Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 26

On February 26, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Paula Montal Fornés, Porphyry of Gaza, Nestor of Magydos.

Remembered on February 26

Paula Montal Fornéssaint
1799 to 1889 · Spain
Porphyry of Gazasaint
347 to 420
Nestor of Magydoshieromartyr
101 to 250
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervásblessed
1833 to 1909 · Spain
Rafael Merry del ValVenerable
1865 to 1930 · Spain

February 26 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered5
How the church names them2 saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordSpain
Earliest death in the recordyear 250
Latest death in the recordyear 1930
Earliest birth in the recordyear 101
With a Wikipedia article5 of 5

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 26?

The records name 1 country: Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 26?

In the Wikidata record, 2 saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of February 26 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 250 and 1930.

Is every saint of February 26 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 February 26 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Paula Montal Fornés, Porphyry of Gaza, Nestor of Magydos, Spain. 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 26 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.