Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 29

On November 29, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Francis Fasani, Jacob of Serugh, Saint Illuminata.

Remembered on November 29

Francis Fasanicanonized saint
1681 to 1742
Jacob of Serughsaint
451 to 521
Saint Illuminatasaint
250 to 320
Saturninussaint
300 to 257
Bernard of Hoyosblessed
1711 to 1735 · Spain
Denis of the Nativityblessed
1600 to 1638 · France
Redemptus of the Crossblessed
1598 to 1638 · Kingdom of Portugal
José María ArizmendiarrietaThe Venerable
1915 to 1976 · Spain

November 29 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them3 saint, 3 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordFrance, Kingdom of Portugal, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 257
Latest death in the recordyear 1976
Earliest birth in the recordyear 250
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 29?

The records name 3 countries: France, Kingdom of Portugal, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 29?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 3 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 29 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 257 and 1976.

Is every saint of November 29 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 Jesus, you see November 29 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Francis Fasani, Jacob of Serugh, Saint Illuminata, France. 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 29 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.