That santos Are today, Friday, April 25, 2025? Every day, the Catholic church He celebrates several saints and holy whose life left an indelible mark on the history of the Christian faith. Some are widely known and revered, such as the evangelists, while others had a quieter job, but equally transformative in their communities. April 25 is not any date: Today the feast of several saints is celebrated, including one of the pillars of primitive Christianitywhose relics are associated with places as iconic as Venice or Alexandria.
On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Catholic Church and other Christian confessions mainly commemorate San Marcos Evangelista, Key Figure of the New Testament and pattern of entire cities, from Venice to Aguascalientes. But other less known saints are also celebrated, such as Pedro de San José de Betancur, a man who led the love for the disadvantaged to the top, and Giovanni Battista Piamarta, whose life was an example of delivery to the most vulnerable youth during the beginnings of industrialization in Italy. From them we explain your life in detail, in addition to also offering you the list of the rest of Santos that is celebrated on this day.
San Marcos Evangelista
San Marcos Evangelista, whose feast is celebrated every April 25, is one of the most emblematic figures of Christianity. Although current scholars question that it was the literal author of the second gospel, Tradition has historically attributed this work that is considered one of the pillars of sacred texts. Born around 15 in the Cyrene region (today in North Africa), he was a companion of San Pedro, disciple of San Pablo and Primo de Bernabé. He is often identified with “Juan, called Marcos”, which appears in various parts of the New Testament. His life was marked by preaching, missionary trips and, finally, martyrdom.
San Marcos is also the first bishop of Alexandria, where he founded one of the most important churches of primitive Christianity. According to ancient stories, martyr died in 68, after being dragged through the streets of the city with a rope around the neck. The Copta Church, in Egypt, considers it its founder, and the Catholic Church venerates it as one of the four evangelists, represented with the winged lion symbol. This symbol appears in countless temples, paintings and even in the Flag of Venice, a city of which it is pattern since 828, when its relics were taken from Alexandria hidden between pork to avoid detection.
San Marcos is also patron of numerous municipalities in Spain and Latin America. From locations such as San Martín de la Vega, Méntrida or Mancha Real, Even cities like San Marcos in Guatemala or Aguascalientes in Mexico, its figure is celebrated with processions, fairs and religious acts. Even the oldest university in America, the National University of San Marcos in Lima (Peru), bears its name as a symbol of wisdom and faith. Its spiritual influence crosses the centuries, making it a fundamental figure in the history of Christianity.
San Pedro de San José de Betancur
Pedro de San José de Betancur, popularly known as Brother Pedro, is A deeply venerated saint both on his native island of Tenerife and in Guatemala, where he developed his work and was canonized. He was born in Vilaflor in 1626 in a humble family, and since childhood he showed a marked inclination towards prayer, service and simplicity. After several years of rural work, he decided to embark to America, arriving in Guatemala after a long trip that included stops in Cuba and Honduras. There he joined as a Franciscan tertiary and dedicated himself completely to helping the most needy.
Brother Pedro founded the first convalescent hospital in America and an open school for children and adults without distinction of race, sex or social status, something revolutionary for their time. His social work was as intense as his faith, and his life was a constant delivery to others. It is considered the “San Francisco de Asís de las Américas” and the first saint of Guatemala and Central America. In 2002, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II, in a ceremony held precisely in Guatemala, with a strong presence of faithful from the Canary Islands.
His legacy is present in Spain and in America. In Tenerife, his cave and his sanctuary are pilgrimage places. In Guatemala, thousands of people visit their grave in the church of San Francisco in La Antigua. The figure of Brother Pedro has also become an identity symbol for the Canarian people, for his Guanche ancestry and pastor’s life. In addition, pilgrimage routes, such as the path of Brother Pedro in Tenerife or the Pilgrim route in the former Guatemala, keep their memory alive as an example of humility, service and deep spirituality.
San Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Giovanni Battista Piamartabetter known as San Juan Bautista Piamarta, He was born in 1841 in Brescia, Italy, and lived a childhood marked by poverty and the loss of his mother. It passed part of his adolescence on the street, which deeply marked his character and his sensitivity to the marginalized young people. Ordered priest in 1865, an intense pastoral work began, but his great legacy was born from the desire to help working youth in an Italy that was quickly industrialized and left behind the most disadvantaged.
In 1886 he founded the Artigianellli Institute, an institution dedicated to the technical and Christian training of the poorest young people. His work grew and expanded, giving rise to the Congregation of the Sagrada Familia de Nazareth, known as Los Piamartinos. This congregation continues today its mission in countries such as Brazil, Chile, Angola or Mozambique. In addition, he founded agricultural colonies and promoted access to technical education as a way to break the cycle of poverty and exclusion.
He died on April 25, 1913 in Recordello, and his canonization process culminated in 2012 CUndo was declared holy by Pope Benedict XVI. Although his holiday is officially celebrated on April 26, his death coincides with today. San Giovanni Battista Piamarta left an immense legacy that is still alive in schools, congregations and communities that bear their name. His life is remembered as an example of how faith can become a engine of social transformation, especially when putting at the service of young people.
Other saints that are held on April 25
Next to those mentioned, On this day these other saints are also celebrated:
- San Aniano de Alejandría
- San Herminio de Lobbes
- Blessed Juan Piamarta
- Blessed José Trinidad Rangel
- Below Andrés Solá and Molit
- Blessed Leonardo Pérez Larios
