Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 27

On December 27, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including John the Evangelist, Saint Fabiola, Saint Stephen.

Remembered on December 27

John the Evangelistsaint
10 to 98
Saint Fabiolasaint
400 to 399 · Ancient Rome
Saint Stephensaint
1 to 36 · Judaea
Francesco Spotoblessed
1924 to 1964 · Kingdom of Italy
Odoardo Focheriniblessed
1907 to 1944 · Kingdom of Italy
Francis II of the Two SiciliesServant of God
1836 to 1894 · Kingdom of Italy

December 27 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them3 saint, 2 blessed, 1 servant of god
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Judaea, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 36
Latest death in the recordyear 1964
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 27?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Judaea, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 27?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 2 blessed, 1 servant of god. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of December 27 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 36 and 1964.

Is every saint of December 27 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 27 and you know every person there by name. We bring you John the Evangelist, Saint Fabiola, Saint Stephen, 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 27 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.