This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is April 23 2024.
👉 Saint Adalbert of Prague, Bishop and Martyr
Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
Blessed Teresa Maria of the Cross
Blessed Adalbert III of Salzburg
Saint Gerard of Toul
Blessed Helen del Cavalcanti
Saint Pusinna of Champagne
Blessed Giorgio di Suelli
Saint Ibar of Meath
Blessed Giles of Assisi
Saint Marolus of Milan
Saint Fortunatus of Vienne
St. Fortunatus, a deacon, was commissioned by St. Irenaeus of Lyons to spread the Gospel in the vicinity of Vienne, France.
He was martyred in 212 AD at Valence, France, after enduring a series of tortures that included flogging, crushing of his legs, binding to moving wheels, suffocation with smoke while stretched on the rack, and ultimately being impaled with a sword.
Saint Achilleus of Vienne
St. Achilleus of Vienne, who was a deacon, received a commission from St. Irenaeus of Lyons to evangelize in Vienne, France.
However, he was subjected to severe torture and died as a martyr. His sufferings included being scourged, having his legs crushed, being bound to wheels in motion, stifled with smoke while stretched on the rack, and ultimately pierced with a sword in Valence, France, in 212 AD.
Saint Felix of Vienne
St. Felix of Vienne, who was a priest, was tasked by St. Irenaeus of Lyons to evangelize the area surrounding Vienne, France.
He died a martyr’s death in 212 AD at Valence, France, after undergoing various tortures such as scourging, having his legs crushed, being bound to wheels in motion, being stretched on the rack and stifled with smoke, and finally being run through with a sword.
Saint George of San Giorio
Saint George of San Giorio, also referred to as Georg, Giorgio, Giorio or Jorio, was a martyr who is often associated with the Theban Legion by later writers, despite being in a different location. He died in the year 286 AD in San Giorio, Italy.
Blessed Giles of Saumur
Blessed Giles of Saumur, who served as the chaplain to King Saint Louis IX, joined him on the Crusade. He became the bishop of Damietta, Egypt in 1243 and then an Archbishop of Tyre, Lebanon in 1245.
He died in 1266 of natural causes in Dinant, Belgium.
Blessed Gerard of Orchimont
Blessed Gerard of Orchimont served as a Benedictine monk and abbot in Florennes, Belgium for ten years from 1126 to 1136. He died due to natural causes in 1138.
Martyrs of Africa
The individuals who were killed for their Christian faith in northern Africa and collectively known as the martyrs of Africa are not well-documented beyond their names.
Their names are;
- Vitalis
- Victurus
- Victorinus
- Venustus
- Valerius
- Ursus
- Theon
- Theodorus
- Theodora
- Solutus
- Silvius
- Saturninus
- Salunus
- Plenus
- Nabors
- Felix
- Felicis
- Faustinus
- Chorus
- Catulinus
Other Saints of the Day for April 23 2024
- French Mercedarian Martyrs
- Sebastian de Riccafont
- Martyrs of Rome
- Euglogius of Edessa
- Ethelred of the West Saxons
- Alexandra of Rome
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