Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 1

On May 1, the church around the world remembers 23 saints and blesseds, including Amator of Auxerre, Aredius of Gap, Asaph.

Remembered on May 1

Amator of AuxerreCatholic saint
344 to 418
Aredius of Gapsaint
535 to 614
Asaphsaint
600 to 596 · Tegeingl
Augustin Schoefflercanonized saint
1822 to 1851 · France
Bertha of Kentsaint
565 to 612 · Kingdom of Kent
Bertha of Val d'OrCatholic saint
? to 690 · France
Briocsaint
409 to 502 · Kingdom of Ceredigion
Ctesiphon of Vergiumsaint
100 to 100
Lludd Llaw Eraintsaint
Orientiussaint
302 to 444 · Ancient Rome
Riccardo Pampurisaint
1897 to 1930 · Kingdom of Italy
Saint Marcoufsaint
490 to 588
Sigismund of BurgundyCatholic saint
475 to 524 · Kingdom of Burgundy
Tamanendsaint
1628 to 1698 · Delaware Nation
Tamar of Georgiasaint
1166 to 1213 · Kingdom of Georgia
Theodulf of Orléanssaint
750 to 821 · Carolingian Empire
Æthelred of Merciasaint
601 to 716 · Kingdom of Mercia
Andeolushieromartyr
200 to 208
Giuliano da Valleblessed
1201 to 1343 · Republic of Venice
Klymentiy Sheptytskyblessed
1869 to 1951 · Cisleithania
Mafalda of Portugalblessed
1197 to 1257 · Kingdom of Portugal
Peregrine Laziosithaumaturge
1265 to 1345
Takashi NagaiServant of God
1908 to 1951 · Empire of Japan

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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