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title: "St. Leonard of Port Maurice: Feast Day November 26 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-port-maurice/
description: "St. Leonard of Port Maurice, Priest, patron of parish missions. Remembered on November 26, died 1751. Read their life in Bless."
---

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](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#26) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1751 |
| Patron of | [parish missions](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#parish-missions) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, November 26, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-leonard-of-port-maurice/#calendar) |

## 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.

[Parish missions](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#parish-missions)

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. Leonard of Port Maurice. 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, November 26, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/26/) | Thanksgiving Day | Green | Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a · Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 · Luke 21:20-28 |
| [Friday, November 26, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/26/) | Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Daniel 7:2-14 · Daniel 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 · Luke 21:28 · Luke 21:29-33 |
| [Sunday, November 26, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/26/) | The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | White | 2 Samuel 5:1-3 · Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 · Colossians 1:12-20 · Mark 11:9, 10 · Luke 23:35-43 |

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.

[November 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/) [November 27 St. Francesco Antonio Fasani](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francesco-antonio-fasani/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 26?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-26) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Remembered on November 26

On this page

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

In the app

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