Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 20

On September 20, the church around the world remembers 21 saints and blesseds, including Andrew Kim Taegon, Carthusian Martyrs of London, Eustathius of Thessalonica.

Remembered on September 20

Andrew Kim Taegonsaint
1821 to 1846 · Joseon
Carthusian Martyrs of LondonCatholic saint
Eustathius of Thessalonicasaint
1115 to 1195 · Byzantine Empire
Glyceriussaint
400 to 438
John Yi Yun-ilcanonized saint
1823 to 1867
Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbertsaint
1796 to 1839 · France
Louis BeaulieuCatholic saint
1840 to 1866 · France
Magdalene ChoCatholic saint
1807 to 1839
Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluysaint
1818 to 1866 · France
Mychailo of Chernigivsaint
1185 to 1246
Pierre-Henri Doriesaint
1839 to 1866 · France
Saint Eustacesaint
100 to 118
Siméon-François Berneuxsaint
1814 to 1866 · France
Agatha Yi Kyŏng-iblessed
1814 to 1840
Anna Pak Agiblessed
1782 to 1839
Jean-Charles Cornayblessed
1809 to 1837 · France
Peter Yu Tae-cholblessed
1826 to 1839 · Joseon
Stephen Min Kuk-kablessed
1787 to 1840
Thomas Son Chasuhnblessed
1838 to 1866
Alexander PeresvetThe Venerable
1301 to 1380
Francisco Martín Fernández de PosadasThe Venerable
1644 to 1713 · Spain

September 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered21
How the church names them9 saint, 6 blessed, 3 catholic saint, 2 the venerable
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Joseon, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 118
Latest death in the recordyear 1867
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article21 of 21

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 20?

The records name 4 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Joseon, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 20?

In the Wikidata record, 9 saint, 6 blessed, 3 catholic saint, 2 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 118 and 1867.

Is every saint of September 20 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 September 20 more than we can. We bring you Andrew Kim Taegon, Carthusian Martyrs of London, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire. 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 September 20 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.