Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 13

On December 13, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Aubert of Cambrai, Dosoftei, Elizabeth Rose.

Remembered on December 13

Aubert of Cambraisaint
600 to 669 · Francia
Dosofteisaint
1624 to 1693 · Principality of Moldavia
Elizabeth Rosesaint
? to 1130
Judocsaint
600 to 668 · France
Odile of Alsacesaint
662 to 720
Saint Lucysaint
283 to 304
Ursicin de Cahorssaint
550 to 595
Giovanni Marinoniblessed
1490 to 1562 · Republic of Venice

December 13 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them7 saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordFrance, Francia, Principality of Moldavia, Republic of Venice
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1693
Earliest birth in the recordyear 283
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 13?

The records name 4 countries: France, Francia, Principality of Moldavia, Republic of Venice.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 13?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of December 13 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1693.

Is every saint of December 13 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 December 13 is hidden from you. We bring you Aubert of Cambrai, Dosoftei, Elizabeth Rose, France. 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 December 13 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.