Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 12

On May 12, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Crispoldus, Dominic de la Calzada, Nereus and Achilleus.

Remembered on May 12

Crispoldussaint
? to 1
Dominic de la Calzadasaint
1019 to 1109 · Kingdom of Leon
Nereus and AchilleusCatholic saint
? to 290
Pancras of Romesaint
289 to 304 · Ancient Rome
Philip of AgiraCatholic saint
40 to 105
Rictrudesaint
614 to 687
Saint Modoaldsaint
550 to 648
ÆthelhardCatholic saint
750 to 805 · Kingdom of England
Imelda Lambertiniblessed
1322 to 1333
Joan, Princess of Portugalblessed
1452 to 1490 · Kingdom of Portugal
John Stoneblessed
? to 1540 · England
Amphilochius of PochayivThe Venerable
1894 to 1971 · Russian Empire
Epiphanius of Salamisprelate
315 to 403 · Ancient Rome
Germanus I of Constantinopleprelate
650 to 733 · Byzantine Empire
Álvaro del PortilloVenerable
1914 to 1994 · Spain

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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