Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 15

On April 15, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Abbo II, Basilissa and Anastasia, César de Bus.

Remembered on April 15

Abbo IICatholic saint
700 to 707 · Francia
Basilissa and Anastasiasaint
César de Bussaint
1544 to 1607 · France
HunnaCatholic saint
? to 679
Ruadán of Lorrhasaint
? to 584 · Kingdom of Leinster
Peter Gonzálezblessed
1190 to 1246 · Spain
Felix of Byzantiumprelate
100 to 141

April 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them3 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordFrance, Francia, Kingdom of Leinster, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 141
Latest death in the recordyear 1607
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 15?

The records name 4 countries: France, Francia, Kingdom of Leinster, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 15?

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

When did the saints of April 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 141 and 1607.

Is every saint of April 15 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 15 more than we can. We bring you Abbo II, Basilissa and Anastasia, César de Bus, France. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 15 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.