Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 14

On September 14, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Aelia Flaccilla, Albert of Vercelli, Maternus of Cologne.

Remembered on September 14

Aelia Flaccillasaint
356 to 386 · Ancient Rome
Albert of Vercellisaint
1149 to 1215
Maternus of Colognesaint
300 to 328 · Ancient Rome
Notburgacanonized saint
1265 to 1313 · Austria
Peter of Tarentaisecanonized saint
1102 to 1174
Tecwynsaint
500 to 600
Gabriel-Taurin Dufresseblessed
1750 to 1815 · France

September 14 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them4 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Austria, France
Earliest death in the recordyear 328
Latest death in the recordyear 1815
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

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

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Austria, France.

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

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 14 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 328 and 1815.

Is every saint of September 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

Father, you are already present in September 14, before any of us arrive. We bring you Aelia Flaccilla, Albert of Vercelli, Maternus of Cologne, Ancient Rome. 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 September 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

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.