ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 23rd of May WELCOME! SAINT MERCURIALIS, BISHOP OF FORLI Saint Mercurialis, Bishop and Confessor, commemorated April 30 ; alternatively May 23 or August 22 , was likely the first Bishop of Forli ( Forum Livii ), as no other is named before him. According to tradition, he died as early as the year 156; however, the Bollandist Papebroche* holds the view that he did not live before the fourth century. Although nothing is known of him beyond his name and a general reputation for holiness (aside from a few miracles at his tomb), his veneration has never been interrupted. Several translations of his relics have taken place - for instance, on August 22 , 1232, and another in 1576, the latter being commemorated on May 23 . The General Martyrology* lists him twice. According to a note by Coletus, the accounts provided by hagiographers are derived from images that were misinterpreted. Records c...