Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 29

On August 29, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Adelphus, Dominik Jędrzejewski, Euphrasia Eluvathingal.

Remembered on August 29

AdelphusCatholic saint
400 to 500
Dominik JędrzejewskiCatholic saint
1886 to 1942 · Poland
Euphrasia EluvathingalCatholic saint
1877 to 1952 · Dominion of India
Saint Médéricsaint
700 to 700 · France
Saint Sabinasaint
100 to 126 · Ancient Rome
Verona of LeefdaalCatholic saint
800 to 870
Beatrice of Nazarethblessed
1200 to 1268 · County of Flanders
Flavianus Michael Malkeblessed
1858 to 1915
Pedro Asúa Mendíablessed
1890 to 1936 · Spain
Sancja Szymkowiakblessed
1910 to 1942 · Poland
Teresa Braccoblessed
1924 to 1944 · Kingdom of Italy
João de Oliveira Matos FerreiraThe Venerable
1879 to 1962 · Kingdom of Portugal

August 29 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them5 blessed, 4 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, County of Flanders, Dominion of India, France, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Portugal and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 126
Latest death in the recordyear 1962
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 29?

The records name 8 countries: Ancient Rome, County of Flanders, Dominion of India, France, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Portugal, Poland, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 29?

In the Wikidata record, 5 blessed, 4 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 29 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 126 and 1962.

Is every saint of August 29 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 August 29 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Adelphus, Dominik Jędrzejewski, Euphrasia Eluvathingal, 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 August 29 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.