Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 18

On September 18, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Ariadne of Phrygia, Eustorgius I, Hrotsvitha.

Remembered on September 18

Ariadne of Phrygiasaint
100 to 130
Eustorgius Isaint
250 to 350
Hrotsvithasaint
935 to 968 · East Francia
Richardissaint
840 to 894
Martyrs of Cajonosblessed
Joseph of Cupertinothaumaturge
1603 to 1663
Matthew the Hermitthaumaturge
301 to 301
Saint Eumenesthaumaturge

September 18 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them4 saint, 3 thaumaturge, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordEast Francia
Earliest death in the recordyear 130
Latest death in the recordyear 1663
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 18?

The records name 1 country: East Francia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 18?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 3 thaumaturge, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 18 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 130 and 1663.

Is every saint of September 18 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 18, before any of us arrive. We bring you Ariadne of Phrygia, Eustorgius I, Hrotsvitha, East Francia. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 18 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.