Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 31

On July 31, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Calimerius, Germanus of Auxerre, Helena of Skövde.

Remembered on July 31

Calimeriussaint
250 to 280
Germanus of Auxerresaint
378 to 448 · Ancient Rome
Helena of Skövdesaint
1100 to 1160 · Sweden
Joseph of Arimatheasaint
100 to 100
NeotCatholic saint
? to 870
Ignatius of Loyolablessed
1491 to 1556 · Crown of Castile
Zdenka Cecília Schelingováblessed
1916 to 1955 · Czechoslovakia
Jacob Baradaeusthaumaturge
505 to 578 · Byzantine Empire

July 31 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them4 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Crown of Castile, Czechoslovakia, Sweden
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1955
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on July 31?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Crown of Castile, Czechoslovakia, Sweden.

How does the church describe the people remembered on July 31?

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

When did the saints of July 31 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1955.

Is every saint of July 31 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 Christ, you love the people of July 31 more than we can. We bring you Calimerius, Germanus of Auxerre, Helena of Skövde, 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 31 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.