Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 26

On September 26, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Doamna Despina Milița, Eusebius, Gideon.

Remembered on September 26

Doamna Despina Milițacanonized saint
1487 to 1554 · Principality of Wallachia
Eusebiussaint
? to 310 · Ancient Rome
Gideonsaint
-1251 to -1151 · Israelites
John of MedaCatholic saint
1100 to 1159
Neagoe Basarabsaint
1482 to 1521 · Principality of Wallachia
Nilus the Youngersaint
910 to 1004 · Byzantine Empire
Paul VIcanonized saint
1897 to 1978 · Kingdom of Italy
St. Thomas Nishi and 15 martyrssaint
Crescencia Valls Espíblessed
1863 to 1936 · Spain
Luigi Tezzablessed
1841 to 1923 · Kingdom of Italy
Thérèse CoudercThe Venerable
1805 to 1885 · France

September 26 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them5 saint, 2 canonized saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Israelites, Kingdom of Italy, Principality of Wallachia and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear -1151
Latest death in the recordyear 1978
Earliest birth in the recordyear -1251
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 26?

The records name 7 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Israelites, Kingdom of Italy, Principality of Wallachia, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 26?

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

When did the saints of September 26 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -1151 and 1978.

Is every saint of September 26 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 26, before any of us arrive. We bring you Doamna Despina Milița, Eusebius, Gideon, 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 26 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.