Saint of the Day for July 6
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr
Maria Goretti
Italian saint
Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and the family had to share a house with another family, the Serenellis. She took over household duties while her mother and siblings worked in the fields.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Palladius5th century deacon and first bishop of Ireland
- Seaxburh of Elyqueen of King Eorcenberht of Kent, abbess, and saint of the Christian Church (640-699)
- Nazaria Ignacianun (1889-1943)
- GodelinaFlemish saint
- Saint Uliana OlshankyUkrainian saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Noyale
- Rhedyw5th-century Welsh saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
On July 6 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.