Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: November 6

On November 6, the church around the world remembers 18 saints and blesseds, including Adwen, Bertila de Chelles, Efflamm.

Remembered on November 6

Adwensaint
600 to 600 · Brycheiniog
Bertila de Chellessaint
601 to 705
Efflammsaint
448 to ?
Illtudsaint
480 to 540 · Wales
Leonard of Noblacsaint
496 to 545
Melainesaint
401 to 501
Severus of BarcelonaCatholic saint
201 to 304 · Ancient Rome
Thomasian Martyrssaint
Winnocsaint
640 to 716
498 Spanish Martyrsblessed
Anthony Baldinucciblessed
1665 to 1717
Bartolomé Blancoblessed
1914 to 1936 · Spain
Buenaventura García de Paredesblessed
1866 to 1936 · Spain
Eugenio Sanz-Orozco Morterablessed
1880 to 1936 · Spain
Martí de Barcelonablessed
1895 to 1936 · Spain
Salvio Huix Miralpeixblessed
1877 to 1936 · Spain
Herman of Kazan and Svyazhskprelate
1505 to 1568 · Tsardom of Russia
Paul I of Constantinopleprelate
? to 350

November 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered18
How the church names them8 saint, 7 blessed, 2 prelate, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Brycheiniog, Spain, Tsardom of Russia, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1936
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article18 of 18

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on November 6?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Brycheiniog, Spain, Tsardom of Russia, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on November 6?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 7 blessed, 2 prelate, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of November 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1936.

Is every saint of November 6 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 6 more than we can. We bring you Adwen, Bertila de Chelles, Efflamm, Ancient Rome. 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 6 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.