Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: June 29

On June 29, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Cassius of Narni, Saint Peter, Syrus of Genoa.

Remembered on June 29

Cassius of Narnisaint
550 to 558
Saint Petercanonized saint
0 to 65
Syrus of GenoaCatholic saint
350 to 381
Theodoros of Tabennasaint
314 to 368
Pablo de Anda PadillaVenerable
1830 to 1904 · Mexico
Stefano GobbiServant of God
1930 to 2011 · Kingdom of Italy

June 29 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them2 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordKingdom of Italy, Mexico
Earliest death in the recordyear 65
Latest death in the recordyear 2011
Earliest birth in the recordyear 314
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

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

The records name 2 countries: Kingdom of Italy, Mexico.

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

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

When did the saints of June 29 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 65 and 2011.

Is every saint of June 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

Lord Christ, you love the people of June 29 more than we can. We bring you Cassius of Narni, Saint Peter, Syrus of Genoa, Kingdom of Italy. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from June 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

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.