Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 3

On January 3, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Anterus, Bertilia, Clarus of Vienne.

Remembered on January 3

Anterussaint
? to 236
Bertiliasaint
France
Clarus of Viennesaint
? to 660
Fagansaint
Wales
Malachisaint
Peter Apselamussaint
201 to 309
Saint Gordiussaint
300 to 320
Saint Kuriakose Elias ChavaraCatholic saint
1805 to 1871 · British Raj
Saint Thomaissaint
1000 to 1000
Tewdrigsaint
550 to ? · Wales
Catalina de Balmaseda y San MartínVenerable
1544 to 1594 · Spain

January 3 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them9 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordBritish Raj, France, Spain, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 236
Latest death in the recordyear 1871
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 3?

The records name 4 countries: British Raj, France, Spain, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 3?

In the Wikidata record, 9 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 3 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 236 and 1871.

Is every saint of January 3 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 3 more than we can. We bring you Anterus, Bertilia, Clarus of Vienne, British Raj. 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 3 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.