Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 20

On April 20, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Anicetus, Marcellinus of Gaul, Sainte Grimonie.

Remembered on April 20

Anicetuscanonized saint
100 to 168
Marcellinus of Gaulsaint
300 to 374 · Ancient Rome
Sainte Grimoniesaint
Anthony Pageblessed
1571 to 1593
Gerald of Sallesblessed
1055 to 1120
Simon Rinalducciblessed
1300 to 1322
Agnes of Montepulcianothaumaturge
1268 to 1317
Anastasius I of Antiochprelate
600 to 599 · Byzantine Empire
Athanasius the MeteoriteThe Venerable
1302 to 1380 · Byzantine Empire

April 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them3 blessed, 2 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 168
Latest death in the recordyear 1593
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 20?

The records name 2 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 20?

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

When did the saints of April 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 168 and 1593.

Is every saint of April 20 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about April 20 is hidden from you. We bring you Anicetus, Marcellinus of Gaul, Sainte Grimonie, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 20 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.