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Saints of 6 April

32 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 6 April, with short facts.

Saints (20)

  • St. Agrarius the Martyr Died: martyred in 413 in North Africa.
  • St. Amand of Grisalba Died: 6 April 515. Also called Amand of Bergamo and Amandus, Amantius, Amatius.
  • St. Berthanc of Kirkwall Died: c.840 in Ireland. Also called Berthanc of Orcadum.
  • St. Brychan of Brycheiniog Also called Brychan of Brecknock and Brychan of Breknock.
  • St. Diogenes of Philippi Died: 345 in Philippi, Macedonia, Greece.
  • St. Elstan of Abingdon Died: 981 in Wilton, England.
  • St. Eutychius of Constantinople Born: c.512 in Theion, Phrygia. Died: 6 April 582 in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). Also called Eutichio.
  • St. Galla of Rome Died: c.550 of breast cancer.
  • St. Gennard Died: 720.
  • St. Irenaeus of Sirmium Died: beheaded in 304 at Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia).
  • St. Marcellinus the Martyr Died: 413 in North Africa.
  • St. Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh Born: c.1793 in Trinh Hà, Thanh Hoá, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 6 April 1857 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Philaret of Calabria Born: c.1020 in Palermo, Italy. Died: dawn of 6 April 1070 in Palmi, Italy. Also called Philaret the Gardener, Philaret of Ortolano, Philaret of Seminara, and Filarette, Filarete, Filareto.
  • St. Platonides of Ashkelon Died: 308 in Ashkelon (in modern Israel).
  • St. Prudentius of Troyes Born: Spain as Galindo. Died: 861. Also called Prudentius Galindo, Galindo..., and Prudencio....
  • St. Timothy of Philippi Died: 345 in Philippi, Macedonia, Greece.
  • St. Ulched Also called Ulchad, Ylched.
  • St. Urban of Peñalba Died: c.940.
  • St. William of Eskilsoe Born: 1125 at Paris, France. Died: Easter Sunday, 6 April 1203 in Denmark. Canonized: 21 January 1224 by Pope Honorius III. Also called William of Aebelhold, William of Aebelholt, William of Ebelholt, William of Eskhill, and William of Eskyll.
  • St. Winebald Died: c.650. Also called Vinebaud.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Catherine of Pallanza Born: c.1437 in Pallanza, Italy as Catherine Morigi. Died: 6 April 1478 at Sacra Monte sopra Varese Monastery, Varese, Italy. Beatified: 16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmed). Also called Catherine Morigi, Katarina Morigi, and Katarina of Pallanza.
  • Blessed Guglielmo of San Romano
  • Blessed Jan Franciszek Czartoryski Born: 19 February 1897 in Pelkinie, Podkarpackie, Poland. Died: shot on 7 September 1944 in the Alfa-Laval field hospital in Warsaw, Poland. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Michal Czartoryski and Father Michal.
  • Blessed Maria Karlowska Born: 4 September 1865 in Karlowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Died: 24 March 1935 in Pniewite, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Beatified: 6 June 1997 by Pope John Paul II in Zakopane, Poland. Also called Maria of Jesus Crucified.
  • Blessed Michele Rua Born: 9 June 1837 in Turin, Italy. Died: 6 April 1910 in Turin, Italy. Beatified: 29 October 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Also called Michael Rua.
  • Blessed Notkar Balbulus Born: c.840 at Elgg, Switzerland. Died: 8 April 912 at Saint Gall, Switzerland. Beatified: 1512 by Pope Julius II (cultus confirmed). Patronage: musicians and stammering children. Also called Notkar the Stammerer, Notkar of Saint Gall, and Notker....
  • Blessed Pierina Morosini Born: 7 January 1931 at Fiobbio di Albino, Italy. Died: on 6 April 1957. Beatified: 4 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy. Patronage: rape victims.
  • Blessed Zefirino Agostini Born: 24 September 1813 at Verona, Italy. Died: 6 April 1896 at Verona, Italy. Beatified: 25 October 1998 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Zephyrinus Agostini.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, 26 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Hadiab
  • Martyrs of Sirmium

Other (1)

  • Cronan Beg of Clonmacnoise

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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