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title: "St. François de Laval: Feast Day May 6 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francois-de-laval/
description: "St. François de Laval, Bishop. Remembered on May 6, died 1708. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on May 6

# St. François de Laval

St. François de Laval is remembered on May 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 6](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#6) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | 1708 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, May 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francois-de-laval/#calendar) |

## Life

First bishop of Quebec, shepherd of a diocese stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, who founded the seminary that became Laval University, fought the brandy trade that ruined the Indian nations, and after resigning lived on in poverty, rising at two each morning to open the church.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. François de Laval. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, May 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/06/) | Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter — Ascension | White | Acts 18:1-8 · Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 · John 16:16-20 |
| [Saturday, May 6, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/06/) | Saturday of the Third Week of Easter | White | Acts 9:31-42 · Psalm 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 · See John 6:63c, 68c · John 6:60-69 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[May 5 St. Hilary of Arles](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hilary-of-arles/) [May 7 St. Rose Venerini](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rose-venerini/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 6?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-06) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. François de Laval

Remembered on May 6

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francois-de-laval/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francois-de-laval/#calendar)

In the app

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