Saint of the Day for February 7
Saint of the Day
Richard the Pilgrim
Saint of the Christian Church
Richard the Pilgrim or Richard of Wessex was an English nobleman and Christian saint. He was the husband of Wuna of Wessex and the father of the West Saxon saints Willibald, Winnibald, and Walpurga. He led his family on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land but died en route in Lucca, where he was buried in the church of Saint Fridianus.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Egidio Maria of Saint JosephRoman Catholic saint
- Parthenius of Lampsacus
- Wuna of Wessexqueen of the West Saxons
- Maximus of Nola
Bible Verse of the Day
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
On February 7 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.