Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 18

On November 18, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Abhai of Hach, Mabyn, Mommolin of Fleury.

Remembered on November 18

Abhai of Hachsaint
Mabynsaint
401 to ?
Mommolin of FleuryCatholic saint
? to 663 · France
Odo of Clunysaint
878 to 942 · West Francia
Patrocle de BourgesCatholic saint
496 to 576
Paul the Apostleapostle
5 to 66 · Ancient Rome
Romanus of Caesareasaint
201 to 303
Rose Philippine Duchesnecanonized saint
1769 to 1852
Saint Maudezsaint
401 to 600
Grimoaldo of the Purificationblessed
1883 to 1902 · Kingdom of Italy
Karolina Kózkablessed
1898 to 1914 · Russian Empire
Tikhon of Moscowprelate
1865 to 1925 · Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

November 18 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them5 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 apostle
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Kingdom of Italy, Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, West Francia
Earliest death in the recordyear 66
Latest death in the recordyear 1925
Earliest birth in the recordyear 5
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 18?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Kingdom of Italy, Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, West Francia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 18?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 apostle. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 18 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 66 and 1925.

Is every saint of November 18 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

Father, you are already present in November 18, before any of us arrive. We bring you Abhai of Hach, Mabyn, Mommolin of Fleury, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from November 18 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.