Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: June 21

On June 21, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Aaron of Aleth, Alban of Mainz, Aloysius Gonzaga.

Remembered on June 21

Aaron of Alethsaint
550 to 552 · Wales
Alban of Mainzsaint
400 to 406
Aloysius GonzagaCatholic saint
1568 to 1591
Engelmund of VelsenCatholic saint
601 to 739
John Rigbysaint
1570 to 1600
Julian of Antiochsaint
231 to 305
MéenCatholic saint
540 to 617
Raoul of Turennesaint
801 to 866
Raymond of Barbastrosaint
1067 to 1126
John of Tobolskthaumaturge
1651 to 1715 · Tsardom of Russia

June 21 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them6 saint, 3 catholic saint, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordTsardom of Russia, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 305
Latest death in the recordyear 1715
Earliest birth in the recordyear 231
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on June 21?

The records name 2 countries: Tsardom of Russia, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on June 21?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 3 catholic saint, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of June 21 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 305 and 1715.

Is every saint of June 21 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

Lord Christ, you love the people of June 21 more than we can. We bring you Aaron of Aleth, Alban of Mainz, Aloysius Gonzaga, Tsardom of Russia. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from June 21 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

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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.