Saints of 26 July
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 26 July.
Feasts in 2026
Sunday 26 July 2026.
- Ordinary Form: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feast, green. Also kept: Sts Joachim & Anne.
- 1962 calendar: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Second class, green. Also kept: St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- Sts Joachim & Anne. Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Roman Martyrology
St Anne
The departure out of this life of St. Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
St Erastus of Philippi
At Philippi, in Macedonia, the birthday of St. Erastus, who was appointed bishop of that place by the blessed apostle Paul, and there crowned with martyrdom.
Ss. Symphronius, Olympius, Theodulus, and Exuperia
At Rome, on the Latin road, the holy martyrs Symphronius, Olympius, Theodulus, and Exuperia, who (as we read in the Acts of pope St. Stephen) were burnt alive, and thus obtained the palm of martyrdom.
St Hyacinth of Porto
At Porto, St. Hyacinth, martyr, who was first thrown into the fire, and then precipitated into a stream without being injured. Afterwards, under the emperor Trajan, being struck with the sword by the ex-consul Leontius, he terminated his life. His body was buried by the matron Julia, on her own estate near Rome.
St Pastor, priest
Also, at Borne, St. Pastor, priest. His name is used to designate a cardinal's title in the church of St. Pudentiana, on the Viminal hill.
St Valens of Verona
At Verona, St. Valens, bishop and confessor.
St Simeon of Mantua
In the monastery of St. Benedict, near Mantua, St. Simeon, monk and hermit, who was renowned for many miracles, and at an advanced age rested in the Lord.
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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