Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 28

On January 28, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Agathe Lin Zhao, Isaac the Syrian, John of Réôme.

Remembered on January 28

Agathe Lin ZhaoCatholic saint
1817 to 1858
Isaac the Syriansaint
640 to 700
John of Réômecanonized saint
450 to 539
Richard of Vaucellessaint
? to 1169 · France
Ephrem the SyrianThe Venerable
306 to 373
Gabriel de LesnovoThe Venerable
1050 to ?
Julian of CuencaThe Venerable
1128 to 1208 · Kingdom of Castile

January 28 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them3 the venerable, 2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordFrance, Kingdom of Castile
Earliest death in the recordyear 373
Latest death in the recordyear 1858
Earliest birth in the recordyear 306
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 28?

The records name 2 countries: France, Kingdom of Castile.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 28?

In the Wikidata record, 3 the venerable, 2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 28 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 373 and 1858.

Is every saint of January 28 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 28 more than we can. We bring you Agathe Lin Zhao, Isaac the Syrian, John of Réôme, France. 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 28 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.