Saint of the Day for July 21
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Lawrence of Brindisi
Italian Capuchin, saint (1559-1619)
Lawrence of Brindisi, born Giulio Cesare Russo, was an Italian Catholic priest, theologian and member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. An accomplished linguist, in addition to his native Italian, Lawrence could read and speak Latin, Hebrew, Greek, German, Czech, Spanish, and French fluently. Lawrence was ordained a priest at the age of 23. Lawrence was beatified on 1 June 1783 and canonized as a saint on 8 December 1881.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Victor of MarseillesGallo-Roman saint
- TryphineBreton saint
- Longinus of Marseille
- Giovina
- Julie de Troyes
Bible Verse of the Day
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
On July 21 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.