Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 1

On April 1, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Cellach of Armagh, Gilbert de Moravia.

Remembered on April 1

Agape, Chionia, and Irenecanonized saint
Cellach of Armaghsaint
1080 to 1129 · Ireland
Gilbert de Moraviasaint
1101 to 1245
Lodovico Pavonicanonized saint
1784 to 1849
Melito of Sardissaint
100 to 180 · Ancient Rome
Giuseppe Girottiblessed
1905 to 1945 · Kingdom of Italy

April 1 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them3 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 180
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 1?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 1?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 1 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 180 and 1945.

Is every saint of April 1 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Lord Christ, you love the people of April 1 more than we can. We bring you Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Cellach of Armagh, Gilbert de Moravia, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 1 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.