Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, July 12
A watchmaker and a lacemaker of Alençon, Louis and Zélie Martin raised five daughters who all became nuns, including St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Zélie died of cancer in 1877 and Louis in 1894. In 2015 they became the first married couple canonized together.
July 12 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, spouses on this date.
Other saints on July 12
- St. John Gualbert, abbot (1073)
Name days on July 12
In countries that keep name days, July 12 is the day for people named Zelie.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Zelie | July 12 |
July 12 on the calendar
July 12 is the 193rd day of the year (the 194th in a leap year), with 172 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Wednesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Keeping July 12
July 12 falls in summer. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Zelie, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around July 12
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| July 9 | St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions |
| July 10 | The Seven Holy Brothers |
| July 11 | St. Benedict |
| July 13 | St. Henry |
| July 14 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha |
| July 15 | St. Bonaventure |
The day before, July 11, is the day of St. Benedict. The day after, July 13, belongs to St. Henry. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.