Religious · Remembered on May 16
St. Simon Stock
St. Simon Stock is remembered on May 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | May 16 |
|---|---|
| Title | Religious |
| Died | c. 1265 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
An English hermit — in a hollow tree trunk, the old accounts say — who joined the Carmelites newly arrived from the Holy Land and as general steered the order into the universities and cities of Europe. Carmelite tradition holds that the Virgin gave him the brown scapular, pledge of her protection.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Simon Stock. 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. Simon Stock keeps May 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of May.
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