Saint Felipe Neri
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on May 26.
- Feast day: May 26
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 22 de julio de 1515 en Florencia en la actual Italia
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Felipe Neri
Saint Felipe Neri is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for May 26.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Felipe Neri
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Biography and witness
Saint Felipe Neri appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on May 26.
Original martyrology note
Memoria de san Felipe Neri, presbítero, que, consagrándose a la labor de salvar a los jóvenes del maligno, fundó el Oratorio en Roma, en el cual se practicaban constantemente las lecturas espirituales, el canto y las obras de caridad, y resplandeció por el amor al prójimo, la sencillez evangélica y su espíritu de alegría, el sumo celo y el servicio ferviente de Dios. Llamado "el apóstol de Roma".
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Short prayer
Saint Felipe Neri, pray for me.