Daily readings
Saint of the day
Date
22 January
The Saint of the Day presents a daily calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. The pages feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.
St. Vincent, Spanish Deacon and Martyr
St. Vincent Pallotti, priest, Founder of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate
S. Anastasius, Monk and Martyr
Saint Vincent, Spanish deacon and martyr
St Vincent was a deacon, originally from Saragossa in Spain. He was an great preacher and a courageous man. Vincent was arrested during the persecutions under Diocletian. Despite terrible tortures, he never denied the Faith. He was martyred in Valencia in 304, and immediately venerated as a saint.
