Saint of the Day for June 12
Saint of the Day
Peter the Athonite
8th-century Byzantine monk and hermit, Orthodox saint, pioneering hermit of Mount Athos
Peter the Athonite, sometimes called Peter of Mount Athos, is reputed to have been the first hermit to settle upon the Mount Athos. He is venerated as a saint and commemorated by the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches on June 12.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Amphionearly Christian bishop of Epiphaneia in Cilicia
Bible Verse of the Day
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
On June 12 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.