Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: February 8

On February 8, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Cointha, Gerolamo Emiliani, Jacut.

Remembered on February 8

Cointhasaint
250 to 249
Gerolamo Emilianisaint
1486 to 1537 · Republic of Venice
Jacutsaint
401 to ?
Juventius of Paviasaint
300 to 400 · Ancient Rome
PaulusCatholic saint
576 to 640 · Francia
Severus of Antiochsaint
465 to 538 · Byzantine Empire
Stephen of Muretsaint
1045 to 1124 · France
Theodore Stratelatessaint
281 to 319
Zechariahsaint
-550 to -449
Ælfflæd of WhitbyCatholic saint
654 to 714 · Kingdom of Northumbria
Elisabetta Martinezblessed
1905 to 1991 · Kingdom of Italy
Giuseppina Gabriela Boninoblessed
1843 to 1906 · Kingdom of Italy
Jacoba of Settesoliblessed
1190 to 1239
Mother Hope of Jesusblessed
1893 to 1983 · Spain
Josephine Bakhitapatron saint
1869 to 1947 · Sudan

February 8 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered15
How the church names them8 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 patron saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Francia, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Northumbria and 3 more
Earliest death in the recordyear -449
Latest death in the recordyear 1991
Earliest birth in the recordyear -550
With a Wikipedia article15 of 15

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on February 8?

The records name 9 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Francia, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Northumbria, Republic of Venice, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on February 8?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 patron saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of February 8 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -449 and 1991.

Is every saint of February 8 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 8 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Cointha, Gerolamo Emiliani, Jacut, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from February 8 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.