Saint of the Day for April 8
Saint of the Day
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
Dionysius the Great was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from a large corpus of correspondence. Only one complete letter survives; the remaining letters are excerpted in the works of Eusebius.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Agabusprophet
- Julie BilliartFrench religious leader
- Herodion of Patrasbishop and saint
- Dionysius of CorinthBishop of Corinth
- Asyncritus of Hyrcaniahuman biblical figure
- Phlegon of Marathonone of the Seventy Disciples
- Amantius of Comothird Bishop of Como
Bible Verse of the Day
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
On April 8 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.