Saint of the Day for September 1
Saint of the Day
Dionysius Exiguus
Byzantine saint
Dionysius Exiguus was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor and active in Rome. He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the inventor of Anno Domini (AD) dating, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianised) Julian calendar. Almost all churches adopted his computus for the dates of Easter.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Saint Giles7th-century Greek hermit and abbot, Catholic saint, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
- VerenaEgyptian saint
- Lupus of SensBishop of Sens
- Sixtus of ReimsFrench saint
- NivardFrench archbishop of Reims
- Douceline of Digne13th-century Provençal saint
- TerentianBishop of Todi, martyr
Bible Verse of the Day
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
On September 1 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.