Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 4

On October 4, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Amun, Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdoce, Francis of Assisi.

Remembered on October 4

Amunsaint
294 to 356 · Egypt
Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdocesaint
? to 310
Francis of Assisicanonized saint
1182 to 1226
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Swedensaint
1001 to 1050
Saint Aurea of ParisCatholic saint
650 to 666
Hierotheos the Thesmothetehieromartyr
100 to 1
Vladimir of NovgorodRight-Believing
1020 to 1052

October 4 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them3 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 hieromartyr
Countries in the recordEgypt
Earliest death in the recordyear 1
Latest death in the recordyear 1226
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 4?

The records name 1 country: Egypt.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 4?

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

When did the saints of October 4 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 1 and 1226.

Is every saint of October 4 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 4 is hidden from you. We bring you Amun, Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdoce, Francis of Assisi, Egypt. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 4 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.