Saint of the Day for January 2
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
Basil of Caesarea
Bishops and Doctors of the Church
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Christian prelate. He served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Gregory of NazianzusChristian saint and theologian (c. 329-390)
- TelesphorusBishop of Rome from c. 126 to c. 137
- Adalard of CorbieCarolingian saint
- Bruno, Duke of SaxonyCatholic saint
- Clarus of VienneCatholic Saint
- Defendens3rd-century Christian martyr
- Theorodus of Marseille
Bible Verse of the Day
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
On January 2 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.