Angelo Bughetti
Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of Saint Catherine, dedicated to the education and support of orphans and youth.
Saints Calendar
April 5th
13 saints celebrated
Catherine of Palma
A Majorcan mystic born in Valldemossa in 1531, Catalina Tomàs was a canoness regular of Saint Augustine at the convent of Santa Magdalena in…
Blessed Catherine Thomas
An orphan from Majorca mistreated by her uncle, Catherine Thomas was a pious shepherdess before entering the Augustinians of Palma at the ag…
Élisabeth Bruyère
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, Élisabeth Bruyère established the first healthcare and educational structures in Bytown (Otta…
Saint Gerald (Gerard)
A monk of Corbie suffering from severe neuralgia, Géraud was miraculously healed before becoming abbot of Saint-Vincent de Laon. Fleeing the…
Jesús María Echavarría Aguirre
Bishop of Saltillo in Mexico and founder of the Institute of the Catechist Sisters of Guadalupe, he endured the trials of the Mexican Revolu…
Juana Méndez Romero
Juana Méndez Romero (1937-1990), nicknamed Juanita, was a Spanish religious of the Workers of the Heart of Jesus. Afflicted with total paral…
Saint Juliana of Mount Cornillon
Prioress of Mount Cornillon in the 13th century, Juliana received divine visions requesting the institution of a feast dedicated to the Bles…
Maria Crescentia Höss
A German Franciscan religious, Maria Crescentia Höss overcame poverty and bullying to become the superior of her convent, a spiritual reform…
Mariano de la Mata
Mariano de la Mata (1905-1983) was a Spanish Augustinian priest and missionary in Brazil, recognized for his dedication to the poor through …
Raffaele Dimiccoli
Italian priest dedicated to the education of youth and service to the poor in Barletta, founder of the New Saint Philip Neri Patronage.
Rosalie Cadron-Jetté
Foundress of the Sisters of Misericorde of Montreal
Saint Vincent Ferrer
A 14th-century Spanish Dominican, Vincent Ferrer was a preacher of immense influence, traveling across Europe to announce the Last Judgment.…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on April 5th?
On April 5th, the Church notably celebrates: Angelo Bughetti, Catherine of Palma, Blessed Catherine Thomas, Élisabeth Bruyère, Saint Gerald (Gerard), Jesús María Echavarría Aguirre, Juana Méndez Romero and Saint Juliana of Mount Cornillon.