Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 20

On October 20, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Acca of Hexham, Adelina de Savigny, Aderald.

Remembered on October 20

Acca of Hexhamsaint
660 to 740 · Kingdom of England
Adelina de Savignysaint
1099 to 1125 · France
Aderaldsaint
? to 1004 · France
Caprasius of Agensaint
250 to 303 · Ancient Rome
Irene of Tomarsaint
635 to 653 · Visigothic Kingdom
Maria Bertilla Boscardinsaint
1888 to 1922 · Kingdom of Italy
Wendelin of Triersaint
554 to 617
Francis Serranoblessed
1695 to 1748 · Spain
Anton StrleServant of God
1915 to 2003 · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Gerasimus of Kefaloniathaumaturge
1506 to 1579

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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