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Saints of 27 May

32 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 27 May, with short facts.

Saints (16)

  • St. Acculus of Alexandria
  • St. Antanansio Bazzekuketta Born: at Buganda, Uganda. Died: hacked to pieces on 27 May 1886 at Nakivubo, Uganda. Canonized: 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy.
  • St. Augustine of Canterbury Born: at Rome, Italy. Died: 26 May 605 in Canterbury, England. Patronage: England. Also called Apostle to the Anglo-Saxons, Apostle to the English, and Austin of Canterbury.
  • St. Barbara Kim Born: 1805 in Si-heung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Died: 27 May 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Bareubara Gim.
  • St. Barbara Yi Born: 1825 in Jeongpa, Seoul, South Korea. Died: 27 May 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Bareubara Yi.
  • St. Bruno of Würzburg Died: 26 May 1045 in Persenberg (Bosenburg) (in modern Austria).
  • St. Eutropius of Orange Born: Marseilles, France. Died: c.475.
  • St. Evangelius of Alexandria Also called Eucarius.
  • St. Frederick of Liège Died: 1172.
  • St. Gonzaga Gonza Born: at Busoga, Uganda. Died: beheaded on 27 May 1886 at Lubowa, Uganda. Canonized: 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy.
  • St. Julius the Veteran Born: 255. Died: beheaded in 302 at Dorostorum on the lower Danube River. Also called Julius of Dorostorum.
  • St. Liberius of Ancona Also called Liverio, Oliviero.
  • St. Melangell Born: Irish. Died: c.590. Patronage: hares. Also called Monacella.
  • St. Ranulf of Arras Died: 700 in Thélus, France. Also called Ragnulf, Ranulphus.
  • St. Restituta of Sora Born: in Rome, Italy. Died: 272 in Sora, Italy. Patronage: diocese of Sora, Italy and diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy. Also called Restituta of Rome and Restitutus....
  • St. Secundus of Troia Died: late 3rd or early 4th century in southern Italy. Patronage: Troia, Italy.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Dionysius of Semur Born: c.1500 France. Died: mid-16th-century in the Mercedarian convent in Narbonne, France.
  • Blessed Edmund Duke Born: c.1563 in Kent, England. Died: hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Gausberto of Montsalvy Died: 1079. Also called Gausbert.
  • Blessed James of Nocera Born: at Nocera, Umbria, Italy. Died: 1300.
  • Blessed John Hogg Born: c.1565 in Ugthorpe, North Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Matthias of Nagasaki Born: c.1572 in Kazusagoko, Japan. Died: 27 May 1620 in Nagasaki, Japan. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX.
  • Blessed Richard Hill Born: c.1565 in Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Richard Holiday Born: c.1565 in Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Haarlem
  • Martyrs of Tomi

Other (6)

  • Basil of Georgia
  • Cillin of Tehallan
  • Julian of Jerusalem
  • Pelbart of Temesvar
  • Therapon of Belozersk
  • Zacharias of Vienne

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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