SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR MAY 08

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR  MAY 08 

ST. VICTOR MAURUS OF MILAN, MARTYR

ST. BONIFACE IV, POPE

ST. BENEDICT II, POPE

ST. ARSENIUS THE GREAT, ROMAN DEACON, ANCHORITE IN EGYPT

St. Peter of Tarantaise, Roman Catholic Monk and Archbishop.He was named the archbishop of Tarantaise against his wishes, and he devoted much energy to reforming the diocese, purging the clergy of corrupt and immoral members, aiding the poor, and promoting education. He is also credited with starting the custom of distributing bread and soup the so called May Bread just before the harvest, a custom which endured throughout France until the French Revolution. Feastday May 8

St. Abran, 515 A.D. Hermit also called Gibrian. From Ireland, Abran, the eldest of five brothers and three sisters, sailed to Brittany with his siblings. There all of them continued their hermitages and greatly influenced the people of the area. Abran and his brothers and sisters were all declared saints.  

St. Odrian, 5th century. One of the first bishops of Waterford, Ireland. Waterford was part of an ancient deanery system at the time, ruled by abbot bishops. Odrian was a prelate.