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Saints of 18 May

20 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 18 May, with short facts.

Saints (12)

  • St. Dioscorus of Kynopolis Died: burned to death between sheets of red hot metal c.305 in Kynopolis, Egypt. Also called Dioscorus of Alexandria.
  • St. Elgiva of Shaftesbury Died: 971. Also called Aelfgifu, Aelgifu, Aelgytha, Algyva, Elfgiva.
  • St. Eric of Sweden Died: beheaded on 18 May 1161 as he left Mass. Patronage: farmers and Sweden. Also called Henry of Sweden, Eric The Lawgiver, Eric IX, and Erico IX, King of Sweden.
  • St. Felix of Cantalice Born: 18 May 1515 at Cantalice, Abruzzi, Italy. Died: 18 May 1587 at Rome, Italy. Canonized: 22 May 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Patronage: Cantalice, Italy and Spello, Italy. Also called Felix of Catalicio, Felix of Cantalica, and Felice Porri.
  • St. Felix of Salona Died: 299 in Salona, Dalmatia. Also called Felix of Split and Felice....
  • St. Felix of Spoleto Died: c.304.
  • St. Feredarius of Iona Born: Ireland. Died: c.863.
  • St. Merililaun Born: England. Died: near Rheims, France. Also called Merolilaun, Merolitain, Merolilan.
  • St. Ortasio of Alexandria Died: 341 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Potamon of Heraclea Died: in 341 in Alexandria, Egypt. Also called Potamon of Alexandria and Potamone.....
  • St. Serapione of Alexandria Died: 341 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Venantius of Camerino Born: c.235. Died: beheaded c.250 at Camerino, Italy. Patronage: Camerino, Italy. Also called Venanzio, Wigand.

Popes (1)

  • Pope St. John I Born: in Populonia, Tuscany, Italy. Died: 18 May 526.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Blandina Merten Born: 10 July 1883 in Düppennweiler, Saar, Germany. Died: 18 May 1918 in Trier, Germany. Beatified: 1 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Maria Magdalena Merten, Blandine of the Sacred Heart, and Blandina del Sacro Cuore.
  • Blessed Burchard of Beinwil Born: early 12th century in Langemat, Muri, Switzerland. Died: c.1192 in Beinwil, Switzerland. Patronage: Beinwil, Switzerland.
  • Blessed Jan Oprzadek Born: 4 March 1884 in Koscielec. Died: 18 May 1942 in the gas chambers of Hartheim, Austria. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Marcin Oprzadek and Martin Oprzadek.
  • Blessed Roland of Hasnon Died: 9 November 1084. Also called Rolando, Rotland.
  • Blessed Stanislaw Kubski Born: 13 August 1876 in Ksiaz, Wielkopolskie, Poland. Died: 18 May 1942 in the gas chambers of Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed William of Toulouse Born: c.1297 in Toulouse, France. Died: 18 May 1369 in Toulouse, France. Beatified: 1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation).

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Ancyra Died: c.304 in Ancyra, Galatia (in modern Turkey).

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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