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Saints of 5 July

48 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 5 July, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Refuge

Saints (31)

  • St. Agatho of Sicily Born: Sicilian. Died: 306.
  • St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria Born: 1502 at Cremona, Lombardy, Italy. Died: 5 July 1539. Canonized: 27 May 1897 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Antonio Maria Zaccaria and Antony Zaccaria.
  • St. Astius of Durazzo Died: c.100 by being tied to a cross. Also called Asteio, Astio, Aberisto.
  • St. Athanasius of Jerusalem Died: beheaded in 462. Also called Atanasio.
  • St. Athanasius the Athonite Born: c.920 at Trebizond as Abraham. Died: c.1003.
  • St. Cast Born: c.522 in Ireland. Also called Kast.
  • St. Cyrilla of Cyrene Died: flesh torn off her body. Also called Cyrilla of Libya and Ciprilla, Cirilla, Cypria, Cyprille.
  • St. Domèce Born: Quros (in modern Kilis, Turkey). Died: late 4th century on Mount Qouros. Patronage: hip problems. Also called Domèce of Quros, Domèce the Doctor, Domèce the Physician, and Dometios, Domezio, Dometius, Domitius.
  • St. Domitius of Phrygia Born: Persian. Died: stoned to death in 362. Also called Dometius.
  • St. Edana of West Ireland Born: Irish. Also called Edaene, Etaoin.
  • St. Erfyl Born: in the British Isles. Patronage: Llanerfyl, Wales. Also called Eurfyl, Euerfyl.
  • St. Febronia of Patti Born: late 3rd century in Patti, Sicily, Italy. Died: drowned in the sea off the coast of Mons Iovis in Sicly, Italy in the early 4th century. Patronage: Patti, Sicily, Italy.
  • St. Fragan Also called Fracon.
  • St. Grace of Cornwall Born: at Cornwall, England. Patronage: Probus, Cornwall, England.
  • St. Gwen Also called Blanca, Blanche.
  • St. Marinus of Tomi Died: Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania).
  • St. Mars of Nantes Patronage: Petit-Mars, France, Saint-Mars-du-Désert, France, Saint-Mars-de-Coutais, France, and Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, France.
  • St. Marthe Born: early 6th century in Antioch, Syria. Died: 551 at Mont Admirable, Syria. Also called Martha.
  • St. Modwenna Born: 9th century Irish. Also called Edna, Modwen.
  • St. Numerian of Treves Born: Treves (modern Trier, Germany). Died: c.666. Also called Memorian, Memoriae.
  • St. Philomena of San Severino Died: c.500. Also called Filomena.
  • St. Probus of Cornwall Born: at Cornwall, England. Patronage: Probus, Cornwall, England.
  • St. Rosa Chen Aijieh Born: c.1878 in Feng, Jizhou, Hebei, China. Died: stabbed. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Luosa, Rosa Chen Aixie, and Rose Tch'enn-Kai-Tsie.
  • St. Sedolpha of Tomi Died: Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania).
  • St. Stephen of Reggio Died: Reggio Calabria, Italy. Patronage: Reggio Emilia, Italy. Also called Stephen of Nicaea.
  • St. Teresia Chen Qingjieh Born: c.1875 in Feng, Jizhou, Hebei, China. Died: stabbed. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Delan and Teresa Chen Jinxie.
  • St. Theodotus of Tomi Died: Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania).
  • St. Thomas of Terreti Born: early 10th century in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Died: 5 July 1000 near Reggio Calabria, Italy.
  • St. Triphina of Brittany Died: 6th century.
  • St. Triphina of Sicily Born: Sicily. Died: 306.
  • St. Zoe of Rome Died: burned to death. Also called Zoa of Rome.

Blessed (10)

  • Blessed Edward Cheevers Born: in Wexford, Ireland. Died: hanged. Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. Also called Memorials, Martyrs of Wexford, and Irish Martyrs.
  • Blessed Elias of Bourdeilles Born: 1407 at Périgord, France. Died: 1484. Beatified: 1526. Also called Elie, Hélie.
  • Blessed George Nichols Born: 1550 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Humphrey Pritchard Born: Wales. Died: hanged on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Joseph Boissel Born: 20 December 1909 in Le Loroux, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Died: shot in the head. Beatified: 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Matthew Lambert Born: in Wexford, Ireland. Died: hanged. Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. Also called Maitiú Laimpeart.
  • Blessed Patrick Cavanagh Born: in Wexford, Ireland. Died: hanged. Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. Also called Pádraigh Caomhánach.
  • Blessed Richard Yaxley Born: c.1560 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Robert Meyler Born: in Wexford, Ireland. Died: hanged. Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. Also called Roibeard Meyler.
  • Blessed Thomas Belson Born: c.1564 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England. Died: hanged on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.

Other (6)

  • Eberhard Villers
  • Frederick Garcia
  • Margaret of Austria
  • Mary's Seven Joys
  • Modwenna of Trensall
  • Modwenna of Whitby

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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