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title: "First Martyrs of the Church of Rome: Feast Day June 30"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/
description: "First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, Martyrs. Remembered on June 30. Read their life in Bless."
---

Martyrs · Remembered on June 30

# First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

First Martyrs of the Church of Rome is remembered on June 30 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [June 30](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#30) |
| Title | Martyrs |
| Died | c. 64 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, June 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/#calendar) |

## Life

The nameless multitude Nero blamed for the burning of Rome: sewn into beasts’ skins for the dogs, crucified, burned as torches for his gardens — ‘a vast multitude,’ Tacitus wrote, condemned finally not for arson but for who they were. The Church keeps them the day after Peter and Paul, shepherds and flock together.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, June 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/30/) | Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 21:5, 8-20a · Psalm 34:7-8, 10-11, 12-13 · James 1:18 · Matthew 8:28-34 |
| [Friday, June 30, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/30/) | Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Kings 25:1-12 · Psalm 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 · Matthew 8:17 · Matthew 8:1-4 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[June 29 St. Paul](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul/) [July 1 St. Junípero Serra](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-junipero-serra/)

[All the saints of June](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/) [Born on June 30?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#06-30) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

Remembered on June 30

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/first-martyrs-of-the-church-of-rome/#calendar)

In the app

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