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Saints of 11 May

42 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 11 May, with short facts.

Saints (27)

  • St. Anastasius of Lérida Born: Lérida, Catalonia, Spain. Died: 303 in Catalonia, Spain. Patronage: Badalona, Spain and Lérida, Spain. Also called Anastasius of Badalona and Anastasi of....
  • St. Anthimus of Rome Died: beheaded in 303 on the Via Salaria outside Rome, Italy.
  • St. Bassus of Sabina Died: in 304 on the Via Salaria outside Rome, Italy.
  • St. Bertilla
  • St. Criotan of Macreddin Born: 6th century Cornwall, England. Died: 7th century. Also called Criotan of Aghavannagh, Criotan of Aghamanagh, and Criotan Mac Iolladon.
  • St. Diocletius of Osimo Died: stoned to death in 303 in Osimo, Italy.
  • St. Evellius of Pisa Born: Pisa, Italy. Died: beheaded c.66 in Pisa, Italy.
  • St. Fabius of Sabina Died: in 304 on the Via Salaria outside Rome, Italy.
  • St. Florentius of Osimo Died: stoned to death in 303 in Osimo, Italy.
  • St. Francis of Girolamo Born: 17 December 1642 at Grottaglie, Apulia. Died: 11 May 1716 at Naples, Italy. Beatified: 2 May 1806 by Pope Pius VII. Canonized: 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Patronage: Grottaglie, Italy.
  • St. Fremund of Dunstable Died: 866.
  • St. Gengulphus of Burgundy Born: Burgundy, France. Died: 760. Patronage: difficult marriages, knights, separated spouses, victims of adultery, and victims of unfaithfulness.
  • St. Gualberto
  • St. Ignatius of Laconi Born: 17 December 1701 at Laconi, Nuoro, Italy as Vincenzo Peis. Died: 11 May 1781 in Cagliari, Italy. Canonized: 21 October 1951 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Vincenzo Peis.
  • St. Illuminatus of San Severino Born: at San Severino, Marches of Ancona, Italy. Died: c.1000.
  • St. Maiulo of Hadrumetum Died: mauled by wild animals in 3rd century Hadrumetum, Libya. Also called Maiolo.
  • St. Majolus of Cluny Born: c.906 in Avignon, France. Died: 994. Also called Maieul, Majodus, Mayeul.
  • St. Mamertus of Vienne Born: near Lyons, France. Died: c.477 at Vienne, France. Also called Mamertius, Mammertus.
  • St. Matthêô Lê Van Gam Born: c.1813 in Gò Công, Biên Hòa, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 11 May 1847 in Cho Ðui, Dong Nai, Vietnam; it took three blows to kill him. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Maximus of Sabina Died: in 304 on the Via Salaria outside Rome, Italy.
  • St. Mayeul Born: c.906 at Avignon, France. Died: 994 at Souvigny, France en route to Paris. Also called Maiolus.
  • St. Mozio of Constantinople Born: Amphipolis, Macedonia. Died: beheaded in 295 in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). Also called Mocio.
  • St. Possessor of Verdun Died: c.485.
  • St. Principia of Rome Died: c.420.
  • St. Sisinius of Osimo Died: stoned to death in 303 in Osimo, Italy.
  • St. Tudy Born: at Brittany, France. Also called Tegwin, Thetgo, Tudec, Tudinus, Tudi.
  • St. Walbert of Hainault Born: Hainault (in modern Belgium). Died: c.678. Also called Vaubert.

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Diego of Saldaña Died: 1493 in Avila, Spain.
  • Blessed Gautier di Esterp Born: 990 at Conflans Castle, Aquitaine (in modern France). Died: 11 May 1070 at the monastery of l'Esterp near Limoges in modern France. Also called Gautier de Limousin and Gualterio, Gualtiero, Walter.
  • Blessed Gjon Koda Born: 25 April 1893 in Janjevë (Janjevo), Lypjan, Serbia. Died: nails driven through his throat on 11 May 1947 in Lezhë, Albania. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis. Also called Brother Serafin.
  • Blessed Gregory Celli of Verucchio Born: c.1225 at Verucchio. Died: 1343 at Franciscan monastery at Monte Carnerio, Rieti, Italy. Beatified: 1769 (cultus confirmed). Patronage: against drought. Also called Gregory Celli and Gregory of Verucchio.
  • Blessed Illuminatus Died: c.1230.
  • Blessed James Walworth Born: English. Died: hanged in chains on 11 May 1537. Beatified: 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed John Rochester Born: c.1498 at Tealing, Essex, England. Died: hanged in chains. Beatified: 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed Vincent L'Hénoret Born: 12 March 1921 in Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère, France. Died: 11 May 1961 in Ban Ban, Xieng Khouang, Laos. Beatified: 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Vivaldus Died: 1300. Beatified: 1909 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmed). Also called Gualdo, Ubaldo.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Camerino Died: beheaded in 251 on the Via Lata.
  • Martyrs of Carcassona

Other (4)

  • Estelle
  • Eudald
  • Francis Maria of Camporosso
  • Lua of Killaloe

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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