Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 3

On May 3, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Ansfried of Utrecht, Conleth, Gabriel of Białystok.

Remembered on May 3

Ansfried of Utrechtsaint
940 to 1010
ConlethCatholic saint
450 to 519 · Ireland
Gabriel of Białystoksaint
1684 to 1690 · Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
James the Lesssaint
100 to 62
Juvenal of Narnisaint
340 to 376
Nikolaj Velimirovićsaint
1881 to 1956 · United States
Philip of VienneCatholic saint
? to 580
Stanisław Kazimierczyksaint
1433 to 1489 · Poland
Alexander Ihieromartyr
100 to 117
Edoardo Giuseppe Rosazblessed
1830 to 1903 · Kingdom of Italy
Estephan El DouaihyVenerable
1630 to 1704 · Ottoman Empire
Theodosius of KyivThe Venerable
1029 to 1074

May 3 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordIreland, Kingdom of Italy, Ottoman Empire, Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, United States
Earliest death in the recordyear 62
Latest death in the recordyear 1956
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 3?

The records name 6 countries: Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Ottoman Empire, Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, United States.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 3?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 3 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 62 and 1956.

Is every saint of May 3 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 3, before any of us arrive. We bring you Ansfried of Utrecht, Conleth, Gabriel of Białystok, Ireland. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from May 3 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.