Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 6

On January 6, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Charles of Sezze, Erminold, Juan de Ribera.

Remembered on January 6

Charles of Sezzesaint
1613 to 1670 · Republic of Venice
Erminoldsaint
1100 to 1121
Juan de Riberasaint
1532 to 1611 · Spain
Peter Thomassaint
1305 to 1366 · France
Rafaela Porras y Ayllónsaint
1850 to 1925 · Spain
Saint Eigradsaint
501 to ?
André Bessetteblessed
1845 to 1937 · Canada
Gertrude van der Oostenblessed
1320 to 1358 · Holy Roman Empire
Andrew Corsinithaumaturge
1301 to 1374
Antonio Augusto IntreccialagliVenerable
1852 to 1924 · Kingdom of Italy
Felix of Nantesprelate
514 to 584

January 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them6 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordCanada, France, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of Venice, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 584
Latest death in the recordyear 1937
Earliest birth in the recordyear 501
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on January 6?

The records name 6 countries: Canada, France, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of Venice, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on January 6?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of January 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 584 and 1937.

Is every saint of January 6 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 Jesus, you see January 6 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Charles of Sezze, Erminold, Juan de Ribera, Canada. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from January 6 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.