St. Julie Billiart, April 8
A peasant girl from Picardy, Julie Billiart (1751-1816) was paralyzed for over twenty years. In 1804 she founded the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to teach poor girls, and she walked again that same year. She was canonized in 1969.
April 8 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Julie Billiart, virgin on this date.
Other saints on April 8
- St. Walter of Pontoise, abbot (1099)
Name days on April 8
In countries that keep name days, April 8 is the day for people named Julie and Walter. These names come from the same saint, as variants, nicknames or forms used in other languages.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Julie | April 8 |
| Walter | April 8 |
April 8 on the calendar
April 8 is the 98th day of the year (the 99th in a leap year), with 267 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Keeping April 8
April 8 falls in spring. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Julie and Walter, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around April 8
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| April 5 | St. Vincent Ferrer |
| April 6 | St. Marcellinus of Carthage |
| April 7 | St. John Baptist de la Salle |
| April 9 | St. Waltrude |
| April 10 | St. Fulbert of Chartres |
| April 11 | St. Stanislaus |
The day before, April 7, is the day of St. John Baptist de la Salle. The day after, April 9, belongs to St. Waltrude. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.