Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 19

On May 19, the church around the world remembers 17 saints and blesseds, including Celestine V, Dmitry Donskoy, Dunstan.

Remembered on May 19

Celestine Vsaint
1215 to 1296
Dmitry Donskoysaint
1350 to 1389 · Grand Principality of Moscow
Dunstansaint
909 to 988
Francisco Coll GuitarCatholic saint
1812 to 1875 · Spain
Ivo of Kermartinsaint
1253 to 1303 · France
Joaquina VedrunaCatholic saint
1783 to 1854 · Spain
John of Gothiasaint
? to 791 · Goths
Pudentianasaint
100 to 200 · Ancient Rome
Saint Bashnounasaint
? to 1164
Saint Pudenssaint
100 to 200 · Ancient Rome
Saint Theophilus of Cortesaint
1676 to 1740
Alcuinblessed
740 to 804 · Kingdom of Northumbria
Giuseppina Surianoblessed
1915 to 1950 · Kingdom of Italy
Raphael Louis Rafiringablessed
1856 to 1919 · Madagascar
Róża Czackablessed
1876 to 1961
Umiliana de' Cerchiblessed
1219 to 1246
Crispin of Viterbothaumaturge
1668 to 1750

May 19 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered17
How the church names them9 saint, 5 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Goths, Grand Principality of Moscow, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Northumbria and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 200
Latest death in the recordyear 1961
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article17 of 17

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 19?

The records name 8 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Goths, Grand Principality of Moscow, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Northumbria, Madagascar, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 19?

In the Wikidata record, 9 saint, 5 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 19 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 200 and 1961.

Is every saint of May 19 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 19, before any of us arrive. We bring you Celestine V, Dmitry Donskoy, Dunstan, 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 19 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.