Martyrology

Short Biographies of selected Saints throughout the Year


Listed by Liturgical Calendar: Feastday:
January
The Three Holy Kings January 6 or 7
Saint Cedd, Bishop January 7
Saint Severinus, Abbot January 8
Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor January 14
Saint Maurus (within the martyrology of Ss. Placidus and Companions) January 15
Saint Peter's Chair at Rome January 18
Saint Canute, King and Martyr January 19
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr January 21
Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo, Bishop January 23
Saint Paul the Apostle, Conversion of January 25
Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr January 26
Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor January 27
Saint Karl the Great, German Holy Roman Emperor January 28
Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor January 29
February
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr February 1
Saint Ansgar, Bishop February 3
Saint Blase, Bishop and Martyr February 3
Saint Rembert, Bishop February 4
Saint John of Matha February 8
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor February 9
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servites February 12
Saint Bernadette Soubirous (within the article on Our Lady of Lourdes) February 18 or April 16
Saint Barbatus, Bishop February 19
Venerable Jacinto Marto February 20
Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor February 23
Saint Matthias, Apostle February 24 or 25
Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin February 27 or 28
Saint Leander, Bishop of Seville February 27 or 28
March
Venerable Francisco Marto March 1
Saint Swithbert, Bishop March 1
Saint Casimir March 4
Saint Lucius I, Pope and Martyr March 4
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor March 7
Saint Frances of Rome March 9
Saint Sophronius (within the martyrology of Saint Leo II) March 11
Saint Gregory I (the Great), Pope and Doctor March 12
Saint Heribert of Cologne March 16
Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland March 17
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor March 18
Saint Joseph -- Devotion to Him March 19/May 1
Saint Joseph, Feast of March 19
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Dying March 19/May 1
Saint Joseph, Power of March 19/May 1
Saint Joseph's Stairs in Santa Fe March 19/May 1
Saint Joseph -- Taking Him as a Special Patron March 19/May 1
Saint Cuthbert, Bishop March 20
Saint Benedict, Abbot March 21
Saint Gabriel the Archangel March 24
Saint Ludger, Bishop March 26
Saint John Damascene, Doctor March 27
Saint Rupert, Bishop March 27
Saint John Capistrano March 28
April
Saint Isidore of Seville, Bishop and Doctor April 4
Saint Vincent Ferrer April 5
Saint Herman Joseph April 7
Saint Leo I (the Great), Pope and Doctor April 11
Saint Hermenegild, Martyr April 13
Saint Justin Martyr April 14
Saint Peter Gonzales, Apostle of Spain April 15
Saint Leo IX, Pope April 19
Saint Marcellinus of Embrun, Bishop April 20
Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor April 21
Saint Konrad of Parzham, Patron of Youth April 22
Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr April 23
Saint George, Martyr April 23
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Martyr April 24
Saint Mark, Evangelist April 25
Saint Peter Canisius, Doctor April 27
Saint Paul of the Cross April 28
Saint Peter of Verona, Martyr April 29
May
Saint Joseph the Worker May 1
Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor May 2
Saint Pius V, Pope May 5
Saint John the Apostle before the Latin Gate May 6
Saint Stanislaus of Cracow, Bishop and Martyr May 7
Saint Achatius, Martyr May 8
Saint Michael the Archangel (Apparition of) May 8
Saint Peter of Tarentaise, Archbishop May 8
Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Doctor May 9
Saints Philip and James, Apostles May 11
Saint Andrew Bobola, Martyr May 16 or 21
Saint John Nepomucene, Martyr May 16
Saint Simon Stock and the Brown Scapular May 16
Saint Eric of Sweden, King and Martyr May 18
Saint Bernardine of Siena May 20
Saint Gregory VII, Pope May 25
Saint Philip Neri May 26
Saint Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr May 26
Saint Bede the Venerable, Doctor May 27
Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop May 28
Saint Ferdinand III, King May 30
June
Saint Erasmus, Bishop and Martyr June 2
Saint Clotilde June 3
Saint Francis Caracciolo June 4
Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr June 5
Saint Norbert of Xanten, Bishop June 6
Saint Medard June 8
Saint William, Bishop of York June 8
Saint Margaret of Scotland June 10
Saint Barnabas, Apostle June 11
Saint Anthony of Padua, the Wonder Worker, Doctor June 13
Saint Basil the Great, Bishop and Doctor June 14
Saints Vitus, Crescentia, and Modestus, Martyrs June 15
Saint John Francis Regis June 16
Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor June 18
Saint Boniface of Querfurt, Bishop and Martyr June 19
Saint Juliana Falconieri June 19
Saint Silverius, Pope and Martyr June 20
Saint John the Baptist June 24
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29
Saint Paul the Apostle, Commemoration of June 30
July
Saint Otto, Bishop July 2
Saints Processus and Martinianus, Martyrs July 2
Saint Leo II, Pope July 3
Saints Palladius, Bishop July 6
Saints Cyril and Methodius, Bishops July 7
Saint Willibald, Bishop July 7
Saint Pius I, Pope and Martyr July 11
Saint Eugenius, Bishop July 13
Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor July 14
Saint Heinrich II, German Holy Roman Emperor July 15
Saint Vincent de Paul July 19
Saint Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr July 20
Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr July 23
Saint Liborius, Bishop July 23
Saint Christopher, Martyr July 25
Saint James the Greater, Apostle July 25
Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... Liturgical Feast July 26
Saint Pantaleon, Martyr July 27
Saint Ignatius of Loyola July 31
August
Saint Peter's Chains August 1
The Holy Machabees, Martyrs August 1
Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori, Bishop and Doctor August 2
Saint Stephen I, Pope and Martyr August 2
Saint Francis of Assisi -- the Portiuncula August 2
Blessed Peter Julian Eymard August 3
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, Finding of August 3
Saint Dominic August 4
Saint Willibald, Bishop August 5
Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr August 6
Saint Cyriacus, Martyr August 8
The Fourteen Holy Helpers August 8
Saint Laurence, Deacon and Martyr August 10
Saint Cassian, Martyr August 13
Saint Hippolytus, Martyr August 13
Saint Radegonde August 13
Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 16
Saint Helena, Empress August 18
Saint John Eudes August 19
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor August 20
Saint Philip Benizi August 23
Saint Bartholomew, Apostle August 24
Saint Louis, King of France August 25
Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor August 28
Saint John the Baptist, Beheading of August 29
Saint Aidan, Bishop August 31
Saint Raymond Nonnatus August 31
September
Saint Aegidius, Hermit and Abbot September 1
Saint Stephen of Hungary, King September 2
Saint Rose of Viterbo September 4
Saint Hadrian, Martyr September 8
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino September 10
Saint Pulcheria, Virgin and Empress September 10
Saints Cornelius, Pope and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs September 16
Saint Francis of Assisi, Stigmata of September 17
Saint Lambert, Bishop and Martyr September 17 or 18
Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury September 19
Saint Eustachius, Martyr September 20
Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist September 21
Saints Maurice and the Theban Legion, Martyrs September 22
Saint Thomas of Villanova, Bishop September 22
Saint Gerard, Bishop and Martyr September 24
The North American Martyrs Part I September 26
The North American Martyrs Part II September 26
The North American Martyrs Part III September 26
Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs September 27
Saint Wenceslaus, Duke and Martyr September 28
Saint Michael the Archangel (Dedication of) September 29
Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor September 30
October
Saint Remigius, Bishop October 1
Holy Guardian Angels October 2
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — the Secret of Her Happiness October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Our Guide in Sorrow October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Her Magnificent Promises October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Her Love for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Veneration of Her Relics; She Still Lives October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Comfort for Sinners October 3
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus — Lovers of St. Therese Love Mary October 3
Saint Francis of Assisi -- the Portiuncula October 4
Saints Placidus and Companions, Martyrs October 5
Saint Dionysius, Bishop and Martyr October 9
Saint Louis Bertrand, Apostle of South America October 9
Saint Wilfrid, Bishop of York October 12
Saint Edward the Confessor, King October 13
Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr October 14
Saint Teresa of Avila October 15
Saint Hedwig, Widow October 16
Saint Luke, Evangelist October 18
Saint Raphael the Archangel October 24
Saint Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople October 24
Saint Frumentius, Bishop October 27
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles October 28
November
Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop November 4
Saint Willibrord, Bishop November 7
Saint Willehad, Bishop of Bremen November 8
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop November 11
Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr November 12
Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr November 14
Saint Laurence O'Toole, Archbishop of Dublin (within the 17th article on Celebrated Sanctuaries of the Madonna) November 14
Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor (RM-46 pg. 3) November 15
Saint Gertrude the Great November 16
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop November 17
Saint Mechtilde of Helfta November 19
Saint Edmund, King and Martyr November 20
Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr November 23
Saint John of the Cross, Doctor November 24
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr November 25
Saint Peter of Alexandria, Bishop and Martyr November 26
Saint Andrew, Apostle November 30
December
Saint Natalia (within the martyrology of Saint Hadrian) December 1
Saint Francis Xavier December 3
Saint Lucius, King December 3
Saint Barbara, Virgin and Martyr December 4
Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor December 4
Saint Nicholas of Bari, Bishop December 6
Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor December 7
Saint Damasus I, Pope December 11
Saint Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr December 16
Saint Thomas, Apostle December 21
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini December 22
Saint Anastasia, Martyr (commemorated during the Second Mass of Christmas) December 25
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, Feast of December 26
Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist December 27
Holy Innocents December 28
Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr December 29
Saint Sylvester, Pope December 31

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