Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 19

On July 19, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Arsenius the Great, Bernold, Epaphras.

Remembered on July 19

Arsenius the Greatsaint
354 to 449 · Ancient Rome
Bernoldsaint
1000 to 1054
Epaphrassaint
100 to 100
Jerome of PaviaCatholic saint
? to 787
John Plessingtonsaint
1636 to 1679 · Kingdom of England
Justa and Rufinasaint
Macrina the Youngersaint
330 to 379
Milica Hrebeljanovićsaint
1335 to 1405 · Moravian Serbia
Symmachussaint
460 to 514
Gonario II of Torresblessed
1110 to 1182
Karol Herman Stępieńblessed
1910 to 1943 · Second Polish Republic
Dionysius I, Metropolitan of Moscowprelate
1300 to 1385
Jacques SevinVenerable
1882 to 1951 · France

July 19 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Kingdom of England, Moravian Serbia, Second Polish Republic
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1951
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 19?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Kingdom of England, Moravian Serbia, Second Polish Republic.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 19?

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

When did the saints of July 19 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1951.

Is every saint of July 19 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 19 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Arsenius the Great, Bernold, Epaphras, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from July 19 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.