Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: June 23

On June 23, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Agrippina of Mineo, Artemy of Verkola, Hydulphe of Lobbes.

Remembered on June 23

Agrippina of Mineosaint
243 to 258 · Ancient Rome
Artemy of Verkolasaint
1532 to 1545
Hydulphe of Lobbessaint
630 to 707
Joseph CafassoCatholic saint
1811 to 1860 · Kingdom of Sardinia
Marie of Oigniessaint
1177 to 1213
Peter of Juillysaint
? to 1136
Æthelthrythsaint
636 to 679 · Kingdom of East Anglia
Maria Raffaella Cimattiblessed
1861 to 1945 · Kingdom of Italy

June 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them6 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia
Earliest death in the recordyear 258
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 243
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on June 23?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on June 23?

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

When did the saints of June 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 258 and 1945.

Is every saint of June 23 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

Father, you are already present in June 23, before any of us arrive. We bring you Agrippina of Mineo, Artemy of Verkola, Hydulphe of Lobbes, 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 June 23 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.