St. Robert of Newminster, June 7
A Yorkshire priest, Robert joined the monks who founded Fountains Abbey in 1132. He then became the first abbot of Newminster, in Northumberland, and founded several other houses. He died in 1159.
June 7 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Robert of Newminster, abbot on this date.
Other saints on June 7
- St. Anthony Mary Gianelli, bishop (1846)
Name days on June 7
In countries that keep name days, June 7 is the day for people named Robert.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Robert | September 17 |
June 7 on the calendar
June 7 is the 158th day of the year (the 159th in a leap year), with 207 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Wednesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Keeping June 7
June 7 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 Robert, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around June 7
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| June 4 | St. Clotilde |
| June 5 | St. Boniface |
| June 6 | St. Norbert |
| June 8 | St. Medard |
| June 9 | St. Ephrem |
| June 10 | Bl. Diana d’Andalò |
The day before, June 6, is the day of St. Norbert. The day after, June 8, belongs to St. Medard. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.