Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 23

On February 23, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Gorgonia, Jurmin, Mildburh.

Remembered on February 23

Gorgoniasaint
350 to 372
Jurminsaint
Mildburhsaint
? to 715 · Kingdom of Mercia
Serenus the Gardenersaint
250 to 302
Willigissaint
940 to 1011 · Germany
Polycarphieromartyr
70 to 155
Giovannina Franchiblessed
1807 to 1872 · Kingdom of Italy
Giuseppina Vanniniblessed
1859 to 1911 · Kingdom of Italy
Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallongablessed
1843 to 1900 · Spain
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowskiblessed
1913 to 1945 · Poland

February 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them5 saint, 4 blessed, 1 hieromartyr
Countries in the recordGermany, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Mercia, Poland, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 155
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 70
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 23?

The records name 5 countries: Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Mercia, Poland, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 23?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 4 blessed, 1 hieromartyr. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of February 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 155 and 1945.

Is every saint of February 23 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 Christ, you love the people of February 23 more than we can. We bring you Gorgonia, Jurmin, Mildburh, Germany. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from February 23 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.