Saints of 21 May
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 21 May.
Feasts in 2026
Thursday 21 May 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Christopher Magallanes & Companions. Optional memorial, red.
- 1962 calendar: Feria V post Ascensionem. Fourth class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Christopher Magallanes & Companions. Mexican martyrs.
Roman Martyrology
Ss. Timothy, Polius, and Eutychius
In Mauritania (Morocco), the birthday of the holy martyrs Timothy, Polius, and Eutychius, deacons, who merited to be crowned together for dispensing the word of God in that region.
Ss. Polyeuctus, Victorius, and Donatus
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Polieuctus, Victorius, and Donatus.
St Secundinus of Córdoba
At Cordova, St. Secundinus, martyr.
Ss. Synesius and Theopompus
The same day, the holy martyrs Synesius and Theopompus.
Ss. Nicostratus and Antiochus
At Caesarea Philippi, the holy martyrs Nicostratus and Antiochus, tribunes, with other soldiers.
St Valens, bishop
The same day St. Valens, bishop, who was put to death with three boys.
Ss. Secundus and companions (Alexandria)
At Alexandria, the commemoration of the holy martyrs Secundus, a priest, and others, whom the Arian bishop George caused to be barbarously killed during the holy days of Pentecost, under the emperor Constantius.
The holy bishops and priests banished by the Arians
Also, the saintly bishops and priests, who, being banished by the Arians, merited to be associated with holy confessors.
St Hospitius of Nice
At Nice, in France, St. Hospitius, confessor, distinguished by the virtue of abstinence and the spirit of prophecy.
Ss. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
In Mexico, St Christopher Magallanes, priest, and his twenty-four companions, martyrs of the Cristero persecution. Canonised 2000.
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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