Saint of the day May 15

 Saint of the day May 15

St. Britwin, 733 A.D. Benedictine abbot of Beverley, England, and friend of St. John of Beverley, who became the bishop of York. Britwin did much too foster monasticism and culture in England.  


St. Gerebrand, 7th century.  Martyred Irish priest, companion of St. Dymphna. He was quite elderly when he went with St. Dymphna to Belgium, where they were slain by pagans. Gerebrand, sometimes called Gerebern, is patron of a Rhineland area.


St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, Roman Catholic Nun and founder of religious order The Company of Mary. may 15


St. Dymphna, Roman Catholic Laywoman Martyr, the patron of those suffering from nervous and mental afflictions. Feast May 15


St. Isidore was canonized in 1622. In 1947, he was proclaimed the patron of the National Rural Conference in the United States. He is the patron of farmers, and his feast day is May 15th. Prayer : God, through the intercession of St. Isidore, the holy Farmer, grant that we may overcome all feelings of pride. May 15


SAINT OF THE DAY MAY 15 ST. TORQUATUS, BISHOP OF GUADIX 

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