Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: June 26

On June 26, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Anthelm of Belley, John and Paul, José María Robles Hurtado.

Remembered on June 26

Anthelm of Belleycanonized saint
1107 to 1178 · County of Savoy
John and Paulsaint
José María Robles HurtadoCatholic saint
1888 to 1927 · Mexico
Pelagius of Cordovasaint
912 to 926 · Kingdom of Asturias
Saint Maxentiussaint
447 to 515
Zygmunt GorazdowskiCatholic saint
1845 to 1920 · Poland
Andrea Giacinto Longhinblessed
1863 to 1936 · Kingdom of Italy
Jakob von Ghazirblessed
1875 to 1954 · Lebanon
Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifissoblessed
1896 to 1948 · Kingdom of Italy
David the DendriteThe Venerable
450 to 541 · Byzantine Empire

June 26 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them3 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, County of Savoy, Kingdom of Asturias, Kingdom of Italy, Lebanon, Mexico and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 515
Latest death in the recordyear 1954
Earliest birth in the recordyear 447
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on June 26?

The records name 7 countries: Byzantine Empire, County of Savoy, Kingdom of Asturias, Kingdom of Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on June 26?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 3 blessed, 2 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of June 26 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 515 and 1954.

Is every saint of June 26 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 26 is hidden from you. We bring you Anthelm of Belley, John and Paul, José María Robles Hurtado, Byzantine Empire. 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 26 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.