Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 30

On September 30, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Antoninus of Piacenza, Faith, Hope and Charity, Gregory the Illuminator.

Remembered on September 30

Antoninus of PiacenzaCatholic saint
270 to 303 · Ancient Rome
Faith, Hope and Charitysaint
Gregory the Illuminatorsaint
252 to 329
Honoriussaint
550 to 653
Otto of Bambergsaint
1060 to 1139 · Germany
Saint Simon de Valoissaint
1048 to 1082 · France
Sophia of Romesaint
201 to 137 · Ancient Rome

September 30 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them6 saint, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Germany
Earliest death in the recordyear 137
Latest death in the recordyear 1139
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 30?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Germany.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 30?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 30 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 137 and 1139.

Is every saint of September 30 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 30 is hidden from you. We bring you Antoninus of Piacenza, Faith, Hope and Charity, Gregory the Illuminator, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 30 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.