Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 21

On February 21, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Eleanor of Provence, Eustathius of Antioch, George of Amastris.

Remembered on February 21

Eleanor of Provencesaint
1223 to 1291 · France
Eustathius of Antiochsaint
270 to 337
George of Amastrissaint
701 to 805 · Byzantine Empire
Germanus of Granfeldensaint
612 to 675
Gondelbertsaint
? to 676
Pateriussaint
501 to 606
Pepin of Landensaint
585 to 640
Peter Damiansaint
1007 to 1072
Peter of Capitoliassaint
650 to 715
Sava IIsaint
1201 to 1271 · Rascia
Benedict XIIIServant of God
1649 to 1730
Richard HenkesVenerable
1900 to 1945 · Germany

February 21 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them10 saint, 1 servant of god, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Germany, Rascia
Earliest death in the recordyear 337
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 270
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 21?

The records name 4 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Germany, Rascia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 21?

In the Wikidata record, 10 saint, 1 servant of god, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of February 21 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 337 and 1945.

Is every saint of February 21 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 February 21, before any of us arrive. We bring you Eleanor of Provence, Eustathius of Antioch, George of Amastris, Byzantine Empire. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from February 21 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.