Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 15

On July 15, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Abudimus, Anne-Marie Javouhey, Apronia of Toul.

Remembered on July 15

Abudimussaint
201 to 305 · Ancient Rome
Anne-Marie JavouheyCatholic saint
1779 to 1851 · France
Apronia of Toulsaint
Cyricus and Julittasaint
Donald of Ogilvysaint
650 to 716 · Scotland
Edith of Polesworthsaint
850 to 960
PlechelmCatholic saint
601 to 730 · Ireland
Swithunsaint
800 to 863 · Kingdom of Wessex
Vladimir the Greatequal-to-apostles
956 to 1015 · Kievan Rus'
Pompilio Maria Pirrottiblessed
1710 to 1766 · Kingdom of Naples
Jacob of Nisibisthaumaturge
300 to 338 · Ancient Rome
PishoyThe Venerable
320 to 417 · Byzantine Empire

July 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 equal-to-apostles, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Ireland, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Naples and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 305
Latest death in the recordyear 1851
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 15?

The records name 8 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Ireland, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Wessex, Scotland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 15?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 equal-to-apostles, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 305 and 1851.

Is every saint of July 15 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 July 15 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Abudimus, Anne-Marie Javouhey, Apronia of Toul, 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 July 15 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.