SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 06

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 06 

St. William of Eskilsoe, Roman Catholic Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France, circa 1125, he served as a canon at the church of St. Genevieve, Paris, under the great Abbot Suger until about 1170, when he was sent to Denmark with the mission of reforming the canons at Eskilsoe at the request of the bishop of Roskilde. He became abbot there and, during his three decades among the Danes, he also reformed many other communities. He also founded the abbey of St. Thomas, in Zeeland. He died in Denmark. Feastday Apr.6

St. Sixtus I, Roman Catholic Pope and Martyr, during the reign of Hadrian c. 115-c. 125.

Bl. Pierino Morosini. Roman Catholic woman. Pierina made a private vow of chastity to God and was attacked by a would-be rapist, and died soon after.

St. Celestine I, Roman Catholic Pope. The founder of the papal diplomatic service and sent Palladius to evangelize Ireland in 431

St. Elstan, 981 A.D.  Bishop of Winchester, England, Benedictine, celebrated as a model of blind obedience. Elstan succeeded St. Ethelwold as bishop and as abbot.  

St. Berthane, 840 A.D. A bishop of Scotland, called Ferda-Leithe , "the Man of Two Countries." Berthane was a monk of lona and the bishop of Kirkwall in the Orkneys, Scotland. He died in Ireland and was buried at Irishmore in Gaiway Bay, hence his name. He is sometimes listed as Berchan.  

St. Brychan, King of Wales, undocumented but popular saint. Brychan is credited with having twentyfour children, all saints.  

St. Ulehad. Patron saint of Liechulched church on Anglesey Island, Wales, also called Uchal in some lists.  

ST. PETER OF VERONA, DOMINICAN AND MARTYR

ST GALLA, ROMAN WIDOW