ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of September WELCOME! SAINT GIDEON, JUDGE Gideon by Caspar Luyken, 18th century dutch print The name Gideon is derived from the Hebrew Gid'on, meaning tree feller , and is also interpreted as mighty warrior. Saint Gideon is commemorated on September 1 and September 12 [and September 26 ]. In the Vulgate Bible translation, this saint is called Gedeon , also known as Jerubbaal . One of the judges of Israel, he was the son of Joash, from the tribe of Manasseh in the city of Ophrah, who was called and strengthened by God to redeem the Israelites from the servitude of the Medinans with just a very small army. After an angel revealed his calling to him, he first destroyed the idols and reinstated the service of the true God (Judges 6:1-30). When the inhabitants were enraged by this and wanted to kill him, his father Joash replied: "If Baal is a god, then let him fight for himself," and therefore Gideon receive...