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Saints of 8 June

31 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 8 June, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Sunday Also called Notre-Dame du Dimanche, About the Apparition, Dates, Location, and Approval.

Saints (16)

  • St. Bron of Cassel-Irra Died: c.511.
  • St. Calliope Died: beheaded. Also called Calliopa.
  • St. Clodulf of Metz Born: 605. Died: 696.
  • St. Eustadiola of Moyen-Moutier Born: Bourges, France. Died: 690.
  • St. Fortunato of Fano Patronage: Fano, Italy.
  • St. Gildard of Rouen Died: c.525. Also called Gildardus, Godard.
  • St. Heraclius of Sens Died: c.515.
  • St. Jacques Berthieu Born: 28 November 1838 in Monlogis, Polminhac, Cantal, France. Canonized: 21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Giacomo Berthieu, Jacob Berthieu, Martyr of Madagascar, and Martyr of the Red Island.
  • St. Maximinus of Aix Patronage: archdiocese of Aix, France. Also called Massimino, Maximin.
  • St. Medard of Noyon Born: c.456 at Salency, Picardy, France. Died: 8 June 545 at Noyon, France. Patronage: against bad weather, against imprisonment, prisoners, captives, against sterility, against toothache, brewers, for good harvests, for good weather, for rain, and others. Also called Medardus.
  • St. Melania the Elder Born: c.342. Died: c.410.
  • St. Muirchu Also called Maccutinus.
  • St. Sallustian Also called Sallustianus.
  • St. Syra of Troyes Born: Ireland. Died: 7th-century Troyes, France. Also called Syria of Troyes.
  • St. Victorinus of Camerino Died: 543.
  • St. William of York Died: June 1154. Canonized: 18 March 1226 by Pope Honorius III. Also called William FitzHerbert, William FitzHerbert of York, and William of Thwayt.

Blessed (11)

  • Blessed Engelbert of Schäftlarn Born: c.1100 in Germany. Died: 8 June 1153.
  • Blessed Giorgio Porta Died: 15th century.
  • Blessed Giselbert of Cappenberg Died: early 12th century.
  • Blessed István Sándor Born: 26 October 1914 in Szolnok, Hungary. Died: hanged on 8 June 1953 at Budapest, Hungary. Beatified: 19 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Stephen Sándor.
  • Blessed John Davy Died: chained to a wall until he starved to death on 8 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England. Beatified: 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called John Davies.
  • Blessed John Rainuzzi Died: c.1330.
  • Blessed Maddallena of the Conception Also called Magdalene.
  • Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering Born: 8 September 1863 in Münster, Germany. Died: Solemnity. Beatified: 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI. Also called Countess Droste zu Vischering, Maria of the Sacred Heart, Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus, and Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen.
  • St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan Born: 26 April 1876 at Trichur, Kerala, India. Died: 8 June 1926 in Kuzhikattussery, Thissur, Kerala, India. Canonized: 13 October 2019 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy. Also called Maria Theresa Chiramel.
  • Blessed Peter de Amer Died: 8 June 1301 at the convent of El Puig, Spain.
  • Blessed Robert of Frassinoro Died: 1070.

Other (3)

  • Armando of Zierikzee
  • Ilga of Schwarzenberg
  • Nicola da Gesturi

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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