Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 15

On May 15, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Hallvard Vebjørnsson, Hilary of Galeata, Indaletius.

Remembered on May 15

Hallvard Vebjørnssonsaint
1020 to 1043 · Norway
Hilary of Galeatasaint
476 to 558
Indaletiussaint
100 to 100 · Ancient Rome
Isidore the Laborersaint
1079 to 1130 · Kingdom of Castile
Reticiussaint
250 to 334 · Ancient Rome
Rupert of Bingensaint
712 to 732 · Germany
Achillius of Larissaprelate
150 to 330
André AbellonThe Venerable
1375 to 1450 · France
Athanasius of Alexandriaprelate
296 to 373 · Ancient Rome
Dmitry of Uglichpassion bearer
1582 to 1591 · Tsardom of Russia
Euphrosynus of Pskovthaumaturge
1386 to 1481

May 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them6 saint, 2 prelate, 1 the venerable, 1 passion bearer
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Germany, Kingdom of Castile, Norway, Tsardom of Russia
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1591
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 15?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Germany, Kingdom of Castile, Norway, Tsardom of Russia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 15?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 prelate, 1 the venerable, 1 passion bearer. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1591.

Is every saint of May 15 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

Father, you are already present in May 15, before any of us arrive. We bring you Hallvard Vebjørnsson, Hilary of Galeata, Indaletius, 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 15 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.