Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 4

On February 4, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Catherine of Ricci, Gilbert of Limerick, Gilbert of Sempringham.

Remembered on February 4

Catherine of Riccisaint
1522 to 1590
Gilbert of Limerickcanonized saint
1070 to 1145 · Gaelic Ireland
Gilbert of Sempringhamsaint
1083 to 1189 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Isidore of Pelusiumsaint
370 to 440 · Byzantine Empire
Joan of Valoissaint
1464 to 1505 · France
John de BritoCatholic saint
1647 to 1693 · Kingdom of Portugal
Joseph of Leonessasaint
1556 to 1612
Rabanus Maurussaint
784 to 856 · Carolingian Empire
Saint Veronicasaint
1 to 1
Theophilus of AdanaCatholic saint
? to 538 · Byzantine Empire
Charles Spinolablessed
1564 to 1622
Eduardo Francisco Pironioblessed
1920 to 1998 · Argentina
Marie-Eugène de l'Enfant-Jésusblessed
1894 to 1967 · France

February 4 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them7 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordArgentina, Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, France, Gaelic Ireland, Kingdom of Portugal and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 1
Latest death in the recordyear 1998
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 4?

The records name 7 countries: Argentina, Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, France, Gaelic Ireland, Kingdom of Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 4?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of February 4 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 1 and 1998.

Is every saint of February 4 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 4 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Catherine of Ricci, Gilbert of Limerick, Gilbert of Sempringham, Argentina. 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 4 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.