Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 20

On January 20, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Abadios, Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Euthymius of Tarnovo.

Remembered on January 20

Abadiossaint
? to 400
Eustochia Smeralda Calafatosaint
1434 to 1485
Euthymius of Tarnovosaint
1320 to 1402 · Second Bulgarian Empire
Fabiansaint
200 to 250
Maria Cristina BrandoCatholic saint
1856 to 1906 · Kingdom of Italy
Raghunatha dasa Goswamisaint
1495 to 1571
Saint Sebastiancanonized saint
255 to 287 · Ancient Rome
Angelo Paoliblessed
1642 to 1720
Basil Moreaublessed
1799 to 1873 · France
Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansiblessed
1903 to 1964 · Nigeria
Eusebius of Esztergomblessed
1150 to 1270 · Hungary
Euthymius the GreatThe Venerable
377 to 473 · Byzantine Empire
Francesco GattolaVenerable
1822 to 1899 · Kingdom of Italy

January 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them5 saint, 4 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, Nigeria and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 250
Latest death in the recordyear 1964
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 20?

The records name 7 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Hungary, Kingdom of Italy, Nigeria, Second Bulgarian Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 20?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 4 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 250 and 1964.

Is every saint of January 20 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 Christ, you love the people of January 20 more than we can. We bring you Abadios, Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Euthymius of Tarnovo, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from January 20 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.