This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is on April 29 2025.
👉 Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Saint Peter Verona
Blessed Hanna Helena Chrzanowska
Blessed Itala Mela
Saint Hugh of Cluny
Blessed Acardo of Avranches
Saint Torpes of Pisa
Saint Tychicus
Saint Antonius Kim Song-u
Saint Endellion of Tregony
St Endellion of Tregony was also known as Endelient or Endelienda. She was born in Cornwall, England and was the daughter of St Brychan of Brycheiniog and sister of St Nectan of Hartland.
She died in the 6th century and part of her shrine still exists in St Endellion, Cornwall, England.
Saint Gundebert of Gumber
St. Gundebert of Gumber, an eighth-century Frankish courtier, was born in France. He was the sibling of St. Nivard and wedded to St. Bertha of Avenay.
With Bertha’s blessing, he chose to leave her and become a monk. He traveled to Ireland where he was martyred by pagans who attacked his monastery.
Blessed Robert Gruthuysen
Blessed Robert Gruthuysen, also known as Robert of Bruges, was born in Bruges, Belgium. He became a Benedictine Cistercian monk in 1131 and was a spiritual disciple of St Bernard of Clairvaux.
In 1139, he was appointed as the first abbot of Dunes Abbey and later became an abbot of Clairvaux Abbey in 1153. He died in 1157 of natural causes.
Saint Ava of Denain
St. Ava of Denain, also referred to as Ava of Dinant or Avia, was a relative of King Pepin the Short who suffered from blindness during her childhood. However, Saint Rainfredis performed a miracle that cured her blindness.
She became a nun in Denain, Hainault, which is now located in modern-day Belgium and later became its abbess. Her death occurred in 845 AD.
Saint Dichu
St. Dichu, also referred to as Dictinus, was born in Ireland during the 4th century. He was the son of an Ulster chieftain and worked as a swineherd in his youth.
He became the first Irish convert of St. Patrick and gifted him the land at Saul for his inaugural Irish church. St. Dichu died of natural causes in Saul, Ireland in the 5th century.
Saint Wilfrid the Younger
St. Wilfrid the Younger, also called Wilfrith, was a monk at Beverley Abbey and learned under St. John of Beverley. He served as an abbot of Beverley before retiring to live as a monk at Ripon Abbey in his later years. He died in 744 AD.
Saint Fiachan of Lismore
Saint Fiachan of Lismore was a native of Munster, Ireland, who also went by the names Fiachna, Fianchine, Fiachina or Fianchne.
He spent his monastic life at Lismore in Ireland, where he studied under Saint Carthage the Younger. He died in the 7th century.
Saint Theoger
St. Theoger was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the monastic reform at Hirsau Abbey and supported the Cluniac reform movement.
He served as the abbot of Saint George’s Abbey located in the Black Forest around 1100 AD. He died in 1120 at Cluny Abbey due to natural causes.
Saint Paulinus of Brescia
St. Paulinus of Brescia served as the bishop of Brescia in Italy during the year 524 AD. Following his death in 545 AD, his remains were entombed in the San Pietro in Oliveto church located in Italy.
Saint Daniel of Gerona
St. Daniel of Gerona originated from Asia Minor and lived as a hermit. He met a martyr’s death in 9th century Spain.
Saint Senan of Wales
St. Senan of Wales was a seventh-century hermit in north Wales.
Abbots of Cluny
The abbots of Cluny have a feast that recognizes the great and saintly early abbots of Cluny Abbey.
Their names are;
- Saint Peter the Venerable
- Saint Odo of Cluny
- Saint Odilo of Cluny
- Saint Mayeul
- Saint Hugh of Cluny
- Saint Berno of Cluny
- Saint Aymardus of Cluny
Martyrs of Corfu
The group of individuals known as the martyrs of Corfu, were called by other names such as the Seven Holy Thieves, Seven Holy Robbers, or Seven Robber Saints.
This group originally consisted of a band of robbers who converted to Christianity while in prison. Their conversion was due to the efforts of St. Jason and St. Sosipater, who had also been imprisoned for preaching the gospel.
The group publicly declared their newfound faith, which led to their martyrdom. In the 2nd century, they were boiled in oil and pitch on the Island of Corcyra, currently known as Corfu in Greece.
Their names are;
- Saturninus
- Marsalius
- Mammius
- Januarius
- Insischolus
- Faustianus
- Euphrasius
Other Saints of the Day for April 29 2025
- Madonna del Sangue
- Ludovico of Casoria
- John Vargas
- Cristino
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