Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 26

On May 26, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Eleuterus, Lambert of Vence, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes.

Remembered on May 26

Eleuterussaint
? to 189
Lambert of Vencecanonized saint
1084 to 1154 · France
Mariana de Jesús de Paredessaint
1618 to 1645 · Ecuador
Philip Nerisaint
1515 to 1595
Zachary of Viennesaint
200 to 106
Andrea Franchiblessed
1335 to 1401

May 26 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them4 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordEcuador, France
Earliest death in the recordyear 106
Latest death in the recordyear 1645
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 26?

The records name 2 countries: Ecuador, France.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 26?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 26 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 106 and 1645.

Is every saint of May 26 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 26 is hidden from you. We bring you Eleuterus, Lambert of Vence, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, Ecuador. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from May 26 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.