Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 28

On July 28, the church around the world remembers 14 saints and blesseds, including Innocent I, Nazarius and Celsus, Nicanor the Deacon.

Remembered on July 28

Innocent Isaint
400 to 417
Nazarius and CelsusCatholic saint
Nicanor the Deaconsaint
1 to 76
Prochorussaint
100 to 100
Saint Botvidsaint
1100 to 1120 · Sweden
Timonsaint
50 to 100
Victor Isaint
? to 199
Pedro Poveda Castroverdeblessed
1874 to 1936 · Spain
Sancha of Majorcablessed
1285 to 1345 · Kingdom of Majorca
Stanley Rotherblessed
1935 to 1981 · United States
Anthony della ChiesaThe Venerable
1394 to 1459
Irene ChrysovalantouThe Venerable
820 to 921 · Byzantine Empire
Jaime HilarioThe Venerable
1889 to 1937 · Spain
Saint Paul of XeropotamouThe Venerable
900 to 900 · Byzantine Empire

July 28 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered14
How the church names them6 saint, 4 the venerable, 3 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, Kingdom of Majorca, Spain, Sweden, United States
Earliest death in the recordyear 76
Latest death in the recordyear 1981
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1
With a Wikipedia article14 of 14

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 28?

The records name 5 countries: Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Majorca, Spain, Sweden, United States.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 28?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 4 the venerable, 3 blessed, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 28 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 76 and 1981.

Is every saint of July 28 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

Father, you are already present in July 28, before any of us arrive. We bring you Innocent I, Nazarius and Celsus, Nicanor the Deacon, Byzantine Empire. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from July 28 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.