Saint of the Day for April 22
Saint of the Day
Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Sotertwelfth pope of the Catholic Church
- Agapetus I6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith
- Caiuspope of the Catholic Church from 283 to 296
- Pope Maximus of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria from 264 to 282
- Apelles of HeraklionChristian saint in Romans 16:10, one of the seventy disciples
- Alexandra of Rome4th-century martyr and saint
- Leonides of AlexandriaChristian martyr and father of Origen (died 202)
Bible Verse of the Day
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
On April 22 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.