Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 10

On September 10, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Ambrose Barlow, Aubert of Avranches, Finnian of Moville.

Remembered on September 10

Ambrose BarlowCatholic saint
1585 to 1641
Aubert of Avranchessaint
660 to 725
Finnian of Movillesaint
495 to 589 · Ulaid
Nicholas of Tolentinosaint
1245 to 1305
Pulcheriasaint
399 to 453 · Byzantine Empire
Sébastien Kimurasaint
1565 to 1622 · Japan
Theodard of Maastrichtsaint
620 to 670
Francisco Gárateblessed
1857 to 1929 · Spain
Inès Takeyablessed
1587 to 1622

September 10 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them6 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, Japan, Spain, Ulaid
Earliest death in the recordyear 453
Latest death in the recordyear 1929
Earliest birth in the recordyear 399
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 10?

The records name 4 countries: Byzantine Empire, Japan, Spain, Ulaid.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 10?

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

When did the saints of September 10 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 453 and 1929.

Is every saint of September 10 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

Father, you are already present in September 10, before any of us arrive. We bring you Ambrose Barlow, Aubert of Avranches, Finnian of Moville, Byzantine Empire. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 10 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.