Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: September 6

On September 6, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Chagnoald, Magnus of Füssen, Olinto Marella.

Remembered on September 6

Chagnoaldsaint
550 to 633
Magnus of Füssensaint
699 to 772 · Germany
Olinto MarellaCatholic saint
1882 to 1969 · Kingdom of Italy
Onesiphorushieromartyr
50 to ?
Jan Franciszek Czartoryskiblessed
1897 to 1944 · Poland

September 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered5
How the church names them2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordGermany, Kingdom of Italy, Poland
Earliest death in the recordyear 633
Latest death in the recordyear 1969
Earliest birth in the recordyear 50
With a Wikipedia article5 of 5

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on September 6?

The records name 3 countries: Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on September 6?

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

When did the saints of September 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 633 and 1969.

Is every saint of September 6 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 Christ, you love the people of September 6 more than we can. We bring you Chagnoald, Magnus of Füssen, Olinto Marella, Germany. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from September 6 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.