Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 20

On May 20, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Austregisilus, Baudilus, Bernardino of Siena.

Remembered on May 20

Austregisilussaint
551 to 624
Baudilussaint
300 to 259
Bernardino of Sienacanonized saint
1380 to 1444 · Siena
Daumantas of Pskovsaint
1240 to 1299
Lucifer of Cagliarisaint
400 to 371
Lydia of Thyatirasaint
100 to 100
Marcellin Champagnatsaint
1789 to 1840 · Kingdom of France
Theodore of Paviasaint
650 to 785
Æthelberht IIsaint
800 to 794 · Kingdom of East Anglia
Columba of Rietiblessed
1467 to 1501 · Papal States
Crescencia Pérezblessed
1897 to 1932 · Argentina

May 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordArgentina, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of France, Papal States, Siena
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1932
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 20?

The records name 5 countries: Argentina, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of France, Papal States, Siena.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 20?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1932.

Is every saint of May 20 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

Lord Jesus, you see May 20 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Austregisilus, Baudilus, Bernardino of Siena, Argentina. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from May 20 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.