Saint of the Day for December 30
Saint of the Day
St. James the Elder
One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
James the Great was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die, after Judas Iscariot, and the first to be martyred. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Felix IPope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274
- Macarius, Metropolitan of MoscowRussian cleric, Iconographer and Saint
- Egwin of EveshamBishop of Worcester
- Saint PerpetuusFrench archbishop
- Anysia of SalonikaChristian virgin and martyr
- Roger of CannaeItalian bishop and saint
- Anysius of Thessalonicebishop of Thessaloniki
Bible Verse of the Day
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
On December 30 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.