Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 12

On November 12, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Arsatius, Astrik, Cunibert.

Remembered on November 12

Arsatiussaint
500 to 401
Astriksaint
955 to 1030 · Holy Roman Empire
Cunibertsaint
590 to 663 · Francia
Hesychius IICatholic saint
? to 565
Josaphat KuntsevychCatholic saint
1580 to 1623 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Joseph Barsabbassaint
? to 100
Livinussaint
580 to 657
Renatus of Angerssaint
? to 500
Ymarsaint
? to 830
Hildebrand GregoriThe Venerable
1894 to 1985 · Kingdom of Italy
John the Mercifulprelate
550 to 619 · Byzantine Empire
Nilus of SinaiThe Venerable
365 to 430 · Bithynia et Pontus

November 12 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordBithynia et Pontus, Byzantine Empire, Francia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1985
Earliest birth in the recordyear 365
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 12?

The records name 6 countries: Bithynia et Pontus, Byzantine Empire, Francia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 12?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 12 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1985.

Is every saint of November 12 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 November 12 more than we can. We bring you Arsatius, Astrik, Cunibert, Bithynia et Pontus. 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 November 12 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.