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Saint of the Day (May 31) from navigate53 1261 days old

MAY 31 THE VISITATION OF MARY Visitation means "visit." The Archangel Gabriel told the Blessed Virgin Mary that her cousin Elizabeth was going ...

Saint of the Day (May 30) from navigate53 1262 days old

MAY 30 ST. JOAN OF ARC Joan was born in 1412. Her hometown was Domremy, a little village in France. Jacques d'Arc, her father, was a hard ...

Saint of the Day (May 29) from navigate53 1263 days old

MAY 29 ST. MAXIMINIUS Maximinius was a bishop who lived in the fourth century. It is believed that he was born in Poitiers, France. As a young ...

Saint of the Day (May 28) from navigate53 1264 days old

MAY 28 BLESSED MARGARET POLE Blessed Margaret was born in 1471. She was the niece of two English kings, Edward IV and Richard III. Henry VII ...

Saint of the Day (May 27) from navigate53 1265 days old

MAY 27 ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY St. Augustine was the abbot of St. Andrew's monastery in Rome. Pope St. Gregory the Great chose him and ...

Saint of the Day (May 26) from navigate53 1266 days old

MAY 26 ST. PHILIP NERI St. Philip Neri was born in Florence, Italy, in 1515. As a child, his nickname was "Good little Phil." He was always ...

Saints of the Day (May 25) from navigate53 1267 days old

MAY 25 The current Roman calendar lists three saints on May 25. Their stories are briefly presented here, one after another. VENERABLE BEDE ...

Saint of the Day (May 24) from navigate53 1268 days old

MAY 24 ST. DAVID I OF SCOTLAND David was born in 1080. He was the youngest son of St. Margaret, queen of Scotland, and her good husband, King ...

Saint of the Day (May 23) from navigate53 1269 days old

MAY 23 ST. JOHN BAPTIST ROSSI John Baptist Rossi was born in 1698 in a village near Genoa, Italy. His family loved him. They were proud when ...

Saint of the Day (May 22) from navigate53 1271 days old

MAY 22 ST. RITA OF CASCIA Rita was born in 1381 in a little Italian village. Her parents were older. They had begged God to send them a child. ...