Feast of St. Gangulphus, Martyred Burgundian hermit. Patron of husbands unhappily married, shoemakers, invoked against marital difficulties.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Feast of St. John of Avila
Feast of St. John of Avila, Apostle of Andalusia, spiritual advisor of St. Teresa, St. Francis Borgia, St. John of the Cross-, St. Peter of Alcantara.
Feast of St. George Preca
Feast of St. George Preca, Maltese priest, founder, Society of Christian Doctrine, “Second Apostle of Malta”. Patron of Malta. Died 1962.
Feast of St. Peter of Tarantaise
Feast of St. Peter of Tarantaise, Cistercian abbot & archbishop. The 1st abbot of Tamie, Savoy, France. Died 1174. Started the May Bread custom.
Feast of St. Domitian of Huy
Feast of St. Domitian of Huy, bishop of Tongeren, Apostle of the Meuse Valley. Patron of Huy, Belgium, invoked against fevers. Died 560.
Feast of St. Petronax
Feast of St. Petronax, Benedictine Abbot, “the Second Founder of Monte Cassino”. Rebuilt monastery after destruction by Lombards. Died 747.
Feast of St. Jutta of Kulmsee
Feast of St. Jutta of Kulmsee, German aristocrat, wife and mother. Died in 1260. Patron of Prussia
Feast of St. Florian
Feast of St. Florian, Roman Martyr. Patron of Linz, Austria; Krakow, Poland; chimneysweeps; firefighters. Died 304. The florian cross is the basis for Fire Department Crests.
Feast of St. James the Lesser
Feast of St. James the Lesser, author, 1st Catholic Epistle, son of Alphaeus of Cleophas & Mary, a close relative of the Blessed Virgin. Patron of hat makers.
Feast of St. Waldebert
Feast of St. Waldebert, Benedictine abbot. Born a Frankish count of Guines, Ponthieu & Saint-Pol, became abbot of Luxeuil, France. Died 668.