Saints of the day april 5

Saint Vicent Ferrer (s. XV)

Celebrate today: Vicenç, Vicente, Vincent.

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Saint Albert of Montecorvino (s. XII)
Saint Catalina Tomás (s. XVI)

In the city of Palma, on the island of Mallorca, in Spain, saint Catalina Tomàs, Virgin, who, having entered the order Canossian regular of St. Augustine, highlighted by his humility and selflessness of the will.

Saint Geraldo abad (s. XI)

In the monastery of Grande-Sauve, in Aquitaine, saint Geraldo, Abbot, from the monastery of Corbie was elected Abbot of Laon, but later, after wandering several times, withdrew to the thickness of the forest, where he founded his monastery.

Saint Irene (s. III)

In Thessaloniki, Macedonia, St. Irene, Virgin and martyr, who, by hid books sacred against the ban of the Emperor Diocleciano, was led to a public lupanar and then burned by order of the prefect Dulcecio, under which also his sisters, Agape and Cionia, they had suffered together shortly before.

Blessed Maria Crescentia Hoss (s. XVIII)
Saint Juliana of Mont-Cornillon (s. XIII)

In Fosses, in Brabant, St. Juliana, Lady of the order of St. Augustine, who was priora Mont-Cornillon, near Liège, and then led prison life, in which, strengthened with special thanks, promoted the solemnity of the body of Christ.

Saint Ferbuta y compañera (s. IV)

In Seleucia, in Persia, saint Ferbuta, widow, sister of saint Simeon Bishop, who, together with its companion, was martyred in time King Sapor II (c. 342).