Saints of 25 May

St Gregory VII, pope (Salerno)

At Salerno, the demise of the blessed pope Gregory VII., a most zealous protector and champion of ecclesiastical liberty.

St Mary (Florence)

At Florence, St. Mary Magdalen, virgin, of the Order of the Carmelites, illustrious by the holiness of her life. Her feast is kept on the 27th of May.

Pope St Urban I

At Borne, on the Nomentan road, the birthday of blessed Urban, pope and martyr, by whose exhortation and teaching many, among whom were Tiburtius and Valerian, received the faith of Christ and suffered martyrdom for it. He himself endured many afflictions for the Church of God, and was crowned with martyrdom by being beheaded in the persecution of Alexander Severus.

Ss. Pasicrates, Valentio

At Dorostorum, in Mysia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Pasicrates, Valentio, and two others, crowned with them.

St Denis of Milan

At Milan, the holy bishop Denis, who for the Catholic faith was, by the Arian emperor Constantius, banished to Cappadocia, where he yielded his soul to God in a manner almost like that of the martyrs. His sacred body was sent to the blessed bishop Ambrose, at Milan, by bishop Aurelius, with the assistance, it is said, of St. Basil the Great.

Pope St Boniface IV

At Borne, pope St. Boniface IV., who dedicated the Pantheon to the honor of blessed Mary of the Martyrs.

St Zenobius of Florence

At Florence, the birthday of St. Zenobius, bishop of that city, renowned for holiness of life and glorious miracles.

St Aid of England

In England, St. Aid helm, bishop of Sherburn.

St Leo, confessor

In the territory of Troyes, St. Leo, confessor.

St Francis, confessor (Assisi)

At Assisi, in Umbria, the translation of St. Francis, confessor, in the time of Pope Gregory IX.

St Mary, mother of James (Veroli)

At Veroli, in Campania, the translation of St. Mary, mother of James, whose sacred body is rendered illustrious by many miracles.