Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 10

On December 10, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Edmund Gennings, Eulalia of Mérida, Lucerius.

Remembered on December 10

Edmund Genningssaint
1567 to 1591
Eulalia of Méridasaint
290 to 304 · Ancient Rome
LuceriusCatholic saint
650 to 740
Miltiadessaint
? to 314
Philoxenus of Mabbugsaint
450 to 523
Romaricsaint
501 to 653 · Francia
Saint Behnamsaint
301 to 350
Thomas of MaurienneCatholic saint
601 to 701
Arsenio from Trigoloblessed
1849 to 1909 · Kingdom of Italy
Marcantonio Durandoblessed
1801 to 1880 · Kingdom of Italy
Ioasaph of Belgorodprelate
1705 to 1754
María Emilia RiquelmeVenerable
1847 to 1940 · Spain

December 10 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Francia, Kingdom of Italy, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1940
Earliest birth in the recordyear 290
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 10?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Francia, Kingdom of Italy, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 10?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of December 10 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1940.

Is every saint of December 10 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 December 10 more than we can. We bring you Edmund Gennings, Eulalia of Mérida, Lucerius, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from December 10 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.