Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 29

On July 29, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Eustathius of Mtskheta, Lazarus of Bethany, Lupus of Troyes.

Remembered on July 29

Eustathius of Mtskhetasaint
600 to 550
Lazarus of Bethanysaint
-100 to 30 · Ancient Rome
Lupus of Troyessaint
395 to 479 · Western Roman Empire
Marthasaint
100 to 100 · Herodian Kingdom of Judea
Olaf II of Norwaysaint
995 to 1030 · Norway
Saint Serapiasaint
100 to 126
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrixsaint
Urban IIblessed
1035 to 1099
Constantine Leichoudesprelate
1000 to 1063 · Byzantine Empire
William PinchonVenerable
1175 to 1234 · France

July 29 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them7 saint, 1 blessed, 1 prelate, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Norway, Western Roman Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 30
Latest death in the recordyear 1234
Earliest birth in the recordyear -100
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 29?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Norway, Western Roman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 29?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 blessed, 1 prelate, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 29 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 30 and 1234.

Is every saint of July 29 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about July 29 is hidden from you. We bring you Eustathius of Mtskheta, Lazarus of Bethany, Lupus of Troyes, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from July 29 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.