Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 12

On April 12, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Alferius, Damian of Pavia, Erkembode.

Remembered on April 12

Alferiussaint
931 to 1050
Damian of Paviasaint
601 to 710 · Kingdom of the Lombards
Erkembodesaint
? to 742 · Ireland
Julius Isaint
? to 352 · Ancient Rome
William Wardblessed
1560 to 1641

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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