Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 30

On July 30, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Abdon and Sennen, Bar Hebraeus, Epenetus of Carthage.

Remembered on July 30

Abdon and Sennensaint
Bar Hebraeussaint
1226 to 1286
Epenetus of Carthagesaint
1 to 100 · Ancient Rome
John the Warriorsaint
400 to ?
Peter Chrysologussaint
380 to 450 · Ancient Rome
Saint María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacramentsaint
1868 to 1959 · Mexico
Saint Silvansaint
? to 350
Ursus of Auxerresaint
450 to 508
Dorotea Chávez Orozcoblessed
1867 to 1949 · Mexico
Thomas Abelblessed
1497 to 1540 · Kingdom of England
Leopold MandićServant of God
1866 to 1942 · Croatia
Tsotne DadianiConfessor of the Faith
? to 1260 · Georgia

July 30 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 confessor of the faith
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Croatia, Georgia, Kingdom of England, Mexico
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1959
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 30?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Croatia, Georgia, Kingdom of England, Mexico.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 30?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 2 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 confessor of the faith. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 30 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1959.

Is every saint of July 30 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 30 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Abdon and Sennen, Bar Hebraeus, Epenetus of Carthage, Ancient Rome. 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 30 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.