Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 25

On December 25, the church around the world remembers 4 saints and blesseds, including Albert Chmielowski, Eugenia of Rome, Folquet de Marseille.

Remembered on December 25

Albert ChmielowskiCatholic saint
1846 to 1916 · Russian Empire
Eugenia of Romesaint
? to 262 · Ancient Rome
Folquet de Marseilleblessed
1155 to 1232 · France
Matthew of Albanoblessed
1080 to 1136 · France

December 25 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered4
How the church names them2 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Russian Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 262
Latest death in the recordyear 1916
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1080
With a Wikipedia article4 of 4

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 25?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Russian Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 25?

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

When did the saints of December 25 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 262 and 1916.

Is every saint of December 25 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 25 is hidden from you. We bring you Albert Chmielowski, Eugenia of Rome, Folquet de Marseille, Ancient Rome. 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 25 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.