Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 22

On November 22, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Mikhail of Tver, Philemon, Saint Cecilia.

Remembered on November 22

Mikhail of Tversaint
1271 to 1319 · Principality of Tver
Philemonsaint
100 to 70
Saint Ceciliasaint
200 to 230 · Ancient Rome
Saint Herbertsaint
Salvatore Lilliblessed
1853 to 1895 · Kingdom of Italy
Tommaso Reggioblessed
1818 to 1901 · Kingdom of Italy
Anna KolesárováThe Venerable
1928 to 1944 · Czechoslovakia
Saint Iakovos TsalikisThe Venerable
1920 to 1991 · Greece
Sava Sedmochislenikprelate
810 to 880

November 22 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them4 saint, 2 blessed, 2 the venerable, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Kingdom of Italy, Principality of Tver
Earliest death in the recordyear 70
Latest death in the recordyear 1991
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 22?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Kingdom of Italy, Principality of Tver.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 22?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 2 blessed, 2 the venerable, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 22 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 70 and 1991.

Is every saint of November 22 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 22, before any of us arrive. We bring you Mikhail of Tver, Philemon, Saint Cecilia, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from November 22 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.