Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 23

On September 23, the church around the world remembers 16 saints and blesseds, including Adomnán, Cissa of Crowland, Elizabeth.

Remembered on September 23

Adomnánsaint
624 to 704 · Ireland
Cissa of CrowlandCatholic saint
Elizabethsaint
-100 to 100
Leudwinussaint
660 to 717
Padre Piocanonized saint
1887 to 1968 · Kingdom of Italy
Saint Raissaint
201 to 303 · Roman Egypt
SossiusCatholic saint
201 to 305
Zechariahsaint
-100 to 100
Bernardyna Maria Jabłońskablessed
1878 to 1940 · Poland
Child Martyrs of Tlaxcalablessed
Francisco de Paula Victorblessed
1827 to 1905 · Brazil
Émilie Gamelinblessed
1800 to 1851 · Lower Canada
Darwin RamosServant of God
1994 to 2012
Elena DuglioliThe Venerable
1472 to 1520 · Lordship of Bologna
Salvo D'AcquistoVenerable
1920 to 1943 · Kingdom of Italy
William WayThe Venerable
? to 1588

September 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered16
How the church names them5 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable
Countries in the recordBrazil, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Lordship of Bologna, Lower Canada, Poland and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 2012
Earliest birth in the recordyear -100
With a Wikipedia article16 of 16

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 23?

The records name 7 countries: Brazil, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Lordship of Bologna, Lower Canada, Poland, Roman Egypt.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 23?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 2 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 2012.

Is every saint of September 23 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about September 23 is hidden from you. We bring you Adomnán, Cissa of Crowland, Elizabeth, Brazil. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 23 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

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

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.