Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 24

On December 24, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Antiochus of Palestine, Irmina of Oeren, Paola Elisabetta Cerioli.

Remembered on December 24

Antiochus of Palestinesaint
600 to 700 · Byzantine Empire
Irmina of OerenCatholic saint
700 to 716 · Francia
Paola Elisabetta Ceriolisaint
1816 to 1865 · Kingdom of Italy
AdamPatriarchs
Nelsinho SantanaVenerable
1955 to 1964 · Brazil

December 24 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered5
How the church names them2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 patriarchs, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordBrazil, Byzantine Empire, Francia, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 700
Latest death in the recordyear 1964
Earliest birth in the recordyear 600
With a Wikipedia article5 of 5

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 24?

The records name 4 countries: Brazil, Byzantine Empire, Francia, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 24?

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

When did the saints of December 24 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 700 and 1964.

Is every saint of December 24 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

Father, you are already present in December 24, before any of us arrive. We bring you Antiochus of Palestine, Irmina of Oeren, Paola Elisabetta Cerioli, Brazil. 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 24 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.