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Saints of 17 May

25 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 17 May, with short facts.

Saints (18)

  • St. Adrione of Alexandria Born: Adria, Italy. Died: 4th century Alexandria, Egypt. Also called Adrian, Adriano.
  • St. Cathan of Bute Born: Ireland. Also called Cadan, Catan, Chattan.
  • St. Fionnchan of Druim-Eanaigh Also called Fionnchan of Droma Enaigh, Fionnchan of Druim Fes, Fionnchan of Druim Fesi, Fionnchan of Druim Fess, and Finnchan, Findchanus.
  • St. Giulia Salzano Born: 13 October 1846 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Italy. Died: 17 May 1929 in Casoria, Naples, Italy. Canonized: 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Donna Giulietta, Julia Salzano, and Prophetess of the New Evangelization.
  • St. Heraclius of Noviodunum Died: 4th century at Noviodunum, Mesia (in modern Romania). Also called Eraclio.
  • St. Madron of Cornwall Born: Cornwall, England. Died: c.545 near Land's End, Cornwall, England. Patronage: against pain. Also called Maden, Madern, Maderne, Madon, Medron.
  • St. Mailduf of Malmesbury Born: Ireland. Died: 673. Also called Maeldulph, Maildubh, Maildulf.
  • St. Maw Born: Ireland.
  • St. Pascal Baylon Born: 24 May 1540 (feast of Pentecost) at Torre Hermosa, Aragon, (modern Spain). Died: 15 May 1592 (feast of Pentecost) at Villa Reale, Spain. Canonized: 16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII. Also called Paschal.
  • St. Paul of Noviodunum Died: 4th century at Noviodunum, Mesia (in modern Romania). Also called Paolo.
  • St. Peter Lieou Born: c.1760 in Guizhou, China. Died: strangled to death on 17 May 1834 at Guiyang, Guizhou, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Liu Wenyuan Petrus, Baiduo, and Peter Liu Wenyuan.
  • St. Rasso of Grafrath Born: Bavaria, Germany. Died: 953. Also called Ratho of Grafrath.
  • St. Restituta of Carthage Born: African. Died: burned to death on a boat c.304 off Carthage, Tunisia. Patronage: Lacco Ameno, Italy.
  • St. Restituta of Vercelli Born: latter 3rd century Sardinia (part of modern Italy). Died: early 4th century near Cagliari, Sardinia (part of modern Italy).
  • St. Silaus of Lucca Born: Ireland. Died: 1100 in Lucca, Italy. Canonized: 1183 by Pope Lucius III. Also called Silave, Silan and Father of the Poor.
  • St. Solochanus of Chalcedon
  • St. Thethmar Died: 1152. Also called Theodemar.
  • St. Victor Roma Died: 4th century in the cemetery of Basilla on the Via Salaria Antica in Rome, Italy. Also called Victor of Basilla and Vittore....

Blessed (4)

  • Blessed Antonia Mesina Born: 21 June 1919 in Orgosolo, Sardinia, Italy. Died: 17 May 1935, Ovadduthai, Orgosolo, Nuoro, Italy. Beatified: Sunday 4 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy. Patronage: martyrs and rape victims. Also called Antonia Messina.
  • Blessed Bernard of Verdun Born: 14th century France. Died: beaten to death in 1408 in Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Blessed Isabella Crivelli Born: latter 15th century. Died: c.1527 in Milan, Italy.
  • Blessed Ivan Ziatyk Born: 26 December 1899 at Odrekhiv. Died: Easter Sunday, 17 May 1952. Beatified: 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Alexandria Died: 4th century Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Martyrs of Nyon Died: 303 at Noyon, Switzerland.

Other (1)

  • Emiliano I of Vercelli

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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