Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 19

On April 19, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Expeditus, Justinian of Ramsey Island, Leo IX.

Remembered on April 19

Expeditussaint
300 to 303
Justinian of Ramsey Islandsaint
500 to 600
Leo IXcanonized saint
1002 to 1054 · Holy Roman Empire
Tryphon of Constantinoplesaint
? to 933 · Byzantine Empire
Werner of Oberweselsaint
1271 to 1287 · Germany
Ælfheah of Canterburysaint
954 to 1012
Conrad of Ascoliblessed
1234 to 1289
Marcel Calloblessed
1921 to 1945 · France

April 19 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 303
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 19?

The records name 4 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Germany, Holy Roman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 19?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 19 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 303 and 1945.

Is every saint of April 19 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 19 more than we can. We bring you Expeditus, Justinian of Ramsey Island, Leo IX, Byzantine Empire. 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 19 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.