Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 14

On April 14, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Abundius the Sacristan, Bernard of Thiron, Bénézet of Avignon.

Remembered on April 14

Abundius the SacristanCatholic saint
485 to 564
Bernard of Thironsaint
1046 to 1117 · France
Bénézet of Avignonsaint
1165 to 1184 · France
Lantbert von Lyonsaint
679 to 688
Tassacsaint
400 to 495
Lucien Botovasoablessed
1908 to 1947

April 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them4 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordFrance
Earliest death in the recordyear 495
Latest death in the recordyear 1947
Earliest birth in the recordyear 400
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 14?

The records name 1 country: France.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 14?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 495 and 1947.

Is every saint of April 14 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 Jesus, you see April 14 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Abundius the Sacristan, Bernard of Thiron, Bénézet of Avignon, France. 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 14 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

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

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.