Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 25

On September 25, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Alphaeus, Anathalon, Aunarius.

Remembered on September 25

Alphaeuscanonized saint
Anathalonsaint
101 to 300 · Ancient Rome
Aunariussaint
573 to 603 · Francia
Finbarr of Corksaint
550 to 623 · Kingdom of Munster
Nicholas of Flüecanonized saint
1417 to 1487 · Switzerland
Saint Cleopas the Apostlesaint
1 to 100
Sergius of Radonezhsaint
1322 to 1392
Ferminhieromartyr
272 to 303 · Ancient Rome
Euphrosyne of AlexandriaThe Venerable
415 to 470

September 25 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them5 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Francia, Kingdom of Munster, Switzerland
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1487
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 25?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Francia, Kingdom of Munster, Switzerland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 25?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 25 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1487.

Is every saint of September 25 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 Jesus, you see September 25 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Alphaeus, Anathalon, Aunarius, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 25 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.