Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: June 18

On June 18, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Alena, Amand de Bordeaux, Calogerus.

Remembered on June 18

Alenacanonized saint
601 to 640
Amand de Bordeauxsaint
400 to 431
Calogerussaint
466 to 561
Elizabeth of Schönaucanonized saint
1129 to 1164 · Germany
Osanna of Mantuablessed
1449 to 1505

June 18 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered5
How the church names them2 canonized saint, 2 saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordGermany
Earliest death in the recordyear 431
Latest death in the recordyear 1505
Earliest birth in the recordyear 400
With a Wikipedia article5 of 5

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on June 18?

The records name 1 country: Germany.

How does the church describe the people remembered on June 18?

In the Wikidata record, 2 canonized saint, 2 saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of June 18 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 431 and 1505.

Is every saint of June 18 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 June 18 is hidden from you. We bring you Alena, Amand de Bordeaux, Calogerus, Germany. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from June 18 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.