Saints of 7 April
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 7 April.
Feasts in 2026
Tuesday 7 April 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter. Solemnity, white. Also kept: St John Baptist de la Salle.
- 1962 calendar: Tuesday in the Octave of Easter. First class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St John Baptist de la Salle. Founder of the Christian Brothers, patron of teachers.
Roman Martyrology
Ss. Epiphanius, Donatus, Rufinus and companions (Africa)
In Africa, the birthday of the holy martyrs Epiphanius, bishop, Donatus, Rufinus, and thirteen others.
Two hundred holy martyrs (Sinope)
At Sinope, in Pontus, two hundred holy martyrs.
St Calliopius of Cilicia
In Cilicia, under the prefect Maximian, St. Calliopius, martyr. After undergoing other torments, he was fastened to a cross with his head downward, and gained the noble crown of martyrdom.
St Cyriacus of Nicomedia
At Nicomedia, St. Cyriacus and ten other martyrs.
St Peleusius of Alexandria
At Alexandria, St. Peleusius, priest and martyr.
St Hegesippus of Rome
At Rome, St. Hegesippus, who lived near the time of the Apostles. He came to Rome whilst Anicetus was Sovereign Pontiff, and remained till the accession of Eleutherius. He wrote the history of the Church in a simple style, from the Passion of our Lord to his own time, and delineated in his narrative the character of those whose lives he imitated.
St Saturninus of Verona
At Verona, St. Saturninus, bishop and confessor.
St Aphraates of Syria
In Syria, in the time of Yalens, St. Aphraates, an anchoret, who defended the Catholic faith against the Arians by the power of miracles.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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