30 April 1672. Canonized: 3 April 2014 by Pope Francis (equipollent canonization). Also called Marie Guyard, Marie Guyart of the Incarnation, Marie Guyart, Marie de l'Incarnation, and Marie of the Ursulines.
St. Maximus of Ephesus Died: stoned to death in 250.
St. Mercurialis of Forli Died: c.406.
St. Peter of Córdoba Died: martyred in 855 in Córdoba, Spain. Also called Pietro.
St. Pomponius of Naples Died: 536.
St. Quirinus of Maastricht Died: 30 April 489. Also called Quirino, Quirillo.
St. Quirinus of Rome Died: at the cemetery of Praetextatus on the Via Appia outside Rome, Italy. Also called Quirinus of Neuss and Quirino....
St. Rodopiano of Aphrodisias Died: stoned to death at Aphrodisias, Caria (near modern Geyre, Turkey).
St. Sophia of Fermo Born: Fermo, Italy. Died: martyred c.250.
St. Swithbert the Younger Born: England. Died: 807.

Popes (1)

Pope St. Pius V Born: 17 January 1504 at Bosco. Died: 1 May 1572 in Rome, Italy. Canonized: 22 May 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Patronage: Bosco Marengo, Italy. Also called Antonio Ghisleri, Giovanni Michele Ghisleri, Michael Ghisleri, and Michele Ghislieri.

Blessed (6)

Blessed Benedict of Urbino Born: 13 September 1560 in Urbino, Duchy of Urbino, Papal States (part of modern Italy) as Marco Passionei. Died: 30 April 1625 in Fossombrone, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy. Beatified: 10 February 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Also called Benedetto da Urbino, Benito of Urbino, and Marco Passionei.
Blessed Dedë Plani Born: 21 January 1891 in Shiroka, Shkodrë, Albania. Died: tortured to death on 30 April 1948 in Shkodrë, Albania. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis.
Blessed Gualfardus of Augsburg Born: 1070 at Augsburg, Germany. Died: 30 April 1127 at San Salvatore priory, Verona, Italy. Patronage: harness makers and saddlers. Also called Gualfardus of Verona and Wolfhard of....
Blessed Hildegard the Empress Born: c.754 in Swabia (modern Germany). Died: 783 at Thionville, France. Also called Hildegard of Swabia, Hildegard of Kempten, and Ildegarda....
Blessed Ventura of Spello Born: Spello, Italy. Died: c.1265. Also called Ventura Spellucci.
Blessed William Southerne Born: c.1569 in Ketton, Durham, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.

Martyr groups (1)

Martyrs of Montpellier Died: 1567 in Montpellier, France.

Other (9)

Francis Dickenson
Luith of Druim-Dairbhreach
Matilda of Scotland
Maximus of Rome
Miles Gerard
Onenn of Brittany
Pauline von Mallinckrodt
Peter the Deacon
Rosamond

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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