Jump up ^ The traditional May 21 date is the Protestant feast day for Saint Helena ( empress ) and would not have been marked this day by the Portuguese .
They were members of the Catholic Church and also because the island was discovered before the Reformation started .
Jump up ^ The traditional May 21 date is the Protestant feast day for Saint Helena ( empress ) and would not have been marked this day by the Portuguese because they were members of the Catholic Church and also because the island was discovered before the Reformation started .