Saint of the Day for May 18
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint John I, Pope and Martyr
John I
Pope
Pope John I was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena, in Italy. Pope John I played a pivotal role in standardizing how the Western Church calculated the date of Easter, with the help of the monk Dionysius Exiguus, in 525. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the Ostrogoth King Theoderic to negotiate better treatment for Arians. Although John was relatively successful, upon his return to Ravenna, Theoderic had him imprisoned for allegedly conspiring with Constantinople. The frail pope died of neglect and ill-treatment.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Theodore Ipope
- Eric IX of Sweden12th-century Swedish King and Saint
- Stephen I of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
- Felix of CantaliceRoman Catholic saint
- Venantius of Camerinosaint
- Varvara Skvorchikhinskaya
- Dioscorus of Alexandria
Bible Verse of the Day
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
On May 18 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.