Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 13

On April 13, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Caradoc Freichfras, Guinoch, Hermenegild.

Remembered on April 13

Caradoc Freichfrassaint
470 to 500 · Kingdom of Gwent
GuinochCatholic saint
HermenegildCatholic saint
564 to 585 · Visigothic Kingdom
Margaret of Castellosaint
1287 to 1320
Martin Isaint
598 to 655 · Byzantine Empire
Saint Caradocsaint
? to 1124 · Wales
Ursus of Ravennasaint
350 to 396 · Ancient Rome
Beato Serafinoblessed
1747 to 1822
Ida of Lorraineblessed
1040 to 1113 · France

April 13 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them5 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Gwent, Visigothic Kingdom, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 396
Latest death in the recordyear 1822
Earliest birth in the recordyear 350
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 13?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Gwent, Visigothic Kingdom, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 13?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 13 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 396 and 1822.

Is every saint of April 13 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

Father, you are already present in April 13, before any of us arrive. We bring you Caradoc Freichfras, Guinoch, Hermenegild, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 13 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.