Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 14

On May 14, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Boniface of Tarsus, Constantius of Capri, Dyfan.

Remembered on May 14

Boniface of Tarsussaint
300 to 306 · Ancient Rome
Constantius of Caprisaint
601 to 700
DyfanCatholic saint
Gall of Clermontsaint
489 to 553 · Francia
Isidore of Chiossaint
250 to 251
Justa, Justina and Henedinasaint
Mo Chutu of Lismoresaint
555 to 638
Pontius of CimiezCatholic saint
250 to 257 · Ancient Rome
Victor and Coronasaint
Giles of Santarémblessed
1190 to 1265 · Kingdom of Portugal
Michael GaricoitsThe Venerable
1797 to 1863 · France
Serapion the SindoniteThe Venerable
? to 356 · Egypt

May 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Egypt, France, Francia, Kingdom of Portugal
Earliest death in the recordyear 251
Latest death in the recordyear 1863
Earliest birth in the recordyear 250
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 14?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Egypt, France, Francia, Kingdom of Portugal.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 14?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 251 and 1863.

Is every saint of May 14 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 14 is hidden from you. We bring you Boniface of Tarsus, Constantius of Capri, Dyfan, 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 May 14 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.