Saint of the Day for July 5
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Elizabeth of Portugal · Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest
Elizabeth of Portugal
Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325, Catholic saint
Elizabeth of Portugal, TOSF, also known as Elizabeth of Aragon, was Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325 as the wife of King Denis. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, under the name Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Queen Saint Elizabeth. She was a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Saints Cyril and Methodius9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
- Anthony Maria ZaccariaItalian saint
- Zoe of Romemartyr saint
- Stephen of Nicaeabishop and saint
- Cenydd6c Welsh-Breton saint
- Athanasius of Jerusalem
- Tomás de TerretiItalian monk
Bible Verse of the Day
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
On July 5 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.