Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: December 6

On December 6, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Abraham of Cratia, Asella of Rome, Grigol Peradze.

Remembered on December 6

Abraham of Cratiasaint
474 to 558
Asella of Romesaint
334 to 406 · Ancient Rome
Grigol Peradzesaint
1899 to 1942 · Georgia
Peter Pascualcanonized saint
1227 to 1300 · Crown of Aragon
Saint Aemilianussaint
? to 484
Maximus, Metropolitan of all Rusprelate
1250 to 1305

December 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them4 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Crown of Aragon, Georgia
Earliest death in the recordyear 406
Latest death in the recordyear 1942
Earliest birth in the recordyear 334
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on December 6?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Crown of Aragon, Georgia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on December 6?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of December 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 406 and 1942.

Is every saint of December 6 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 6 is hidden from you. We bring you Abraham of Cratia, Asella of Rome, Grigol Peradze, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from December 6 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.