Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 27

On November 27, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Barlaam and Josaphat, Bilihildis, Damaskinos Stouditis.

Remembered on November 27

Barlaam and Josaphatsaint
Bilihildissaint
700 to 734
Damaskinos Stouditissaint
1500 to 1577 · Ottoman Empire
Vergilius of Salzburgsaint
700 to 784
Ramon Llullblessed
1232 to 1316 · Kingdom of Majorca
Humilis of Bisignanothaumaturge
1582 to 1637
Saturnina Rodríguez de ZavalíaVenerable
1823 to 1896 · Argentina
Theodosius of TarnovoThe Venerable
1300 to 1363

November 27 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them4 saint, 1 blessed, 1 thaumaturge, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordArgentina, Kingdom of Majorca, Ottoman Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 734
Latest death in the recordyear 1896
Earliest birth in the recordyear 700
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 27?

The records name 3 countries: Argentina, Kingdom of Majorca, Ottoman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 27?

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

When did the saints of November 27 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 734 and 1896.

Is every saint of November 27 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 27 is hidden from you. We bring you Barlaam and Josaphat, Bilihildis, Damaskinos Stouditis, Argentina. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from November 27 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.