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Saints of 16 June

36 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 June, with short facts.

Saints (26)

  • St. Actinea of Volterra Died: beheaded at Volterra, Etruria, Italy in the early 4th century.
  • St. Aitheachan of Colpe Also called Aitheachan of Inbher Colpthai and Athcain.
  • St. Amandus of Beaumont Born: Scottish. Died: 6th century. Also called Amand, Amatius, Amantius.
  • St. Aurelian of Arles Died: 16 June 551 at Lyon, Gaul (modern France). Also called Aurelian the Sinner.
  • St. Aureus of Mainz Died: in the cathedral of Mainz, Germany. Also called Aureo.
  • St. Benno of Meissen Born: 1010 at Hildesheim, Germany. Died: 16 June 1106. Canonized: 1523 by Pope Adrian VI. Patronage: anglers, fishermen, weavers, diocese of Dresden-Meissen, Germany, and Munich, Germany. Also called Benedict.
  • St. Berthaldus Born: Ireland. Died: c.540. Also called Bertaud, Berthold.
  • St. Ceccardus of Luni Died: c.860 in Carrara, Italy. Patronage: Carrara, Italy. Also called Cichardo, Ceccardo.
  • St. Cettin of Oran Died: 5th century. Also called Cetagh, Cethach, Cethagh.
  • St. Colman McRhoi Died: 6th century.
  • St. Crescentius of Antioch Died: Antioch.
  • St. Cunigunde of Rapperswil Died: Rapperswil, Switzerland.
  • St. Curig of Llanbadarn Born: Welsh. Died: 6th century.
  • St. Cyriacus of Iconium Born: c.301. Died: c.304 at Tarsus by having his skull crushed. Patronage: against death of children and torture victims. Also called Cyr, Cyricus, Quiriac, Quiricus.
  • St. Elidan Also called Ilid.
  • St. Felix of San Felice Born: Palestine.
  • St. Ferrutio and Saint Ferreolus of Besançon Born: Asia Minor. Died: c.212 in the area of Besançon, France.
  • St. Graecina of Volterra Died: early 4th century. Also called Gracinea, Graeciniana.
  • St. Ismael of Menevia Also called Osmail, Ysfael.
  • St. Julitta of Iconium Died: c.304. Patronage: against death of children, single laywomen, torture victims, and widows. Also called Juliot.
  • St. Justina of Mainz Died: martyred in the cathedral of Mainz, Germany.
  • St. Lutgardis Born: 1182 at Tongres, Limburg, Belgium. Died: 16 June 1246 at Aywieres (modern Awirs), Belgium. Patronage: birth, childbirth, blind people, againts blindness, disabled, handicapped of physically challenged people, Belgium, and Flanders, Belgium.
  • St. Maurus of San Felice Born: Palestine.
  • St. Palerio of Telese
  • St. Similian of Nantes Died: 310. Also called Sambin, Similiano.
  • St. Tycho of Amathus Died: c.425. Also called Tycho of Amato, Tycho of Amatante, Tycho of Limassol, and Tychon, Ticon.

Blessed (4)

  • Blessed Antoine Auriel Born: 19 April 1764 in Fajolles, Lot, France. Died: 16 June 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Constant.
  • Blessed Donizetti Tavares de Lima Born: 3 January 1882 in Cássia, Brazil. Died: at 11.15am on 16 June 1961 in at the parish hall in Tambaú, Brazil. Beatified: 23 November 2019 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Gaspare Burgherre Died: 1497.
  • Blessed Thomas Redyng Died: starved to death on 16 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England. Beatified: 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Thomas Reding.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Africa
  • Martyrs of Làng Cóc Born: in Ngoc Cuc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 16 June 1862 in Làng Cóc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.

Other (4)

  • Ilpidius of Brioude
  • Limbania
  • Maria Teresa Scherer
  • William of Monferrato

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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