Saint of the Day for April 12
Saint of the Day
Julius I
Head of the Catholic Church from 337 to 352
Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352. He was appealed to by Athanasius when the latter was deposed from his position as patriarch by Arian bishops, Julius then supported Athanasius and condemned his deposition as unjust. He was notable for asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops, as well as being attributed with the setting of December 25 as the official birthdate of Jesus.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Sabbas the Goth4th-century Gothic Christian martyr and locally venerated saint from what is now Romania
- AlferiusAbbot and saint
- Neophytos of CyprusCypriot Orthodox monk and priest
- Damian of Paviabishop of Pavia
- ErkembodeIrish priest
- David Uribe VelascoMexican priest (1888-1927)
- Constantino de Gap
Bible Verse of the Day
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
On April 12 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.