Saints
St. James
Feast: 3 May Saint James the Less (the Younger), author of the canonical Epistle, was the son of Alpheus, the brother of Saint Jude and a cousin of Our Lord, whom he is said to have resembled. Saint Paul tells us that he was favored by a special apparition of Christ after the Resurrection. (I […]
Continue Reading
St. Philip
Feastday: May 3 Philip was born in Bethsaida, Galilee. He may have been a disciple of John the Baptist and is mentioned as one of the Apostles in the lists of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and in Acts. Aside from the lists, he is mentioned only in John in the New Testament. He was called by Jesus Himself and brought Nathanael to Christ. Philip was present at the miracle of […]
Continue Reading
St. Antonius of Florence
Born: 1 March 1389 at Florence, Italy Died: 2 May 1459 (aged 70) Florence, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Florence and Dominican Order),Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Diocese of Tarlac) Canonized: 31 May 1523, Rome by Pope Adrian VI Major shrine: Church of San Marco Florence, Italy Feast 2 May; 10 May (General Roman Calendar, […]
Continue Reading
Bl. Alessandra Sabattini
Born: 19 August 1961 Riccione Hospital, Riccione, Rimini, Italy Died: 2 May 1984 in Bologna, Italy of head injuries sustained when hit by a motor vehicle on 29 April 1984 Venerated: 6 March 2018 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues) Beatified: 14 June 2020 by Pope Francis, beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of […]
Continue Reading
St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Born: 296 or 298 in Alexandria, Egypt Died: 2 May 373 at Alexandria, Egypt of natural causes, relics in San Croce, Venice, Italy Feast day: 2 May (Western Christianity), 7 Pashons (Coptic Christianity), 18 January (Byzantine Christianity) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheranism Title as Saint Patriarch of Alexandria; Saint […]
Continue Reading
St. Peregrine Laziosi
Born: c. 1260, Forlì, Italy Died: May 1, 1345 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: December 27, 1726, by Pope Benedict XIII Feast: May 1 Patronage: persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, or other illnesses Saint Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi) (c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). […]
Continue Reading
St. Richard Pampuri
Born: 2 August 1897 Trivolzio, Pavia, Kingdom of Italy Died: 1 May 1930 in Milan, Italy of pleurisy, tuberculosis and pneumonia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God) Beatified: 4 October 1981, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 1 November 1989, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican […]
Continue Reading
St. Joseph the Worker
On May 1, 1955, Pope Pius XII granted a public audience to the Catholic Association of Italian Workers, whose members had gathered in Saint Peter’s Square to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their society. They were solemnly renewing, in common, their promise of loyalty to the social doctrine of the Church, and it was on […]
Continue Reading
St. Marie of the Incarnation Guyart
Born: Marie Guyart 28 October 1599 Tours, Touraine, Kingdom of France Died: 30 of hepatitis on April 1672 Quebec City, Canada, New France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Canada and the Ursulines) and Anglican Church of Canada Beatified: 22 June 1980, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 3 April 2014, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City […]
Continue Reading
Pope St. Pius V
Birth name: Antonio Ghislieri Born: 17 January 1504 Bosco, Duchy of Milan Died: 1 May 1572 (aged 68) Rome, Papal StatesPapacy began: 7 January 1566 Papacy ended: 1 May 1572Feast day: 30 April (General Roman Calendar) 5 May (1713–1969 Calendars) Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 1 May 1672 by Pope Clement X Canonized: 22 May […]
Continue Reading