Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 19

On January 19, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Arsenius of Corfu, Catellus of Castellammare, Germanicus of Smyrna.

Remembered on January 19

Arsenius of Corfusaint
? to 959
Catellus of Castellammaresaint
501 to 900
Germanicus of Smyrnasaint
150 to 156
Henrysaint
1100 to 1157
Marius, Martha, Abachum and Audifaxsaint
Mark of Ephesussaint
1392 to 1445 · Byzantine Empire
Pontianussaint
156 to 175 · Ancient Rome
Saint Beatrice d'EsteCatholic saint
1230 to 1262
Saint Contestsaint
? to 513 · France
Andrea Grego da Peschierablessed
1400 to 1485
Marcelo Spinola y Maestreblessed
1835 to 1906 · Spain
Macarius of AlexandriaThe Venerable
298 to 394 · Egypt

January 19 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Egypt, France, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 156
Latest death in the recordyear 1906
Earliest birth in the recordyear 150
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 19?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Egypt, France, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 19?

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

When did the saints of January 19 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 156 and 1906.

Is every saint of January 19 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about January 19 is hidden from you. We bring you Arsenius of Corfu, Catellus of Castellammare, Germanicus of Smyrna, Ancient Rome. 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 19 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.