Martyr · Remembered on July 27
St. Pantaleon
St. Pantaleon is remembered on July 27 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of physicians.
| Remembered on | July 27 |
|---|---|
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 305 |
| Patron of | physicians |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
Physician to the emperor Maximian at Nicomedia, who treated the poor without fee — one of the ‘unmercenary healers’ the East reveres — lapsed from the faith of his mother, was reconverted, and gave his goods to his patients before dying in the great persecution.
Patron of
Tradition invokes St. Pantaleon as patron of physicians.
Saints with the same patronage
- Sts. Cosmas and Damianphysicians · September 26
- St. Lukephysicians · October 18
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. Pantaleon. 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. Pantaleon keeps July 27 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of July.
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