Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 10

On May 10, the church around the world remembers 14 saints and blesseds, including Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus, Antoninus of Florence, Aurélien de Limoges.

Remembered on May 10

Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinussaint
201 to 253
Antoninus of Florencesaint
1389 to 1459
Aurélien de Limogescanonized saint
CalepodiusCatholic saint
? to 232 · Ancient Rome
Comgallsaint
516 to 601
John of Ávilasaint
1499 to 1569 · Spain
Solangesaint
900 to 880
William of Pontoisesaint
? to 1192
Blessed Beatrice d'Esteblessed
1192 to 1226
Niccolò Albergatiblessed
1375 to 1443 · Papal States
Father Damienbeatification
1840 to 1889 · Belgium
Ivan MerzServant of God
1896 to 1928 · Yugoslavia
Princess Élisabeth of FranceServant of God
1764 to 1794 · France
Saint IsidoraThe Venerable
301 to 365 · Ancient Rome

May 10 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered14
How the church names them6 saint, 2 blessed, 2 servant of god, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Belgium, France, Papal States, Spain, Yugoslavia
Earliest death in the recordyear 232
Latest death in the recordyear 1928
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article14 of 14

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 10?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Belgium, France, Papal States, Spain, Yugoslavia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 10?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 blessed, 2 servant of god, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 10 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 232 and 1928.

Is every saint of May 10 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about May 10 is hidden from you. We bring you Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus, Antoninus of Florence, Aurélien de Limoges, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from May 10 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

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

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.