Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 23

On January 23, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Abakuh, Agathangelus of Rome, Amasio of Teano.

Remembered on January 23

Abakuhsaint
Agathangelus of Romesaint
201 to 312 · Ancient Rome
Amasio of TeanoCatholic saint
? to 356
Clement of Ancyrasaint
258 to 312 · Ancient Rome
Ellisaint
501 to ?
Emerentianasaint
250 to 304 · Ancient Rome
Messalina of Folignosaint
235 to 249
Parmenassaint
100 to 98
Benedetta Bianchi Porroblessed
1936 to 1964 · Kingdom of Italy
Satoko KitaharaThe Venerable
1929 to 1958 · Empire of Japan

January 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 98
Latest death in the recordyear 1964
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 23?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Empire of Japan, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 23?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 98 and 1964.

Is every saint of January 23 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 23 is hidden from you. We bring you Abakuh, Agathangelus of Rome, Amasio of Teano, 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 23 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.