Religious · Remembered on May 11
St. Ignatius of Laconi
St. Ignatius of Laconi is remembered on May 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | May 11 |
|---|---|
| Title | Religious |
| Died | 1781 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Sardinian Capuchin brother who begged the friary’s bread through the streets of Cagliari for forty years — refusing alms only at the house of a notorious usurer, until obedience sent him back; the sack, they found, dripped blood. It was, he said, the blood of the poor.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Ignatius of Laconi. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Ignatius of Laconi keeps May 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of May.
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