Saint of the Day for May 25
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church · Saint Gregory VII, Pope · Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin
Bede
Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3-735)
Bede, OSB, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of English History". He served at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom of Northumbria of the Angles.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Urban I3rd‑century Roman bishop of Rome, Catholic saint, pope during the reign of Alexander Severus
- Aldhelmabbot of Malmesbury Abbey, bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet
- Magdalena de PazziItalian Carmelite mystic and saint (1566-1607)
- Madeleine Sophie BaratFounder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
- Cristóbal Magallanes JaraMartyr and saint (1869-1927)
- Maximus of ÉvreuxBishop of Evreux
- Saint PardusItalian saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
On May 25 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.