Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 10

On January 10, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Diarmaid the Just, John II, Leonie Aviat.

Remembered on January 10

Diarmaid the JustCatholic saint
? to 542
John IIsaint
356 to 417 · Byzantine Empire
Leonie Aviatsaint
1844 to 1914 · France
Philip Berruyersaint
1200 to 1261 · France
Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléonblessed
1789 to 1828 · France
Ana de los Angeles Monteagudoblessed
1602 to 1686 · Peru
Gonçalo de Amaranteblessed
1187 to 1259 · Kingdom of Portugal
Gregory Xblessed
1210 to 1276 · Papal States
María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeñablessed
1848 to 1918 · Spain
Félix de Jesús RougierVenerable
1859 to 1938 · France
Gregory of Nyssaprelate
335 to 395
Theophan the Recluseprelate
1815 to 1894 · Russian Empire
William of DonjeonThe Venerable
1150 to 1209 · France

January 10 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them5 blessed, 3 saint, 2 prelate, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Portugal, Papal States, Peru, Russian Empire and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 395
Latest death in the recordyear 1938
Earliest birth in the recordyear 335
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 10?

The records name 7 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Portugal, Papal States, Peru, Russian Empire, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 10?

In the Wikidata record, 5 blessed, 3 saint, 2 prelate, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 10 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 395 and 1938.

Is every saint of January 10 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

Father, you are already present in January 10, before any of us arrive. We bring you Diarmaid the Just, John II, Leonie Aviat, Byzantine Empire. 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 January 10 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

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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.