Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 7

On May 7, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Alexis Toth, Domitian of Huy, Flavia Domitilla.

Remembered on May 7

Alexis Tothsaint
1854 to 1909
Domitian of Huysaint
600 to 560
Flavia Domitillasaint
Ancient Rome
John of Beverleysaint
700 to 721 · Kingdom of Northumbria
Serenicussaint
650 to 669
Serenidus of Saulgessaint
612 to 680
Alberto da Bergamoblessed
1214 to 1279
Marie Louise Trichetblessed
1684 to 1759 · France
Rose Veneriniblessed
1656 to 1728
Nilus of SoraThe Venerable
1433 to 1508
Saint Anthony of KyivThe Venerable
983 to 1073 · Kievan Rus'

May 7 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Northumbria
Earliest death in the recordyear 560
Latest death in the recordyear 1909
Earliest birth in the recordyear 600
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on May 7?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Northumbria.

How does the church describe the people remembered on May 7?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of May 7 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 560 and 1909.

Is every saint of May 7 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 7, before any of us arrive. We bring you Alexis Toth, Domitian of Huy, Flavia Domitilla, 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 7 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.