Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 23

On May 23, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Demetrius I of Georgia, Guibert de Gembloux, Mary of Clopas.

Remembered on May 23

Demetrius I of Georgiasaint
1093 to 1156 · Kingdom of Georgia
Guibert de Gemblouxsaint
892 to 962
Mary of Clopassaint
-100 to 1
Michael of Synnadasaint
750 to 826 · Byzantine Empire
William of PerthCatholic saint
1150 to 1201
Maria Garganiblessed
1892 to 1973 · Italy
Emil KapaunVenerable
1916 to 1951 · United States
Epiphanius the WiseThe Venerable
1350 to 1420
Giovanni Battista de' RossiThe Venerable
1698 to 1764
Nikita Stylitesstylite
? to 1186

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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