This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is April 6 2024.
Martyrs of Hadiab
👉 Saint Brychan of Brycheiniog
Saint Eutychius of Constantinople
Saint William of Eskilsoe
Blessed Maria Karlowska
Blessed Zefirino Agostini
Blessed Catherine of Pallanza
Saint Galla of Rome
Saint Philaret of Calabria
Blessed Pierina Morosini
Blessed Notkar Balbulus
Blessed Michele Rua
Blessed Jan Franciszek Czartoryski
Saint Prudentius of Troyes
Saint Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh
Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium
Blessed Guglielmo of San Romano
Blessed Guglielmo of San Romano was a friar belonging to the Mercedarian order. In 1225, he went with Saint Peter Nolasco to Algiers, and together they freed 219 Christians who had been held captive by Muslims.
During this operation, Guglielmo remained behind as a hostage to ensure the payment of the remaining ransom for those slaves.
He spent the rest of his life in Algiers, preaching the Christian faith to anyone who was willing to hear it.
Saint Berthanc of Kirkwall
Saint Berthanc of Kirkwall, also referred to as Berchan, Bertham, Berthane, or Fer-da-Liethe, was a monk at Iona who later became an abbot in Scotland.
He also served as the bishop of Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. After his death in 840 AD, he was buried at Inishmore, located in Galway Bay, Ireland.
Saint Marcellinus the Martyr
St Marcellinus the Martyr was the brother of Saint Agrarius the Martyr and he held the position of imperial Roman representative in North Africa.
He was killed by the Donatists for opposing the Donatism heresy and died as a martyr in 413 AD in North Africa.
Saint Elstan of Abingdon
St Elstan of Abingdon was a monk at Abingdon Abbey and a close spiritual disciple of Saint Ethelwold. He was recognized for his humility and commitment to fulfilling his duties.
He later became the bishop of Ramsbury, England, and subsequently served as the abbot of Abingdon. Saint Elstan died in 981 AD in Wilton, England.
Saint Agrarius the Martyr
St Agrarius the Martyr was the brother of Saint Marcellinus the Martyr and served as an imperial Roman judge in North Africa.
He was killed by the Donatists for opposing the Donatism heresy and died as a martyr in 413 AD in North Africa.
Saint Gennard
St Gennard received his education at the court of Clotaire III and later became a Benedictine monk at Fontenelle Abbey under the guidance of Saint Wandrille.
He went on to become the abbot of Flay in the diocese of Beauvais, France. In his final years, he retired to Fontenelle, where he lived as a hermit and continued to devote himself to monastic life. Saint Gennard died in 720 AD of natural causes.
Saint Platonides of Ashkelon
St Platonides of Ashkelon was a deaconess who established a convent in Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Along with two other individuals about whom little is known, she was martyred and died in 308 AD in Ashkelon, which is located in modern-day Israel.
Saint Amand of Grisalba
St Amand of Grisalba, also referred to as Amand of Bergamo, Amandus, Amantius, or Amatius, served as the count of Grisalba, located in Bergamo, Italy. He died on April 6 515 due to natural causes.
Saint Ulched
Saint Ulched also known as Ulchad or Ylched was a holy man for whom Llechulched, Anglesey, Wales was named.
Saint Diogenes of Philippi
Saint Diogenes of Philippi died a martyr in 345 AD in Philippi, Macedonia, Greece.
Saint Winebald
Saint Winebald also known as Vinebaud was a monk and then abbot at Saint-Loup-de-Troyes, France. He died in 650 AD.
Saint Timothy of Philippi
Saint Timothy of Philippi was a martyr who died in 345 AD in Philippi, Macedonia, Greece
Saint Urban of Peñalba
Saint Urban of Peñalba was the abbot of Peñalba Abbey near Astorga, Spain. He died in 940 AD.
Martyrs of Sirmium
The Martyrs of Sirmium were a group of individuals who were martyred in the fourth century in Sirmium, which is now known as Sremska Mitrovica, located in Pannonia, Serbia.
The names of these martyrs are Florentius, Geminianus, Moderata, Romana, Rufina, Saturus, and Secundus.
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
The Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War refer to the thousands of individuals who were murdered between 1934 and 1939 during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.
Enric Gispert Domenech and Josep Gomis Martorell are among the many individuals who lost their lives during this period.
Other Saints of the Day for April 6 2024
- Cronan Beg of Clonmacnoise
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