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Saints of 17 June

37 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 17 June, with short facts.

Saints (21)

  • St. Adolph of Utrecht Born: early 7th century England. Also called Adolph of Maastricht and Adulf, Adulphus.
  • St. Agrippinus of Como Died: 615.
  • St. Albert Chmielowski Born: 20 August 1845 at Igoalomia (Aigolonija), Poland as Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski. Died: 25 December 1916 at Krakow, Poland. Canonized: 12 November 1989 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Square, Rome.
  • St. Antidius of Besançon Died: c.265 in Ruffey, France. Also called Antel, Antible, Antidio, Tude.
  • St. Avitus of Perche Died: c.530. Also called Avit, Avy.
  • St. Blasto of Rome
  • St. Briavel of Gloucestershire Also called Brevile.
  • St. David of Bourges Died: 815.
  • St. Dignamerita of Brescia Died: beheaded the early 1st century in Brescia, Italy.
  • St. Diogenes of Rome
  • St. Gundulphus Died: at Bourges, France. Also called Gundulfus, Gondulf, Gondon, Gondulphus.
  • St. Herve Born: Guimiliau, Brittany, France or unknown location in Wales (sources vary). Died: c.556 to c.575 (sources vary). Patronage: against eye disease or eye problems and blind people.
  • St. Himerius of Amelia Born: at Calabria. Died: c.560. Patronage: Cremona, Italy.
  • St. Hypatius of Chalcedon Born: at Phrygia. Died: c.450. Also called Hypatius of Bithynia and Hypatius of The Oak.
  • St. Molling of Wexford Born: Wexford, Ireland. Died: 697. Also called Dairchilla, Molignus, Moling, Mullins, Myllin.
  • St. Montanus of Gaeta Died: drowned in the sea.
  • St. Nectan of Hartland Born: Wales. Patronage: Hartland, England. Also called Nighton.
  • St. Phêrô Ða Born: c.1802 in Ngoc Cuc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: burned at the stake on 17 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Peter Da and Peter Dja.
  • St. Prior Born: late 3rd century Egypt. Died: late 4th century.
  • St. Rambold of Ratisbon Born: 901. Died: 1001. Also called Ramnold of Ratisbon.
  • St. Theresa of Portugal Born: 4 October 1178 in Coimbra, Portugal. Died: 18 June 1250 at Lorvão Abbey, Portugal. Canonized: 20 May 1705 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed). Also called Tarasia, Teresa.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Arnaldo of Foligno Died: 1313. Also called Arnold.
  • Blessed Paul Burali d'Arezzo Born: 1511 in Itri. Died: 17 June 1578 at Torre del Greco. Beatified: 8 June 1772 by Pope Clement XIV. Also called Paolo Burali d'Arezzo and Scipione.
  • Blessed Peter Gambacorta Born: 15 February 1355 in Pisa, Italy. Died: 17 June 1435 in Venice, Italy. Beatified: 9 December 1693 by Pope Innocent XII. Also called Peter of Pisa.
  • Blessed Philippe Papon Born: 5 October 1744 in Saint-Pourçain, Allier, France. Died: 17 June 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Pierre-Joseph Cassant Born: 6 March 1878 in Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, France as Pierre-Joseph Cassant. Died: 17 June 1903 in Abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Désert, Lévignac, Haute Garonne, France. Beatified: 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II. Canonized: 2200. Also called Marie-Joseph Cassant.
  • Blessed Ranieri Scacceri Born: 1117 in Pisa, Italy. Died: 1161 at the abbey of Saint Vito, Pisa, Italy. Beatified: by Pope Alexander III (cultus confirmation). Patronage: Pisa, Italy. Also called Ranieri of Pisa and Ranieri de Aqua.

Martyr groups (6)

  • Martyrs of Apollonia Died: beheaded at Apollonia, Macedonia.
  • Martyrs of Aquileia Died: c.100 in Aquileia, Italy.
  • Martyrs of Chalcedon Born: Persian. Died: beheaded in 362 in Chalcedon (part of modern Istanbul, Turkey).
  • Martyrs of Fez Died: beheaded in Fez, Morocco.
  • Martyrs of Rome Died: c.303 in Rome, Italy. Also kept on 20 March in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Venafro Died: beheaded c.303 in Venafro, Italy. Patronage: Venafro, Italy.

Other (4)

  • Colman of Lynn
  • Herbot
  • Joseph-Marie Cassant
  • Maria in the Forest Also called Holy Mary in the Forest, Maria im Walde, Location, and Dates.

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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