Saint of the Day for December 17
Saint of the Day
Daniel
Biblical figure associated to the Book of Daniel
Daniel is the main character of the Book of Daniel. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. While some conservative scholars hold that Daniel existed and his book was written in the 6th century BCE, most scholars agree that Daniel, as depicted in the Book of Daniel, was not a historical figure, and that the character was probably based on a similar legendary Daniel from earlier traditions. It follows that much of the book is a cryptic allusion to the reign of the 2nd century BCE Hellenistic king Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- John of MathaFrench saint and Catholic priest
- Lazarus Zographos9th-century Byzantine Christian saint (810-867) (c.810-867)
- Wivina12th-century Christian saint
- Saint Judicael7th century King of Domnonée
- Saint BriacIrish Saint
- Michael Syncellus9th-century Byzantine saint
- Tydecho6th-century Welsh saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
On December 17 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.