Feast of St. Michael de Sanctis, Discalced Trinitarian priest from Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Patron of cancer patients. Died 1625.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Feast of St. Waldetrudis
Feast of St. Waldetrudis, foundress. Daughter of Sts. Walbert & Bertilia, mother of Sts. Landericus, Madalberta, Adeltrudis, & Dentelin.
Feast of St. Walter of Pontoise
Feast of St. Walter of Pontoise, Benedictine abbot. Patron of prisoners; prisoners of war; vintners; invoked against job-related stress.
Feast of St. John Baptist de la Salle
Feast of St. John Baptist de la Salle, French priest, founder, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Patron of teachers.
Feast of St. William of Eskilsoe
Feast of St. William of Eskilsoe, Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France. Abbot at Eskilsoe, Denmark for 30 years. Died 1203.
Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer
Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer, Dominican missionary, born Valencia, Spain. Patron of builders, construction workers, plumbers. Died 1419.
Feast of St. Benedict the Moor
Feast of St. Benedict the Moor, Franciscan lay brother. Patron of African missions; black missions; Palermo & San Fratello, Sicily. Died 1589.
Feast of St. Fara
Feast of St. Fara, (Burgundofara) 1st Abbess, Abbey of Faremoutiers. Family known as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro.
Feast of St. Urban of Langres
Feast of St. Urban of Langres, Bishop. Patron of vine-growers, gardeners, vintners & coopers; invoked against blight, frost, storms. Died 390.
Feast of St. Hugh of Grenoble
Feast of St. Hugh of Grenoble, Benedictine bishop. Gave St. Bruno the land for the Grande Chartreuse monastery, starting the Carthusians.