Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 14

On October 14, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Angadrisma, Burchard I, Callixtus I.

Remembered on October 14

Angadrismasaint
630 to 695 · France
Burchard Isaint
683 to 755 · Germany
Callixtus Isaint
? to 222
Cosmas of Maiumasaint
706 to 760 · Byzantine Empire
Dominic Loricatussaint
995 to 1060
Donatian of Reimssaint
400 to 390
Fortunatus of TodiCatholic saint
? to 565
Gaudentius of Riminisaint
301 to 360
Melkisedek Isaint
? to 1033 · Georgia
Roman Lyskoblessed
1914 to 1949
Julius NyerereServant of God
1922 to 1999 · Tanzania
Paraskeva of the Balkansthaumaturge
1000 to 1100 · Byzantine Empire

October 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them8 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Georgia, Germany, Tanzania
Earliest death in the recordyear 222
Latest death in the recordyear 1999
Earliest birth in the recordyear 301
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 14?

The records name 5 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Georgia, Germany, Tanzania.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 14?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 222 and 1999.

Is every saint of October 14 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 October 14 is hidden from you. We bring you Angadrisma, Burchard I, Callixtus I, 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 October 14 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.