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May 6th

4 saints celebrated

Saint Avoye (Aurea)

Feast: May 6th • 3rd century

A 3rd-century Sicilian princess, Avoye (born Aurée) joined her cousin Saint Ursula to flee marriage and dedicate herself to God. As the sole…

Saint Eadberht of Lindisfarne

Feast: May 6th • 8th century

Successor to Saint Cuthbert as Bishop of Lindisfarne in 687, Edbert distinguished himself by his charity toward the poor and his deep knowle…

Saint John of Damascus (Mansour)

Feast: May 6th • 8th century

The last of the Greek Fathers and a minister in the service of the Caliph of Damascus, John of Damascus was the great defender of images aga…

Saint John the Evangelist (before the Latin Gate)

Feast: May 6th • 1st century

The beloved Apostle of Christ, Saint John was brought to Rome under Domitian in 95 to suffer martyrdom. Thrown into a cauldron of boiling oi…

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