saints of the month june

Saint of the Day (June 30) from navigate53 1239 days old

JUNE 30 FIRST MARTYRS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME The people we honor today had one thing in common: they gave up their lives for Christ. They were martyred ...

Saint of the Day (June 29) from navigate53 1240 days old

JUNE 29 ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL St. Peter Peter, the first pope, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus invited him to follow him, saying: "I will ...

Saint of the Day (June 28) from navigate53 1241 days old

JUNE 28 ST. IRENAEUS Irenaeus was a Greek who was born between the years 120 and 140. He had the great privilege of being taught by St. Polycarp, ...

Saint of the Day (June 27) from navigate53 1242 days old

   JUNE 27 ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA Cyril was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 370. His uncle, Theophilus, was the patriarch or archbishop. His uncle ...

Saint of the Day (June 25) from navigate53 1243 days old

   JUNE 25 ST. WILLIAM OF MONTE VERGINE William was born in Vercelli, Italy, in 1085. His parents died when he was a baby. Relatives raised him. ...

Saint of the Day (June 26) from navigate53 1244 days old

JUNE 26 ST. PELAGIUS This boy martyr of Spain lived in the days when the Moors ruled part of his homeland. The Moors were fighting the Spanish Christians. ...

Saint of the Day (June 24) from navigate53 1245 days old

JUNE 24 THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST John's parents were Zachary and Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary went ...

Saint of the Day (June 23) from navigate53 1246 days old

   JUNE 23 ST. JOSEPH CAFASSO Joseph Cafasso was born in 1811, in northern Italy, near the city of Turin. Four years later, in 1815, one of his ...

Saints of the Day (June 22) from navigate53 1247 days old

JUNE 22 The current Roman calendar lists three saints on June 22. Their stories are briefly presented here one after another. ST. PAULINUS OF ...

Saint of the Day (June 21) from navigate53 1248 days old

   JUNE 21 ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA Aloysius, the patron of Catholic youth, was born on March 9, 1568. Since he was so full of life, his father planned ...