Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 24

On February 24, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Adela of Normandy, Josefa Naval Girbés, Modest.

Remembered on February 24

Adela of Normandysaint
1067 to 1138
Josefa Naval Girbéssaint
1820 to 1893 · Spain
Modestsaint
500 to 500
Prætextatussaint
450 to 586
Sergius of Cappadociasaint
? to 304 · Ancient Rome
Ascensión Nicol y Goñiblessed
1868 to 1940 · Spain
Eleonora d'EsteVenerable
1643 to 1722
Robert of Arbrisselbeatification
1047 to 1117 · France

February 24 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 1 blessed, 1 venerable, 1 beatification
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1940
Earliest birth in the recordyear 450
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 24?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 24?

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

When did the saints of February 24 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1940.

Is every saint of February 24 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 February 24 is hidden from you. We bring you Adela of Normandy, Josefa Naval Girbés, Modest, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from February 24 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.