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title: "St. Silverius: Feast Day June 20 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-silverius/
description: "St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr. Remembered on June 20, died c. 537. Read their life in Bless."
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Pope and Martyr · Remembered on June 20

# St. Silverius

St. Silverius is remembered on June 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [June 20](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#20) |
| Title | Pope and Martyr |
| Died | c. 537 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, June 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-silverius/#calendar) |

## Life

Son of Pope Hormisdas, elected to Peter’s chair in dangerous times: refusing the empress Theodora’s demand to restore a condemned patriarch, he was framed with forged letters, deposed by the general Belisarius, and exiled to the barren island of Palmarola, where he starved to death. The faithful honored his grave as a martyr’s from the first.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Silverius. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, June 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/20/) | Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Job 38:1, 8-11 · Psalm 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31 · 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 · Luke 7:16 · Mark 4:35-41 |
| [Tuesday, June 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/20/) | Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 21:17-29 · Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 · John 13:34 · Matthew 5:43-48 |

Readings

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

[June 19 St. Romuald](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-romuald/) [June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-aloysius-gonzaga/)

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St. Silverius

Remembered on June 20

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-silverius/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-silverius/#calendar)

In the app

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