SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 13

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 13 

B. MARY VIRGIN OF FATIMA

St. Mael. A hermit of Wales sometimes called Mabel. He was a disciple of St. Cadfan, whom he accompanied from Brittany, France, to Wales and then to the island of Bardsey.  

St. Merewenna, 970 A.D. Abbess of Romsey, in Hampshire, England. She is also called Merwenna and Merwinna. King Edgar the Peaceful of England restored Merewenna abbey.  

St. Juliana of Norwich, Roman Catholic English Benedictine Mystic.

St. John the Silent, Roman Catholic Bishop. He asked to be walled up and lived for seventy-five years as a silent recluse. Feast May 13

St. Abban. Irish hermit whose life is largely undocumented. Born in Ireland, Abban resided in Abingdon, England before the era of St. Patrick. Abban is part of the great panorama of early Irish Christians who served as models for European monasticism and faith. He is especially revered in Abingdon, England.