Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 15

On December 15, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Maria Crocifissa di Rosa, Mesmin, Susanna.

Remembered on December 15

Maria Crocifissa di Rosasaint
1813 to 1855
MesminCatholic saint
? to 520
Susannasaint
Susanna the Deaconesscanonized saint
260 to 300 · Ancient Rome
Sylvia of Aquitainesaint
330 to 420 · Ancient Rome
Tryphon of Pechengasaint
1495 to 1583
Urbiciussaint
702 to 805
Valerian of AbbenzaCatholic saint
377 to 457
Virginia Centurione Bracellisaint
1587 to 1651 · Republic of Genoa
Drina Martyrsblessed
? to 1941
János Brennerblessed
1931 to 1957 · Hungary
Maria Vittoria De Fornari Stratablessed
1562 to 1617 · Republic of Genoa
Krizina BojancServant of God
1885 to 1941 · Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

December 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Hungary, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Republic of Genoa
Earliest death in the recordyear 300
Latest death in the recordyear 1957
Earliest birth in the recordyear 260
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 15?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Hungary, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Republic of Genoa.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 15?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of December 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 300 and 1957.

Is every saint of December 15 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 December 15 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Maria Crocifissa di Rosa, Mesmin, Susanna, 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 15 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.