Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 5

On January 5, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Conwoïon, Deogratias de Carthage, Edward the Confessor.

Remembered on January 5

Conwoïonsaint
800 to 868 · Kingdom of Brittany
Deogratias de Carthagesaint
450 to 457
Edward the Confessorsaint
? to 1066 · Kingdom of England
Genoveva Torres Moralessaint
1870 to 1956 · Spain
John of Kronstadtsaint
1829 to 1909 · Russian Empire
Saint Gerlachsaint
1100 to 1170
Syncletica of Alexandriasaint
380 to 460 · Ancient Rome
Tryphaena of Cyzicussaint
? to 100
Marcelina Darowskablessed
1827 to 1911 · Russian Empire
Maria Repettoblessed
1807 to 1890 · Kingdom of Italy
Charles of Mount Argusthaumaturge
1821 to 1893 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

January 5 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Kingdom of Brittany, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Russian Empire and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1956
Earliest birth in the recordyear 380
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 5?

The records name 7 countries: Ancient Rome, Kingdom of Brittany, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Russian Empire, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 5?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 5 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1956.

Is every saint of January 5 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

Father, you are already present in January 5, before any of us arrive. We bring you Conwoïon, Deogratias de Carthage, Edward the Confessor, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from January 5 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.