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Saints of 5 May

41 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 5 May, with short facts.

Marian titles (2)

  • Our Lady of Adoration
  • Our Lady of Europe

Saints (29)

  • St. Augustine of Hippo Born: 13 November 354 at Tagaste, Numidia, North Africa (Souk-Ahras, Algeria) as Aurelius Augustinus. Died: 28 August 430 at Hippo, North Africa. Patronage: against sore eyes, against vermin, brewers, printers, theologians, 7 dioceses, and 7 cities. Date differs between sources; also kept on 28 August.
  • St. Angelus of Jerusalem Born: 1145 at Jerusalem. Died: stabbed to death in 1220 at Licata, Sicily, Italy. Patronage: Licata, Italy. Also called Angelus of Sicily, Angelus the Carmelite, and Angelo of....
  • St. Avertinus of Tours Died: 1189 at Vençay, France. Also called Avertinus the Deacon and Avertin, Avertino.
  • St. Britto of Trier Born: 4th century. Died: c.385 in Trier, Germany. Also called Brito, Britonius, Brittone.
  • St. Crescentiana Died: 5th century Rome, Italy.
  • St. Echa of Crayke Died: 767. Also called Etha of Crayke.
  • St. Eulogius of Edessa
  • St. Euthymius of Alexandria
  • St. Geruntius of Milan Died: c.470. Also called Gerontius.
  • St. Godehard of Hildesheim Born: c.960 in Bavaria (in modern Germany). Died: 4 May 1038. Canonized: 1131 by Pope Innocent II. Patronage: against birth pains, against childhood sicknesses, against danger at sea, against dropsy, against fever, against gout, against hailstorms, travelling merchants, and others.
  • St. Hilary of Arles Born: c.400 at Lorraine, France. Died: 449. Also called Hilarius and Ilario.
  • St. Hydroc Patronage: Lanhydroc, Cornwall, England. Also called Hydoc.
  • St. Irenaeus of Thessalonica Died: burned at the stake c.303 at Thessalonica.
  • St. Irene of Lecce Died: beheaded. Canonized: Pre-Congregation. Patronage: Altamura, Italy. Also called Erina, Eiréne.
  • St. Irenes of Thessalonica Died: burned at the stake c.303 at Thessalonica.
  • St. Jovinian of Auxerre Died: martyred c.300. Also called Gioviniano, Giovine.
  • St. Judith of Prussia Born: at Sangerhausen, Thuringia (in modern Germany). Died: 12 May 1260 at Kulmsee, Prussia (in modern Germany). Patronage: Prussia. Also called Judith of Kulmsee, Judith of Sangerhausen, Judith of Thuringia, and Jutta, Giuditta.
  • St. Leo of Africo Died: Africo, Italy. Patronage: Africo Nuovo, Italy.
  • St. Maurontius of Douai Born: 634. Died: 702 in Marchiennes, France. Patronage: Douai, France. Also called Maurand, Mauront, Maurontus, Mauronto.
  • St. Maximus of Jerusalem Died: c.350 in Jerusalem.
  • St. Nicetus of Vienne Died: c.449.
  • St. Peregrinus of Thessalonica Died: burned at the stake c.303 at Thessalonica.
  • St. Sacerdos of Limoges Born: 670 in Sarlat, Périgord, France. Died: c.720. Also called Sacerdos of Calviac and Sardot, Sadroc, Sardou, Serdon, Serdot, Sacerdote.
  • St. Sacerdos of Saguntum Died: c.560. Patronage: Saguntum, Spain.
  • St. Silvanus of Rome Died: in Rome, Italy. Also called Sylvanus.
  • St. Teuteria of Verona Born: 7th–8th century England. Canonized: Pre-Congregation.
  • St. Theodore of Bologna Died: c.550.
  • St. Tosca of Verona Born: Verona, Italy. Canonized: Pre-Congregation. Also called Tusca.
  • St. Waldrada of Metz Died: c.620.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Benvenuto Mareni Born: Recanati, Italy. Died: 5 May 1269 in Recanati, Italy. Beatified: 17 September 1796 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation). Also called Benventuto of Recanati and Benevenutus, Benvenutus.
  • Blessed Caterina Cittadini Born: 28 September 1801 in Bergamo, Italy. Died: 5 May 1857 in Somasca, Bergamo, Italy. Beatified: 29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City. Also called Katarina Cittadini.
  • Blessed Grzegorz Boleslaw Frackowiak Born: 18 July 1911 in Lowecice, Wielkopolskie, Poland. Died: guillotined on 5 May 1943 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Boleslaw Frackowiak, Gregory Frackowiak, and Gregorio Frackowiak.
  • Blessed John Haile Died: hanged on 4 May 1535 at Tyburn, London, England. Beatified: 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also called John Hale.
  • Blessed Lucio of Savoy Died: beheaded on 5 May 1470 in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey).
  • Blessed Nuntius Sulprizio Born: 13 April 1817 at Pescosansonesco, Pescara, Abruzzi, Italy. Died: 5 May 1836 in Naples, Italy. Canonized: 14 October 2018 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Square, Rome, Italy. Patronage: workers (proposed by Pope Leo XIII). Also called Nunzio Sulperio and Nunzio Sulprizio.

Other (4)

  • Faelan Finn of Kilcolumb
  • Lanno of Vasanello
  • Martino of Finojosa
  • Prisca of San Sperate

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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