Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 1

On January 1, the church around the world remembers 16 saints and blesseds, including Albero I of Louvain, Baglan, Concordius of Spoleto.

Remembered on January 1

Albero I of Louvainsaint
1070 to 1128
Baglansaint
Concordius of Spoletosaint
200 to 175
Eugendussaint
450 to 510
FancheaCatholic saint
550 to 585
Frobert of TroyesCatholic saint
595 to 673 · France
Fulgentius of Ruspesaint
468 to 533 · Ancient Rome
Giuseppe Maria Tomasisaint
1649 to 1713
Justin of ChietiCatholic saint
401 to ?
Saint Maelrhyssaint
Tyfrydogsaint
600 to ?
William of Volpianosaint
962 to 1031 · France
Ugolino da Gualdo Cattaneoblessed
1200 to 1260
Valentinus Paquayblessed
1828 to 1905 · Belgium
Gregory of Nazianzus the Elderprelate
276 to 374 · Ancient Rome
Saint TelemachusReverend Martyr
301 to 404

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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