Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 5

On April 5, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Catalina Thomás, Derfel, Juliana of Liège.

Remembered on April 5

Catalina Thomássaint
1531 to 1574 · Kingdom of Majorca
Derfelsaint
566 to 660 · Wales
Juliana of Liègesaint
1193 to 1258 · Southern Netherlands
Maria Crescentia Hösssaint
1682 to 1744 · Germany
Vincent Ferrersaint
1350 to 1419 · Kingdom of Valencia
Jesús María Echavarría y AguirreThe Venerable
1858 to 1954 · Mexico
Macarius of EgyptCoptic saint
301 to 391 · Ancient Rome

April 5 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them5 saint, 1 the venerable, 1 coptic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Majorca, Kingdom of Valencia, Mexico, Southern Netherlands and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 391
Latest death in the recordyear 1954
Earliest birth in the recordyear 301
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 5?

The records name 7 countries: Ancient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Majorca, Kingdom of Valencia, Mexico, Southern Netherlands, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 5?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 1 the venerable, 1 coptic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 5 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 391 and 1954.

Is every saint of April 5 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Lord Christ, you love the people of April 5 more than we can. We bring you Catalina Thomás, Derfel, Juliana of Liège, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 5 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.