Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 17

On November 17, the church around the world remembers 19 saints and blesseds, including Acisclus, Afan, Elizabeth of Hungary.

Remembered on November 17

Acisclussaint
250 to 313
AfanCatholic saint
600 to ? · Wales
Elizabeth of Hungarycanonized saint
1207 to 1231 · Hungary
Giordano AnsaloniCatholic saint
1598 to 1634
Gregory of ToursCatholic saint
538 to 594
Hilariussaint
415 to 468
Hildasaint
614 to 680 · Kingdom of Deira
Hugh of Lincolnsaint
1135 to 1200
Hugh of NoaraCatholic saint
? to 1170 · France
Juan del Castillosaint
1596 to 1628 · Spain
Maximus III of Constantinoplesaint
1450 to 1482 · Byzantine Empire
MunditiaCatholic saint
250 to 310
NamatiusCatholic saint
485 to 559
Victoria of Córdobasaint
300 to 313 · Ancient Rome
Walfroysaint
565 to 600
Salomea of Polandblessed
1211 to 1268
Gennadius of Constantinopleprelate
? to 471 · Byzantine Empire
Gregory Thaumaturgusthaumaturge
213 to 270
Nikon of RadonezhThe Venerable
1352 to 1426 · Grand Principality of Moscow

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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