Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 18

On July 18, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Arnulf, Frederick of Utrecht, Gundenis.

Remembered on July 18

Arnulfsaint
582 to 641 · France
Frederick of UtrechtCatholic saint
780 to 838
Gundenissaint
? to 203
Marinasaint
119 to 139
MaternusCatholic saint
300 to ? · Ancient Rome
Philastriussaint
330 to 397 · Ancient Rome
Samson of Dolsaint
490 to 565 · Wales
Symphorosasaint
100 to 135 · Ancient Rome
Szymon of Lipnicasaint
1437 to 1482 · Poland
Mother Eliswa Vakayilblessed
1831 to 1913 · India
Tarsykiya Matskivblessed
1919 to 1944 · West Ukrainian People's Republic
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by RhineReverend Martyr
1864 to 1918 · Russian Empire
Tiburcio Arnaiz MuñozVenerable
1865 to 1926 · Spain

July 18 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 reverend martyr
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, India, Poland, Russian Empire, Spain and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 135
Latest death in the recordyear 1944
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 18?

The records name 8 countries: Ancient Rome, France, India, Poland, Russian Empire, Spain, Wales, West Ukrainian People's Republic.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 18?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 reverend martyr. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 18 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 135 and 1944.

Is every saint of July 18 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 July 18 more than we can. We bring you Arnulf, Frederick of Utrecht, Gundenis, Ancient Rome. 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 July 18 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.