Saint of the Day for July 8
Saint of the Day
Adrian III
Pope
Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his death on 8 July 885. He served for little more than a year, during which he worked to help the people of Italy in a very troubled time of famine and war.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Edgar of EnglandKing of the English (r. 959-975)
- Priscilla and Aquilalate Roman Christian missionary married couple
- SunnivaNorwegian saint
- Auspicius of Toulbishop of Toul
- Peter and FevroniaPrince and Princess Consort of the Principality of Murom (1203-1228) and Russian saints
- WihtburhEast Anglian saint
- LandradaBelgian saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
On July 8 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.