Saint of the Day for August 24
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
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
- AudoinFrankish bishop
- Emily de VialarFrench saint (1797-1856)
- Aurea of OstiaChristian martyr and patron saint of Ostia
- ChagnoaldFrankish bishop
Bible Verse of the Day
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
On August 24 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.