Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 29

On October 29, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Abraham of Rostov, Colman mac Duagh, Ermelinde.

Remembered on October 29

Abraham of Rostovsaint
1000 to 1077 · Rostov principality
Colman mac Duaghsaint
550 to 632 · Ireland
Ermelindesaint
510 to 590
Narcissus of Jerusalemsaint
99 to 216
Remigius of Lyonsaint
? to 875 · France
Theudère du Dauphinésaint
Maria Restituta Kafkablessed
1894 to 1943 · Austria
Maria Teresa Casiniblessed
1864 to 1937 · Kingdom of Italy
Gaetano ErricoThe Venerable
1791 to 1860

October 29 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them6 saint, 2 blessed, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAustria, France, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Rostov principality
Earliest death in the recordyear 216
Latest death in the recordyear 1943
Earliest birth in the recordyear 99
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

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

The records name 5 countries: Austria, France, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Rostov principality.

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

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 blessed, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 29 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 216 and 1943.

Is every saint of October 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 Christ, you love the people of October 29 more than we can. We bring you Abraham of Rostov, Colman mac Duagh, Ermelinde, Austria. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 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

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.