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title: "St. Isidore the Farmer: Feast Day May 15 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-the-farmer/
description: "St. Isidore the Farmer, Layman, patron of farmers and rural communities. Remembered on May 15, died c. 1130. Read their life in Bless."
---

Layman · Remembered on May 15

# St. Isidore the Farmer

St. Isidore the Farmer is remembered on May 15 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of farmers and rural communities.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 15](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#15) |
| Title | Layman |
| Died | c. 1130 |
| Patron of | [farmers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#farmers), [rural communities](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#rural-communities) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, May 15, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-the-farmer/#calendar) |

## Life

A day laborer outside Madrid all his life, who heard Mass each morning before the plough — angels, his fellow servants grumbled and then swore, did his ploughing meanwhile. He shared his pot with the poor and his grain with the birds. Spain’s kings sought burial near the farmhand.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Isidore the Farmer as patron of farmers and rural communities.

[Farmers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#farmers) [Rural communities](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#rural-communities)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Isidore the Farmer. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, May 15, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/15/) | Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter — Mass in the Morning | White | Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 · Psalm 11:4, 5 and 7 · John 16:7, 13 · John 21:20-25 |
| [Monday, May 15, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/15/) | Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter | White | Acts 14:5-18 · Psalm 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 · John 14:26 · John 14:21-26 |

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 14 St. Matthias](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthias/) [May 16 St. Simon Stock](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-simon-stock/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 15?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-15) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Isidore the Farmer

Remembered on May 15

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-the-farmer/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-the-farmer/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-isidore-the-farmer/#calendar)

In the app

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