Priest · Remembered on November 26
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
St. Leonard of Port Maurice is remembered on November 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of parish missions.
| Remembered on | November 26 |
|---|---|
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1751 |
| Patron of | parish missions |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Franciscan of the Riviera who preached three hundred forty missions across Italy, planting the Way of the Cross wherever he went — five hundred seventy-two sets of stations, including the one in the Colosseum, which his preaching saved from demolition as a place hallowed by martyrs.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Leonard of Port Maurice as patron of parish missions.
Patronages are traditional, not an official list. All patron saints in Bless, A to Z.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Leonard of Port Maurice. 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. Leonard of Port Maurice keeps November 26 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of November.
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