Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 5

On September 5, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Bertin, Genebaldo, Romulus.

Remembered on September 5

Bertinsaint
615 to 698
Genebaldosaint
401 to 550
Romulussaint
100 to 117
Jean-Joseph Latasteblessed
1832 to 1869 · France
Maria Maddalena Staraceblessed
1845 to 1921 · Kingdom of Italy
Mother Teresablessed
1910 to 1997 · Dominion of India
Athanasius of Brest-LitovskReverend Martyr
1597 to 1648 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Gregorio AglipayThe Venerable
1860 to 1940 · Philippines

September 5 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them3 saint, 3 blessed, 1 reverend martyr, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordDominion of India, France, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Italy, Philippines
Earliest death in the recordyear 117
Latest death in the recordyear 1997
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 5?

The records name 5 countries: Dominion of India, France, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Italy, Philippines.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 5?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 3 blessed, 1 reverend martyr, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of September 5 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 117 and 1997.

Is every saint of September 5 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 5 is hidden from you. We bring you Bertin, Genebaldo, Romulus, Dominion of India. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 5 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.