Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 3

On September 3, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including John the Hairy, Mac Nisse of Connor, Mansuy of Toul.

Remembered on September 3

John the Hairysaint
? to 1581
Mac Nisse of Connorsaint
? to 509
Mansuy of Toulsaint
? to 375
Marinussaint
275 to 366 · Ancient Rome
Phoebesaint
50 to 100
Remaclussaint
600 to 673
Thaddeus of Edessasaint
100 to 50 · Syria
Brigida Morelloblessed
1610 to 1679 · Republic of Genoa
Joseph-Marie Grosblessed
1742 to 1792 · France
Petrus Guérin du Rocherblessed
1731 to 1792 · France
Renatus Andrieuxblessed
1742 to 1792 · France
Robert Guérin du Rocherblessed
1736 to 1792 · France

September 3 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them7 saint, 5 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Republic of Genoa, Syria
Earliest death in the recordyear 50
Latest death in the recordyear 1792
Earliest birth in the recordyear 50
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 3?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Republic of Genoa, Syria.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 3?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 5 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 3 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 50 and 1792.

Is every saint of September 3 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 3 and you know every person there by name. We bring you John the Hairy, Mac Nisse of Connor, Mansuy of Toul, 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 3 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.