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Saints of 8 May

34 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 8 May, with short facts.

Marian titles (4)

  • Our Lady of Divine Providence
  • Our Lady of Grace
  • Our Lady of Luján Patronage: Agentina (proclaimed on 8 September 1930 Pope Pius XI), Argentinian military chaplains, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
  • Our Lady of Sterpeto

Saints (14)

  • St. Michael the Archangel Patronage: against storms and dangers at sea, against temptations, artists, bakers, bankers and banking, battle, coopers or barrel makers, dying people, and others. Date differs between sources; also kept on 29 September.
  • St. Acacius of Byzantium Born: Cappadocian. Died: tortured. Patronage: against headaches and soldiers. Also called Acacius of Constantinople, Acato of Avila, Acathius, Achatius of Byzantium, and Agathius of Byzantium.
  • St. Amatus Ronconi Born: c.1225 in Saludécio, Rimini, Italy. Died: 8 May 1292 in Saludécio, Rimini, Italy. Beatified: 17 April 1776 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation). Canonized: 23 November 2014 by Pope Francis. Patronage: Saludécio, Italy. Also called Amato.
  • St. Arsenio of Scetis Born: 4th century. Died: 5th century.
  • St. Desideratus of Bourges Born: Soissons, France. Died: 8 May 550. Also called Desire, Dezydery, Desiderato.
  • St. Gibrian Born: Ireland. Died: c.515. Also called Abran, Gybrian, Gobrian, Gibriano.
  • St. Helladius of Auxerre Died: 387.
  • St. Ida of Nivelles Born: 592. Died: 8 May 652 in Nivelles, Belgium. Patronage: against erysipelas; erysipelas patients and against toothache; toothache sufferers. Also called Ida of Metz and Iduberga; Ita; Itta; Itte.
  • St. Martin of Saujon
  • St. Metrone of Verona Also called Metro, Metron, Metronius.
  • St. Otger of Utrecht Born: England. Died: c.746. Also called Odger; Odgero; Oteger.
  • St. Peter of Besançon
  • St. Victor Maurus Born: 3rd century in Mauretania, Africa. Died: beheaded c.303. Patronage: Asigliano, Italy, Balangero, Italy, Borghetto, Italy, Canale, Italy, Caselle Torinese, Italy, Feletto, Italy, Odolengo, Italy, Quagliuzzo, Italy, and others. Also called Victor the Moor and Viktor; Vittore; Vittorio.
  • St. Wiro of Utrecht Born: British Isles. Died: c.753. Also called Wirone.

Popes (2)

  • Pope St. Benedict II Born: at Rome, Italy. Died: 8 May 685.
  • Pope St. Boniface IV Born: c.550 at Valeria, Abruzzi, Italy. Died: 615 at Rome, Italy.

Blessed (11)

  • Blessed Aloysius Luis Rabata Born: c.1430 at Erice, Sicily. Died: murdered in 1490 in Trapani, Italy by a head wound. Beatified: 10 December 1841 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed Angelo of Massaccio Born: late 14 century in Massaccio (modern Cupramontana), Italy. Died: hit. Beatified: 27 September 1842 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation). Patronage: Cupramontana, Italy. Also called Angelo of Cupramontana and Angel....
  • Blessed Clara Fey Born: 11 April 1815 in Aachen, North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany. Died: 8 May 1894 in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands. Beatified: 5 May 2018 by Pope Francis. Patronage: Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus. Also called Klara.
  • Blessed Domenico di San Pietro
  • Blessed Henri Vergès Born: 15 July 1930 in Matemale, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Died: shot twice in the head on 8 May 1994 in the Archdiocese library in Algiers, Algeria. Beatified: 8 December 2018 by Pope Francis. Also called Enric Vergés.
  • Blessed Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Born: 3 May 1632 in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Normandy, France. Died: 8 May 1668 in the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec City, New France (modern Canada). Beatified: 23 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Paul-Hélène Saint Raymond Born: 24 January 1927 in Paris, France. Beatified: 8 December 2018 by Pope Francis. Also called Madame Encyclopédie.
  • Blessed Pietro de Alos
  • Blessed Raymond of Toulouse
  • Blessed Teresa Demjanovich Born: 26 March 1901 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Died: 8 May 1927 in Convent Station, New Jersey. Beatified: 4 October 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Sister Miriam Teresa.
  • Blessed Ulrika Fransiska Nisch Born: 18 September 1882 in Oberdorg-Mittelbiberach, Germany as Fransiska Dettenrieder. Died: 8 May 1913 at the Saint Elizabeth hospital in the House of Hegne, Baden-Baden, Germany. Beatified: 1 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Fransiska Dettenrieder.

Other (3)

  • Bernardino of Bustis
  • Giovanni Vici of Stroncone
  • Peter Petroni

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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