Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 24

On January 24, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Felician of Foligno, Francis de Sales, Sabinian of Troyes.

Remembered on January 24

Felician of Folignosaint
160 to 249 · Ancient Rome
Francis de SalesCatholic saint
1567 to 1622
Sabinian of Troyessaint
250 to 275 · Ancient Rome
Babylas of Antiochhieromartyr
? to 251
Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardoblessed
1896 to 1948 · Kingdom of Italy
Marie Poussepinblessed
1653 to 1744 · France
Paola Gambara Costablessed
1463 to 1515
William Irelandblessed
1636 to 1679
Mary WardThe Venerable
1585 to 1645
Saint Xenia the Righteous of RomeThe Venerable
450 to 450

January 24 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them4 blessed, 2 saint, 2 the venerable, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 249
Latest death in the recordyear 1948
Earliest birth in the recordyear 160
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 24?

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

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 24?

In the Wikidata record, 4 blessed, 2 saint, 2 the venerable, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 24 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 249 and 1948.

Is every saint of January 24 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 24 more than we can. We bring you Felician of Foligno, Francis de Sales, Sabinian of Troyes, 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 24 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.