Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 22

On April 22, the church around the world remembers 16 saints and blesseds, including Abdiesus, Acepsimas of Hnaita, Agapetus I.

Remembered on April 22

Abdiesussaint
? to 342
Acepsimas of Hnaitasaint
? to 376
Agapetus Isaint
490 to 536
Alexandra of Romesaint
250 to 303
Aprunculus of TrevesCatholic saint
500 to 526
Caiussaint
? to 296 · Ancient Rome
Epipodius and Alexandersaint
Frodulphe de Barjonsaint
601 to ?
JulienCatholic saint
Leonides of Alexandriasaint
101 to 202
Opportuna of Montreuilsaint
? to 770
Pope Maximus of Alexandriasaint
250 to 282 · Ancient Rome
Sotersaint
200 to 175 · Ancient Rome
Francis of Fabrianoblessed
1251 to 1322
Luke Spicola of Pontecorvoblessed
1425 to 1490
Theodore of Sykeonthaumaturge
501 to 613 · Byzantine Empire

April 22 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered16
How the church names them11 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 175
Latest death in the recordyear 1490
Earliest birth in the recordyear 101
With a Wikipedia article16 of 16

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 22?

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

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 22?

In the Wikidata record, 11 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 22 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 175 and 1490.

Is every saint of April 22 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 22 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Abdiesus, Acepsimas of Hnaita, Agapetus I, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 22 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.