The Saint of the day April 18 is San Galdino, which name day is celebrated and other saints who are celebrated on this date.

San Galdino

San Galdino della Sala was born in Milan in the first decade of the century. XII, from a family belonging to the small town aristocracy, and died on April 18, 1176 in the Church of Santa Tecla after giving a sermon.

San Galdino began his ecclesiastical career and became Archbishop of Milan.

In his life he was an example of Christian charity towards the poor, in particular all those who had been imprisoned for not being able to pay their debts, in fact for this he founded what was later called "the bread of San Galdino".

In 1162 he was present at the destruction of Milan ordered by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and, when in 1167 the people regained possession of the city, San Galdino, as archbishop and papal legate, carried out an important anti-seismic operation in the spiritual and thunderstorm.

He was a tireless preacher, he worked for the conversion of heretics, he tried to put an end to the conflicts between clerics and ecclesiastical bodies, he worked several times to find an agreement in the stipulation of acts concerning the property and rights of the episcopate in various areas.

The Urn of San Galdino is located in the Cathedral of Milan.

Other saints and celebrations on April 18

• Blessed Andrea of ​​Montereale
• Blessed Andrea Hibernon

Franciscan

• Sant’Antusa of Constantinople

Virgin, imperial princess



• St. Athanasia of Aegina
• Saints Hermogenes and Elpidius

Martyrs

• Sant Eusebio di Fano

Bishop

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• San Giovanni Isauro

Monk

• Blessed Joseph Moreau

Priest and martyr

• Blessed Idesbaldo delle Dune

Abbot

• San Lasreano or Molasso

Abbot

• Blessed Mary of the Incarnation (Barbara Avrillot Acarie)

Carmelite

• San Perfect of Cordoba

Martyr

• San Pusicio

Martyr



• Beato Romano (Roman) Archutowski

Priest and martyr

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