Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 2

On July 2, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Lidanus, Martinian and Processus, Monegundis.

Remembered on July 2

LidanusCatholic saint
1026 to 1118
Martinian and Processussaint
50 to ?
Monegundissaint
? to 570
Oudoceussaint
600 to 615 · Insular Brittany
Stephen III of Moldaviasaint
1439 to 1504 · Principality of Moldavia
Bernardino Realinoblessed
1530 to 1616
Eugénie Joubertblessed
1876 to 1904 · France
Pierre de Luxembourgblessed
1369 to 1387 · Kingdom of France
John of Shanghai and San Franciscothaumaturge
1896 to 1966 · Russian Empire
Juvenal of Jerusalemprelate
350 to 458 · Byzantine Empire
Patriarch Job of Moscowprelate
1525 to 1607 · Tsardom of Russia
Photiusprelate
1350 to 1431

July 2 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them4 saint, 3 blessed, 3 prelate, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Insular Brittany, Kingdom of France, Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 458
Latest death in the recordyear 1966
Earliest birth in the recordyear 50
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 2?

The records name 7 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Insular Brittany, Kingdom of France, Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 2?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 3 blessed, 3 prelate, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 2 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 458 and 1966.

Is every saint of July 2 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 2 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Lidanus, Martinian and Processus, Monegundis, Byzantine Empire. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from July 2 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.