Saint of the Day for January 17
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Anthony, Abbot
Anthony the Great
Abbot
Anthony the Great was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes. For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the Father of All Monks. His feast day is celebrated on 17 January among the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Coptic calendar.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Theodosius IRoman emperor from 379 to 395
- Simeon of Jerusalemhuman biblical figure in Acts 13:1, early bishop of Jerusalem
- Joseph Barsabbasmale human biblical figure in Acts 1:21-26
- Jason of ThessalonicaAnatolian saint (Acts of the Apostles)
- Roseline de VilleneuveCarthusian nun and Blessed
- Our Lady of Pontmain1871 Marian apparition
- Zenas the Lawyerone of the Seventy Disciples
Bible Verse of the Day
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
On January 17 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.