Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: April 6

On April 6, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Brychan Brycheiniog, Constantine the Great, Prudentius of Troyes.

Remembered on April 6

Brychan Brycheiniogsaint
400 to 480
Constantine the Greatsaint
272 to 337 · Ancient Rome
Prudentius of Troyessaint
800 to 861 · Carolingian Empire
William of Æbelholtsaint
1127 to 1203 · France
Irenaeus of Sirmiumhieromartyr
300 to 304
Catherine de Pallanzablessed
1437 to 1478
Michael Ruablessed
1837 to 1910 · Kingdom of Italy
Pierina Morosiniblessed
1931 to 1957 · Kingdom of Italy
Zefirino Agostiniblessed
1813 to 1896 · Kingdom of Italy
Eutychius of Constantinopleprelate
550 to 582 · Byzantine Empire

April 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them4 saint, 4 blessed, 1 hieromartyr, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, France, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1957
Earliest birth in the recordyear 272
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on April 6?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, France, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on April 6?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 4 blessed, 1 hieromartyr, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of April 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1957.

Is every saint of April 6 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about April 6 is hidden from you. We bring you Brychan Brycheiniog, Constantine the Great, Prudentius of Troyes, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from April 6 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.