Feast Day: June 8
Born: 456 at Salency, Picardy, France
Died: 8 June 545 at Noyon, France
Major Shrine: Abbey of Saint-Médard, Soissons, France
Patron of: the weather; invoked against toothache
Monday, June 8
Liturgical Color: Green
St. Medard died on this day in 545 A.D.
He was named a bishop but because of
his humility was reluctant to accept the
appointment. He was so successful that
he was given charge of a neighboring
diocese, still maintaining his humbleness.