Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 14

On December 14, the church around the world remembers 4 saints and blesseds, including Agnellus of Naples, Nicasius of Rheims, Pompeius of Pavia.

Remembered on December 14

Agnellus of Naplessaint
535 to 596
Nicasius of Rheimssaint
350 to 407 · Ancient Rome
Pompeius of PaviaCatholic saint
? to 290
John of the Crossblessed
1542 to 1591 · Crown of Castile

December 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered4
How the church names them2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Crown of Castile
Earliest death in the recordyear 290
Latest death in the recordyear 1591
Earliest birth in the recordyear 350
With a Wikipedia article4 of 4

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 14?

The records name 2 countries: Ancient Rome, Crown of Castile.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 14?

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

When did the saints of December 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 290 and 1591.

Is every saint of December 14 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 14 more than we can. We bring you Agnellus of Naples, Nicasius of Rheims, Pompeius of Pavia, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from December 14 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.