Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 22

On September 22, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Emmeram of Regensburg, Exuperius, Felix IV.

Remembered on September 22

Emmeram of RegensburgCatholic saint
600 to 652 · Germany
Exuperiussaint
300 to 286
Felix IVsaint
? to 530
Felix and ConstantiaCatholic saint
Florentius of Anjousaint
Ignatius of SanthiĆ saint
1686 to 1770
Laud of Coutancessaint
401 to 501
Phocas of Sinopesaint
300 to 303
SadalbergaCatholic saint
650 to 656
Saint Candidussaint
300 to 303
Saint Mauricesaint
250 to 287 · Ancient Rome
233 Spanish Martyrsblessed
Luigi Montiblessed
1825 to 1900 · Kingdom of Italy
Otto of Freisingblessed
1111 to 1158 · Germany
Kozma Zografskithaumaturge
1201 to 1323

September 22 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered15
How the church names them8 saint, 3 catholic saint, 3 blessed, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 286
Latest death in the recordyear 1900
Earliest birth in the recordyear 250
With a Wikipedia article15 of 15

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 22?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 22?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 3 catholic saint, 3 blessed, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 22 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 286 and 1900.

Is every saint of September 22 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 22, before any of us arrive. We bring you Emmeram of Regensburg, Exuperius, Felix IV, 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 22 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.