Saint of the Day for January 9
Saint of the Day
Peter of Sebaste
Christian saint
Peter of Sebaste was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopric, Sebaste in Lesser Armenia. He was the younger brother of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, the famous Christian jurist Naucratius, and Macrina the Younger. He is also known as Peter of Sebasteia. Peter was not intellectually inferior to the more celebrated members of his family, but his genius "seems to have been rather practical than literary".
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- PolyeuctusRoman Armenian martyr and saint (died 259)
- Julian and Basilissamarried couple
- Adrian of CanterburyAbbot of Canterbury
- Marciana of Mauretaniamartyr and saint
- Anastasius of AntiochChristian martyr
- Eustratios TaumaturgosChristian saint
- WaningusFrench saint
Bible Verse of the Day
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
On January 9 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.