Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 14

On January 14, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Dacius, Fulgentius of Cartagena, Hyginus.

Remembered on January 14

Daciussaint
450 to 552 · Ostrogothic Kingdom
Fulgentius of Cartagenasaint
566 to 632 · Spain
Hyginussaint
? to 142
Macrina the Eldersaint
270 to 340
Odo of Novarasaint
1105 to 1198
Devasahayam Pillaiblessed
1712 to 1752
Odoric of Pordenoneblessed
1286 to 1331 · Republic of Venice
Peter Dondersblessed
1809 to 1887 · Kingdom of the Netherlands
Anne de GuignéVenerable
1911 to 1922 · France

January 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them5 saint, 3 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordFrance, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ostrogothic Kingdom, Republic of Venice, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 142
Latest death in the recordyear 1922
Earliest birth in the recordyear 270
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 14?

The records name 5 countries: France, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ostrogothic Kingdom, Republic of Venice, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 14?

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

When did the saints of January 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 142 and 1922.

Is every saint of January 14 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 14, before any of us arrive. We bring you Dacius, Fulgentius of Cartagena, Hyginus, France. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from January 14 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.