Saint of the Day for November 3
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Martin de Porres, Religious
Martin de Porres
Religious
Martín de Porras Velázquez was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of Black people, mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, all those seeking racial harmony, and animals.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- HubertusChristian saint, first bishop of Liège (c.656-727)
- Saint MalachyIrish archbishop (1094-1148)
- Saint PirminGerman saint
- Saint Silviamother of Gregory the Great
- Winifred7th-century Welsh saint
- Alpaïs of Cudot13th-century venerated Christian
- Saint Gwenhaelmonk and missionary
Bible Verse of the Day
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
On November 3 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.