Saint of the Day for June 20
Saint of the Day
Silverius
Pope
Pope Silverius was bishop of Rome from 8 June 536 to his deposition in 537, a few months before his death. His rapid rise to prominence from a deacon to the papacy coincided with the efforts of Ostrogothic king Theodahad, who intended to install a pro-Gothic candidate just before the Gothic War. Later deposed by Byzantine general Belisarius, he was tried and sent to exile on the desolated island of Palmarola, where he starved to death in 537.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Nicholas CabasilasByzantine mystic
- Methodius of OlympusChristian bishop and martyr
- AdalbertFrench saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910-981)
- Giovanni di MateraBenedictine monk
- Saint GobainIrish Benedictine monk
- NovatusChristian saint (died c.151)
- LatuinusBishop of Sées
Bible Verse of the Day
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
On June 20 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.