Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 23

On July 23, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Bridget of Sweden, Ezekiel, John Cassian.

Remembered on July 23

Bridget of Swedensaint
1303 to 1373 · Sweden
Ezekielsaint
-620 to -570 · Kingdom of Judah
John Cassiansaint
360 to 435
Liborius of Le Manssaint
310 to 397
Basil Hopkoblessed
1904 to 1976 · Czechoslovakia
Margarita María López de Maturanablessed
1884 to 1934 · Spain
Anna AbrikosovaVenerable
1882 to 1936 · Soviet Union
Giovanna da OrvietoThe Venerable
1264 to 1306

July 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them4 saint, 2 blessed, 1 venerable, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordCzechoslovakia, Kingdom of Judah, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden
Earliest death in the recordyear -570
Latest death in the recordyear 1976
Earliest birth in the recordyear -620
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 23?

The records name 5 countries: Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Judah, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 23?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 2 blessed, 1 venerable, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -570 and 1976.

Is every saint of July 23 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 23 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Bridget of Sweden, Ezekiel, John Cassian, Czechoslovakia. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from July 23 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.