Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 4

On September 4, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Boniface I, Calétric de Chartres, Candida the Elder.

Remembered on September 4

Boniface Isaint
370 to 422
Calétric de ChartresCatholic saint
? to 573
Candida the Eldersaint
5 to 78 · Ancient Rome
Gorazdsaint
1879 to 1942 · Czechoslovakia
Hermione of Ephesussaint
100 to 117
Ida of Herzfeldsaint
788 to 825
Saint IrmgardisCatholic saint
1000 to 1075
Saint Rosaliasaint
1130 to 1170
Catherine of Racconigiblessed
1547 to 1574
Dina Bélangerblessed
1897 to 1929 · Canada
Guala de Roniisblessed
1180 to 1244
Nicolò Ruscablessed
1563 to 1618 · Duchy of Milan
MosesRighteous
-2000 to -1500
Robert SchumanVenerable
1886 to 1963 · Germany
Rose of Viterbothaumaturge
1233 to 1252

September 4 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered15
How the church names them6 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 righteous
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Duchy of Milan, Germany
Earliest death in the recordyear -1500
Latest death in the recordyear 1963
Earliest birth in the recordyear -2000
With a Wikipedia article15 of 15

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 4?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Duchy of Milan, Germany.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 4?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 righteous. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 4 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -1500 and 1963.

Is every saint of September 4 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 4, before any of us arrive. We bring you Boniface I, Calétric de Chartres, Candida the Elder, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 4 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.