Saint of the Day for September 18
Saint of the Day
Hrotsvitha
German secular canoness, dramatist, and poet
Hrotsvitha was a secular canoness who wrote drama and Christian poetry under the Ottonian dynasty. She was born in Bad Gandersheim to Saxon nobles and entered Gandersheim Abbey as a canoness. She is considered the first female writer from the Germanosphere, the first person since the Fall of the Roman Empire to write dramas in the Latin West, and the first German female poet.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Lambert of Maastrichtbishop of Maastricht (635-705)
- RichardisHoly Roman Empress from 881 to 888, Catholic saint
- Eustorgius IArchbishop of Milan, Saint
- Ariadne of Phrygia2nd-century Christian saint
- ConstantiusChristian saint and supposed 3rd-century Roman soldier
- Sophia of Egypt
- Senario di Avranches
Bible Verse of the Day
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
On September 18 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.