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Saints of 28 June

36 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 28 June, with short facts.

Saints (18)

  • St. Irenaeus of Lyons Born: c.130 in Smyrna, Asia Minor (modern Izmir, Turkey). Died: martyred in 202 in Lyons, France. Patronage: archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama. Also called Ireneo.
  • St. Argymirus of Cordoba Born: Cabra, Spain. Died: beheaded in 856. Also called Argimiro, Argimirus.
  • St. Attilio of Trino Died: c.300 in northern Italy. Also called Attilius.
  • St. Austell of Cornwall Died: 6th century at Saint-Meen, Brittany, France. Also called Austol, Hawystill.
  • St. Benignus of Utrecht Born: France. Died: 6th century.
  • St. Crummine
  • St. Egilo Died: 871. Also called Egilon, Eigil.
  • St. Heimrad Born: at Baden, Germany. Died: 1019. Also called Eimerado, Heimerad, Heimo.
  • St. John Southworth Born: 1592 at Samlesbury, Lancashire, England. Died: hanged. Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
  • St. Lucia Wang Cheng Born: c.1882 in Laochuntan, Ningjing, Hebei, China. Died: 28 June 1900 in Wangla, Dongguang, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Luqi, Lucy.
  • St. Lupercio
  • St. Maria Chi Yu Born: c.1885 in Daji, Wuqiao, Hebei, China. Died: 28 June 1900 in Wangla, Dongguang, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Mali, Chi Yu Maria, and Maria Ts'i-u.
  • St. Maria Du Zhauzhi Born: c.1849 in Qifengzhuang, Shenzhou, Hebei, China. Died: 28 June 1900 in Wangjiatian, Hengshui City, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Mali.
  • St. Maria Fan Kun Born: c.1884 in Daji, Wuqiao, Hebei, China. Died: 28 June 1900 in Wangla, Dongguang, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Mali.
  • St. Maria Zheng Xu Born: c.1889 in Kou, Dongguang, Hebei, China. Died: 28 June 1900 in Wangla, Dongguang, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Mali.
  • St. Papias the Martyr Died: beheaded c.303. Also called Papius.
  • St. Theodichildis Died: c.660. Also called Telchildis.
  • St. Vincentia Gerosa Born: 1784 at Lovere, Bergamo, Italy as Catherine Gerosa. Died: 28 June 1847 at Lovere, Bergamo, Italy. Canonized: 18 May 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Catherine Gerosa and Vincenza Gerosa.

Popes (1)

  • Pope St. Paul I Born: at Rome, Italy. Died: 28 June 767 at Saint Paul's Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Almus of Balmerino Died: 1270. Also called Alme, Alanus.
  • Blessed Damian of Campania Also called Damiano, Damianus.
  • Blessed Matthaeus Choe In-gil Born: 1764 in Seoul, South Korea. Died: 28 June 1795 in Seoul, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Paulus Yun Yu-il Born: 1760 in Yeoju, Geonggi-do, South Korea. Died: 28 June 1795 in Seoul, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Sabas Ji Hwang Born: 1767 in Seoul, South Korea. Died: beaten to death on 28 June 1795 in Seoul, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Severian Baranyk Born: 18 July 1889 in Ukraine. Died: late June 1941 by the Soviets at Drohobych, Ukrainian Galicia. Beatified: 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine. Also called Severiano Baranyk, Severijan Baranyk, and Stepan Baranyk.
  • Blessed Teresa Maria Mastena Born: 7 December 1881 in Bovolone, Verona, Italy as Teresa Maria Mastena. Died: during the evening of 28 June 1951 in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 13 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Maria Pia Mastena, Mother Maria Pia, and Sister Passitea of the Child Jesus.
  • Blessed Yakym Senkivsky Born: 2 May 1896 at Haji Velyki, Ternopil District, Ukraine. Died: boiled to death in a cauldron on 29 June 1941 in Drohobych prison, Ukrainian Galicia. Beatified: 27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Africa
  • Martyrs of Alexandria Died: burned to death c.206 in Alexandria, Egypt.

Other (7)

  • Diethild of Sens
  • Ekhard of Huysburg
  • Erlembaldo Cotta of Milan
  • Ernin of Cluain-finn
  • Herman of Valaam
  • Peter de Oriona
  • Sergius of Valaam

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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