Santopedia - Saints of the day may 15

Saint Isidore the Laborer (s. XII)

He is the patron saint of farmers and of Madrid. Madrid farmer who was noted for his piety and his generosity.

Celebrate today: Isidro.

Saint Dympna

Daughter of a pagan Chief Irish, died for defending her purity and his own father.

Saint Torcuato obispo

Blessed Andrew Abellon (s. XV)

Saint Achilleus Thaumaturge (s. IV)

Saint Caleb (s. VI)

Saint Reticio of Autún (s. IV)

In Autun in Gaul Lugdunensis, St. Reticio, Bishop, of whom Augustine concerns the great authority that he enjoyed as a bishop in the Church, and Jerome remembers him for his illustrious comments to Holy Scripture (s. IV).

Saint Ruperto of Bingen (s. VIII)

At Bingen, in Austrasia, the Rhine and near Mainz, St. Rupert, Duke, that, when I was still very young, made a pilgrimage to Rome to visit the tombs of the Apostles, and to return to their lands, erected several churches. He went to meet the Lord just turned nineteen (s. VIII).

Saint Severino of Septempeda (s. VI)

In Septempeda, in the region of the Piceno, Italy, saint Severino, Bishop, who gave its name to the episcopal City (s. in.).

Saint Simplicio of Cerdeña (s. III)

In the island of Sardinia, saint Simplicio, presbyter (s. III/IV).

Saint Witesindo of Córdoba (s. IX)

In Cordoba, in the Spanish region of Andalusia, commemoration of Saint Witesindo (Vintesindo), martyr, who fear Muslims turned to the Catholic faith, but then refused to take part in the Muslim cult, was killed by hatred of the Christian faith.

Saint Juana of Lestonnac (s. XVII)

In Bordeaux, in France, saint Juana de Lestonnac, who, as a child, rejected the invitation and the efforts of his mother away from the Catholic Church and, on being widowed and after educating conveniently to their five children, founded the society of the daughters of our Lady, in imitation of the society of Jesus, for the Christian education of girls.