Saint of the Day for October 30
Saint of the Day
Stefan Milutin
King of Serbia from 1282 to 1321
Stefan Uroš II Milutin, known posthumously as "the Holy King", was the King of Serbia between 1282-1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one of the most powerful rulers of Serbia in the Middle Ages and one of the most prominent European monarchs of his time. Milutin is credited with strongly resisting the efforts of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos to impose Roman Catholicism on the Balkans after the Union of Lyons in 1274. During his reign, Serbian economic power grew rapidly, mostly due to the development of mining. He founded Novo Brdo, which became an internationally important silver mining site. As most of the Nemanjić monarchs, he was proclaimed a saint by the Serbian Orthodox Church with a feast day on October 30.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Joseph Barsabbasmale human biblical figure in Acts 1:21-26
- Serapion of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 191 to 211
- Artemas of LystraChristian saint
- Marcellus of Tangiersaint martyred 298 AD
- Saint Marcian of SyracuseCatholic saint
- Jermaine of CapuaItalian bishop
- Saint TheonistusItalian bishop and saint
Bible Verse of the Day
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
On October 30 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.