SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 20

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 20 

ST. AUREA, MARTYR OF OSTIA

St.  Ethelbert, 794 A.D. Martyred king of East Anglia, England. When Ethelbert, the son and heir of Ethelred, went to Mercia to ask for the hand of a princess, he was murdered by her mother, Queen Cynethryth. He was especially venerated in Hereford.  

St. Basilissa Roman Catholic Martyr. After her conversion to Christianity. She was beheaded for her faith when she was denounced to Emperor Galienus by Pompeius and remained steadfast in her refusal to marry him. May 20

ST. BERNARDIN OF SIENA, FRANCISCAN-St. Bernardine of Siena, Roman Catholic Franciscan missionary. He is known as “the Apostle of Italy” for his efforts to revive the country's Catholic faith during the 15th century. His preaching was frequently directed against gambling, witchcraft, sodomy and usury - particularly as practised by Jews. Feast May 20