Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 20

On November 20, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Ambrose Traversari, Autbodus, Edmund the Martyr.

Remembered on November 20

Ambrose Traversarisaint
1386 to 1439
AutbodusCatholic saint
? to 690 · Ireland
Edmund the Martyrsaint
841 to 869 · Kingdom of East Anglia
Felec of CornwallCatholic saint
United Kingdom
Theoktistossaint
850 to 855 · Byzantine Empire
Anacleto González Floresblessed
1888 to 1927 · Mexico
Maria Fortunata Vitiblessed
1827 to 1922 · Kingdom of Italy
Grigorios of Dekapolisthaumaturge
797 to 842 · Byzantine Empire

November 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them3 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, Ireland, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom
Earliest death in the recordyear 690
Latest death in the recordyear 1927
Earliest birth in the recordyear 797
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 20?

The records name 6 countries: Byzantine Empire, Ireland, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 20?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 2 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 690 and 1927.

Is every saint of November 20 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 20 more than we can. We bring you Ambrose Traversari, Autbodus, Edmund the Martyr, Byzantine Empire. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from November 20 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.