Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 15

On November 15, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Abibus of Edessa, Didier of Cahors, Fintan von Rheinau.

Remembered on November 15

Abibus of Edessasaint
307 to 322
Didier of Cahorssaint
580 to 655 · Francia
Fintan von RheinauCatholic saint
803 to 881 · Ireland
Leopold IIICatholic saint
1073 to 1136
Malosaint
520 to 621 · Brittany
Roque González de Santa Cruzsaint
1576 to 1628 · Spanish Empire
Saint ArthurCatholic saint
1450 to 1539
Hugh Cook Faringdonblessed
? to 1539
Hélène Marie de Chappotin de Neuvilleblessed
1839 to 1904 · France
Lucy Brocadelliblessed
1476 to 1544
Richard Whitingblessed
1460 to 1539 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Jean-Claude ColinVenerable
1790 to 1875 · France
Paisius VelichkovskyThe Venerable
1723 to 1794

November 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them4 saint, 4 blessed, 3 catholic saint, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordBrittany, France, Francia, Ireland, Spanish Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Earliest death in the recordyear 322
Latest death in the recordyear 1904
Earliest birth in the recordyear 307
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 15?

The records name 6 countries: Brittany, France, Francia, Ireland, Spanish Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 15?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 4 blessed, 3 catholic saint, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 322 and 1904.

Is every saint of November 15 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about November 15 is hidden from you. We bring you Abibus of Edessa, Didier of Cahors, Fintan von Rheinau, Brittany. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from November 15 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.