This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is April 28 2023.
👉 Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr
👉 Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
Blessed Marie-Louise Trichet
Blessed María Felicia Guggiari Echeverría
Saint Peter Chanel
Saint Cyril of Turov
Blessed Luchesius
Saint Pamphilus of Sulmona
Saint Prudentius of Tarazona
Saint Valeria of Milan
Saint Vitalis of Milan
Blessed Józef Cebula
Saint Adalbero of Augsburg
Saint Cronan of Roscrea
Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna
Saint Benedict of the Bridge
St. Benedict, who was also called Benet, was a pious individual in Avignon, France. He received divine assistance from an angel in constructing a bridge across a perilous passage of the Rhone River. He died in 1184.
Saint Artemius of Sens
St. Artemius, who hailed from Sens in France, served as a bishop in Sens and was also a spiritual mentor to St. Bond of Sens. He died in 609 AD.
Saint Arduin of Gallinaro
St. Arduin of Gallinaro was also known as Ardwine. He was an English pilgrim and died in 639 AD at Gallinaro, Italy.
Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne
Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne was a Cistercian Benedictine monk and an abbot at Cambron, France. He died in 1172 AD.
Saint Agapio of Cirtha
St. Agapio of Cirtha was a bishop. He was martyred in Cirtha, Nicomedia (in modern Turkey).
Martyrs of Vietnam
Saint Gioan Baotixta Ðinh Van Thành
St. Gioan Baotixta Ðinh Van Thành, also known as John Baptist Dinh Van Than, was born in 1796 in Nôn Khê, Ninh Bình, Vietnam.
He served as a layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin and worked with the Society of Foreign Missionaries.
During the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mang, he and his companions were imprisoned and tortured for three years for their faith.
Despite repeated orders to denounce Christianity, he refused to do so. On 28th April, 1840, he was beheaded and died as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 19th June, 1988.
Saint Phaolô Pham Khac Khoan
St. Phaolô Pham Khac Khoan, also referred to as Paul Pham Khac Khoan, was a Vietnamese priest who was born in Duyên Mau, Ninh Bình, Vietnam in 1771.
He served in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin and was among those who were imprisoned and subjected to torture for their Christian faith during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang.
Despite repeated orders to renounce his beliefs, he remained steadfast in his faith and refused to comply. He was ultimately martyred and beheaded on April 28, 1840, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. Pope John Paul II canonized him on June 19, 1988.
Saint Phêrô Nguyen Van Hien
St. Phêrô Nguyen Van Hien, also known as Peter Nguyen Van Hieu, was born in 1783AD in Ðong Chuoi, Ninh Bình, Vietnam.
He worked as a layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin, which is now modern-day Vietnam.
During the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mang, he was imprisoned and tortured for three years for his faith. Despite repeated orders to denounce Christianity, he refused to do so.
Ultimately, he died as a martyr by beheading on 28th April 1840 in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. He was later canonized by Pope John Paul II on 19th June, 1988.
Martyrs of Languedoc
Saint Agapius of Languedoc
St. Agapius of Languedoc was a martyr. St. Gregory of Tours wrote about him. He died in Languedoc, France.
Saint Aphrodisius of Languedoc
St. Aphrodisius of Languedoc was a martyr. St. Gregory of Tours wrote about him. He died in Languedoc, France
Saint Caralippus of Languedoc
St. Caralippus of Languedoc was a martyr. St. Gregory of Tours wrote about him. He died in Languedoc, France.
Saint Eusebius of Languedoc
St. Eusebius of Languedoc was a martyr. St. Gregory of Tours wrote about him. He died in Languedoc, France.
Martyrs of Prusa
Saint Acasius of Prusa
St. Acasius of Prusa was also known as Acatius. He died as a martyr at Prusa, Bithynia (in the northwest of modern Turkey).
Saint Menander of Prusa
St. Menander of Prusa was a martyr. He died at Prusa, Bithynia (in the northwest of modern Turkey).
Saint Patritius of Prusa
St. Patritius of Prusa was also known as Patricius or Patrick. He was a bishop and a martyr who died at Prusa, Bithynia (in the northwest of modern Turkey).
Saint Polyenus of Prusa
St. Polyenus of Prusa was a martyr. He died at Prusa, Bithynia (in the northwest of modern Turkey).
Martyrs of Alexandria
Saint Didymus of Alexandria
St. Didymus of Alexandria saved St. Theodora of Alexandria from a brothel where she was sentenced by swapping clothes with her.
She was martyred by beheading in 304 AD in Alexandria, Egypt during the persecutions of Diocletian.
Saint Theodora of Alexandria
St. Theodora of Alexandria was a devout Christian who remained true to her faith during the reign of Diocletian, despite the emperor’s efforts to force her to worship idols.
She also maintained that she had dedicated herself to God and remained celibate. The governor Eustratius, who was hostile to Christians, ordered that she be sent to a brothel.
However, St. Didymus of Alexandria came to her rescue by switching clothes with her so that she could escape. Unfortunately, she was recaptured and ultimately martyred by beheading in Alexandria, Egypt, in 304 AD.
Martyrs of Durostorum
Saint Dada of Durostorum
St. Dada of Durostorum, who was also called Dadas, was killed during the Diocletian persecutions. She was beheaded and died in Durostorum, which is now known as Silistra in Bulgaria.
Saint Maximus of Durostorum
During the time of Diocletian’s persecutions, St. Maximus of Durostorum was a martyr who was executed by being beheaded in Durostorum (which is now known as Silistra, Bulgaria).
Saint Quintilian of Durostorum
St. Quintilian of Durostorum was martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. He died after been beheaded in Durostorum (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
Pilgrims of Gallinaro
Saint Bernard of Gallinaro
St. Bernard of Gallinaro was also known as Bernhard. He was an English pilgrim. He died in 639 AD at Gallinaro, Italy.
Saint Gerard of Gallinaro
St. Gerard of Gallinaro was an English pilgrim. He died in 639 AD at Gallinaro, Italy.
Saint Hugh of Gallinaro
St. Hugh of Gallinaro was an English pilgrim. He died in 639 AD at Gallinaro, Italy.
Saint Caralampo of Nicomedia
St. Caralampo of Nicomedia was martyred at Nicomedia (in modern Turkey).
Saint Eusebius of Nicomedia
St. Eusebius of Nicomedia was martyred at Nicomedia (in modern Turkey).
Other Saints Celebrated Today
- Vitalis of Ravena
- Tellurium
- Probe
- Primianus
- Peter of Bearn
- Mark of Galilee
- Luchtighern of Ennistymon
- Guido Spada
- Germaine
- Firmiano
- Carino Peter of Balsamo
- Buonadonna
- Berthold
- Aphrodisius of Beziers
- Alexander
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