Saint of the Day for June 11
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Barnabas
1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
Barnabas, born Joseph (Ἰωσήφ) or Joses (Ἰωσής), was a prominent Christian disciple, identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14. According to Acts 4:36, he was a Cypriot Levite. He undertook missionary journeys as a companion of Paul the Apostle, evangelizing among the "God-fearing" Gentiles who attended synagogues in some of the Hellenized cities of Anatolia. He participated in the Council of Jerusalem.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Bartholomew the ApostleChristian apostle and martyr
- RimbertArchbishop of Bremen
- Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)Russian saint and surgeon (1877-1961)
- Paula FrassinettiItalian Roman Catholic nun
- John of SahagúnSpanish Augustinian friar, priest and saint
- Tochumra
- Blier de Sézanne
Bible Verse of the Day
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
On June 11 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.