Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 12

On July 12, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, John Gualbert, John Jones.

Remembered on July 12

Elder Paisios of Mount Athossaint
1924 to 1994 · Greece
John Gualbertcanonized saint
995 to 1073
John Jonessaint
? to 1598 · Wales
John the Iberiansaint
920 to 1005 · Byzantine Empire
Leo I of Cavasaint
950 to 1079
Paulinus of Antiochsaint
? to 67 · Ancient Rome
Viventiolussaint
460 to 524
Louis Martinblessed
1823 to 1894 · France
Louis Martin and Azélie-Marie Guérinblessed
Monica Naisenblessed
1650 to 1626
Michael MaleinosThe Venerable
894 to 961 · Byzantine Empire
Teresa Janina KierocinskaThe Venerable
1885 to 1946 · Poland

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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