Saint of the Day for July 11
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Benedict, Abbot
Benedict of Nursia
Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480-547)
Benedict of Nursia, often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian monk and the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964, Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Pius Ipope
- HidulfBenedictine abbot
- Marciana of Mauretaniamartyr and saint
- DrostanFounder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire
- CywairWelsh saint
- Leoncio II de Burdeos
Bible Verse of the Day
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
On July 11 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.