The Tridentine Calendar is the calendar of saints

Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...

 to be honoured in the course of the liturgical year

Liturgical year

The liturgical year, also known as the church year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches which determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of Scripture are to be read. Distinct liturgical colours may appear in...

 in the official liturgy

Liturgy

Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...

 of the Roman Rite

Roman Rite

The Roman Rite is the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome in the Catholic Church. It is by far the most widespread of the Latin liturgical rites used within the Western or Latin autonomous particular Church, the particular Church that itself is also called the Latin Rite, and that is one of...

 as reformed by Pope Pius V

Pope Pius V

Pope Saint Pius V , born Antonio Ghislieri , was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the Council of Trent, the Counter-Reformation, and the standardization of the Roman liturgy within the Latin Church...

, implementing a decision of the Council of Trent

Council of Trent

The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...

, which entrusted the task to the Pope.

The text of the Tridentine Calendar can be found in the original editions of the Tridentine

Council of Trent

The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...

 Roman Breviary and of the Tridentine

Tridentine Mass

The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...

 Roman Missal

Roman Missal

The Roman Missal is the liturgical book that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.-Situation before the Council of Trent:...

.

Use of both these texts, which included Pius V's revised calendar, was made obligatory throughout the Latin Rite except where other texts of at least two centuries' antiquity were in use, and departures from it were not allowed. The Apostolic Constitution

Apostolic constitution

An apostolic constitution is the highest level of decree issued by the Pope. The use of the term constitution comes from Latin constitutio, which referred to any important law issued by the Roman emperor, and is retained in church documents because of the inheritance that the canon law of the...

 Quod a nobis, which imposed use of the Tridentine Roman Breviary, and the corresponding Apostolic Constitution Quo primum

Quo Primum

Quo Primum is the name of an Apostolic constitution in the form of a Papal bull issued by Pope St. Pius V on 14 July 1570...

concerning the Tridentine Roman Missal both decreed: "No one whosoever is permitted to alter this letter or heedlessly to venture to go contrary to this notice of Our permission, statute, ordinance, command, precept, grant, indult, declaration, will, decree and prohibition. Should anyone, however, presume to commit such an act, he should know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul."

Some of Pope Pius V's alterations of the existing Roman Calendar

Pius V removed from the existing Roman calendar many mediaeval saints, keeping only about half a dozen who had been canonized after the eleventh century. His calendar did not include Saints Joachim

Joachim

Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James...

, Anne

Saint Anne

Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...

, Anthony of Padua

Anthony of Padua

Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is where he was raised...

, Nicholas of Tolentino

Nicholas of Tolentino

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino , known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was an Italian saint and mystic.-Biography:...

, Francis of Paola

Francis of Paola

Saint Francis of Paola was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the Minims.-Biography:...

, Bernardino of Siena

Bernardino of Siena

Saint Bernardino of Siena, O.F.M., was an Italian priest, Franciscan missionary, and is a Catholic saint.-Early life:...

 or Elizabeth of Hungary, nor any anatomical feasts, such as that of the Stigmata

Stigmata

Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...

 of Saint Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...

, or the Precious Blood or the Five Wounds of Christ. He removed the word "Immaculate" from the title of the 8 December feast of the Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...

 of the Blessed Virgin Mary, abolished the previously existing special Mass for that day, whose Introit and Collect would be restored by Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX

Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...

, and directed that the Mass of the Nativity of Mary

Nativity of Mary

The Nativity of Mary, or Birth of the Virgin and various permutations, is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December...

 should be used instead, replacing the word "Nativity" with "Conception". He raised to the rank of double the feasts of the four Eastern Saints Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....

, Basil of Caesarea

Basil of Caesarea

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor . He was an influential 4th century Christian theologian...

, John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...

 and Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age...

, and, while he did not give them the title of Doctor of the Church, he assigned to them the common used for the four Western Doctors, Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I

Pope Gregory I , better known in English as Gregory the Great, was pope from 3 September 590 until his death...

, Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...

, Jerome

Jerome

Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...

 and Ambrose

Ambrose

Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about...

. On the other hand, he lowered the ranks of many saints' feasts, in order to allow celebration of Sundays and the ferias of Advent and Lent, for any double feast outranked an ordinary Sunday of the year until St. Pius X (see Reform of the Roman Breviary by Pope Pius X), and it was not until the reforms of John XXIII that ferias of Advent and Lent outranked third class feasts (which included the feasts formerly called double).

Some differences in relation to later editions of the Roman calendar

In the Tridentine Calendar, the rank of feasts

Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...

 is expressly indicated only if they are ranked as Double or Semidouble, while absence of an indication means that a feast is of the rank of Simple. (For the meaning of these terms see Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite

Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite

Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite serves two purposes. The rank indicates some particular points about the manner of celebrating the day: for instance, the Mass of a Solemnity will include recitation of Gloria in Excelsis and Creed, that of what is now called in a specific technical...

.) This tripartite ranking as Double, Semidouble, and Simple originated in the thirteenth century and, apart from deciding precedence in the case of two celebrations coinciding on the same day (as when a feast of the fixed calendar coincided with a Sunday, or with a feast or octave

Octave (liturgical)

"Octave" has two senses in Christian liturgical usage. In the first sense, it is the eighth day after a feast, reckoning inclusively, and so always falls on the same day of the week as the feast itself. The word is derived from Latin octava , with dies understood...

 whose date depended on that of Easter), was of practical importance more for the Liturgy of the Hours

Liturgy of the hours

The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is the official set of daily prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church to be recited at the canonical hours by the clergy, religious orders, and laity. The Liturgy of the Hours consists primarily of psalms supplemented by hymns and readings...

 than for the Mass

Mass (liturgy)

"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...

.

Pope Clement VIII

Pope Clement VIII

Pope Clement VIII , born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from 30 January 1592 to 3 March 1605.-Cardinal:...

 introduced the rank of Double Major in 1604. This distinction and those of Double of the First Class and Double of the Second Class are absent in the Tridentine Calendar.

Popes continued to add feast days and augment already existing feasts so much so that the Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia

The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...

 published the following chart to document the incremental growth of saints' days. (St. Pius V had removed some feast days in order to allow for the addition of saints from that age and subsequent ages of the Church, which partially accounts for the low number of feasts. Even the 1969 calendar, which includes significantly fewer feasts than those before it, still has more than 149 saint days.)

Pope	Date	|Doubles, II Class	|Doubles	|Total
Pius V	1568	19	17	0	53	60	149
Clement VIII	1602	19	18	16	43	68	164
Urban VIII	1631	19	18	16	45	78	176
Leo XIII	1882	21	18	24	128	74	275
-	1907	23	27	25	133	72	280

Soon after the publication of this 1907 table, Pope Pius X

Pope Pius X

Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...

 made a general revision of the rubrics of the calendar, the result of which (with a few additions by Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February 1922, and sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 until his death on 10 February 1939...

) can be seen in General Roman Calendar of 1954. This was followed by Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....

's simplifying revision of 1955 (see General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII

General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII

In 1955 Pope Pius XII made several changes to the General Roman Calendar of 1954, changes that remained in force only until 1960, when Pope John XXIII, on the basis of further recommendations of the commission that Pius XII had set up, decreed a further revision of the Roman Catholic calendar of...

). Pope John XXIII's General Roman Calendar of 1962

General Roman Calendar of 1962

This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1962, following the reforms that Pope John XXIII introduced with his motu proprio Rubricarum instructum of 23 July 1960...

 reduced the number of celebrations and completely abandoned the ranking as Doubles, Simples, etc. This missal is still authorized for present use, and according to the motu proprio

Motu proprio

A motu proprio is a document issued by the Pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him....

 Summorum Pontificum

Summorum Pontificum

Summorum Pontificum is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued "motu proprio" . The document specified the rules, for the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, for celebrating Mass according to the "Missal promulgated by John XXIII in 1962" , and for administering most of the sacraments in...

of Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

, was never abrogated. The other calendar that is currently used was promulgated in 1969 with subsequent revisions (see Roman Catholic calendar of saints

Roman Catholic calendar of saints

The General Roman Calendar indicates the days of the year to which are assigned the liturgical celebrations of saints and of the mysteries of the Lord that are to be observed wherever the Roman Rite is used...

).

January

• 1 January: Circumcision of the Lord
  Circumcision of Christ
  The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days after his birth, the occasion on which the child was formally given his name.The circumcision of Jesus has traditionally been seen, as explained in the...
  
  , Double.
• 2 January: Octave of St. Stephen
  Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
  
  , Double, with commemoration of octaves.
• 3 January: Octave of St. John
  John the Apostle
  John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...
  
  , Double, with commemoration of the octave of the Holy Innocents.
• 4 January: Octave of the Holy Innocents
  Massacre of the Innocents
  The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of infanticide by the King of Judea, Herod the Great. According to the Gospel of Matthew Herod orders the execution of all young male children in the village of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth...
  
   , Double
• 5 January: Vigil.
• 6 January: Epiphany of the Lord
  Epiphany (Christian)
  Epiphany, or Theophany, meaning "vision of God",...
  
  , Double.
• 7 January: Of the Octave of the Epiphany.
• 8 January: Of the Octave.
• 9 January: Of the Octave.
• 10 January: Of the Octave.
• 11 January: Of the Octave of the Epiphany, and commemoration of St Hyginus
  Pope Hyginus
  Pope Saint Hyginus was bishop of Rome from about 136 or 138 to about 140 or 142. Tradition holds that during his papacy he determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 12 January: Of the octave.
• 13 January: Octave of the Epiphany, Double.
• 14 January: Hilary
  Hilary of Poitiers
  Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" and the "Athanasius of the West." His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. His optional memorial in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints is 13...
  
   bishop and confessor, Semidouble, transferred from yesterday, with commemoration of St Felix
  Felix of Nola
  Saint Felix of Nola was a priest of Nola in Italy, who though once listed in the General Roman Calendar as a martyr, was instead a confessor of the faith.-Legend:Felix was the elder son of Hermias, a Syrian soldier who had retired to Nola, Italy...
  
   Priest and martyr.
• 15 January: Paul
  Paul of Thebes
  Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite is regarded as the first Christian hermit...
  
   the First Hermit, confessor, Semidouble, transferred from 10 January, with commemoration of St Maurus
  Saint Maurus
  Saint Maurus was the first disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia . He is mentioned in St. Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate; offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life. Four stories involving Maurus recounted...
  
  .
• 16 January: Marcellus
  Pope Marcellus
  Pope Marcellus may refer to two Roman Catholic popes:*Pope Marcellus I *Pope Marcellus II...
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble.
• 17 January: Anthony Abbot, Double.
• 18 January: Chair of St Peter at Rome, Double, and commemoration of St Prisca
  Saint Prisca
  Saint Prisca was a Roman young woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. Her dates are unknown. She is revered as a saint and a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 19 January: Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum martyrs.
• 20 January: Fabian
  Pope Fabian
  Pope Fabian was Pope from January 10, 236 to January 20, 250, succeeding Pope Anterus.Eusebius of Caesarea relates how the Christians, having assembled in Rome to elect a new bishop, saw a dove alight upon the head of Fabian, a layman and stranger to the city, who was thus marked out for this...
  
   and Sebastian martyrs, Double.
• 21 January: Agnes
  Saint Agnes
  Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass...
  
   virgin and martyr, Double.
• 22 January: Vincent
  Vincent of Saragossa
  Saint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
  
   and Anastasius martyrs, Semidouble.
• 23 January: Emerentiana virgin and martyr.
• 24 January: Timothy bishop and martyr.
• 25 January: Conversion of St Paul
  Paul of Tarsus
  Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
  
   Apostle, Double.
• 26 January: Polycarp
  Polycarp
  Saint Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him...
  
   bishop and martyr.
• 27 January: John Chrysostom
  John Chrysostom
  John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
  
   bishop and confessor, Double.
• 28 January: Agnes
  Saint Agnes
  Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass...
  
   second.
• 29 January:
• 30 January:
• 31 January:

February

• 1 February: Ignatius
  Ignatius of Antioch
  Ignatius of Antioch was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology...
  
   bishop and martyr, Semidouble.
• 2 February: Purification of Blessed Mary
  Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
  The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on 2 February, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Eastern Catholic Churches, it is one of the twelve Great Feasts, and is sometimes called Hypapante...
  
  , Double.
• 3 February: Blase
  Saint Blaise
  Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...
  
   bishop and martyr.
• 4 February:
• 5 February: Agatha virgin and martyr, Semidouble.
• 6 February: Dorothy
  Dorothea of Caesarea
  Saint Dorothy is a 4th century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 7 February:
• 8 February:
• 9 February: Apollonia
  Saint Apollonia
  Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 10 February:
• 11 February:
• 12 February:
• 13 February:
• 14 February: Valentine
  Saint Valentine
  Saint Valentine is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name "Valentine", derived from valens , was popular in Late Antiquity...
  
   Priest and martyr.
• 15 February: Faustinus and Jovita martyrs.
• 16 February:
• 17 February:
• 18 February: Simeon
  Simeon of Jerusalem
  Saint Simeon of Jerusalem, son of Clopas, was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem .-Life:Eusebius of Caesarea gives the list of these bishops...
  
   bishop and martyr.
• 19 February:
• 20 February:
• 21 February:
• 22 February: Chair of St Peter at Antioch, Double.
• 23 February: Vigil.
• 24 February: Matthias
  Saint Matthias
  Matthias , according to the Acts of the Apostles, was the apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his suicide.-Biography:...
  
   Apostle, Double.
• 25 February:
• 26 February:
• 27 February:
• 28 February:

In leap year

Leap year

A leap year is a year containing one extra day in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year...

, a day is added and it is of 29 days but the Feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and then is said twice Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th day, and thus the Dominical letter

Dominical letter

Dominical letters are letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G assigned to days in a cycle of seven with the letter A always set against 1 January as an aid for finding the day of the week of a given calendar date and in calculating Easter....

 is changed to the one above, that if it be B, into A, if it be C, into B, similarly also in the others.

March

• 1 March:
• 2 March:
• 3 March:
• 4 March:
• 5 March:
• 6 March:
• 7 March: St. Thomas Aquinas
  Thomas Aquinas
  Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis...
  
   confessor, Double, and commemoration of Ss. Perpetua and Felicity martyrs.
• 8 March:
• 9 March: The Forty Holy martyrs
  Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
  The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII Fulminata whose martyrdom in 320 for the Christian faith is recounted in traditional martyrologies.They were killed near Sebaste, in Lesser Armenia, victims of the persecutions of Licinius,...
  
  , Semidouble.
• 10 March:
• 11 March:
• 12 March: Gregory
  Pope Gregory I
  Pope Gregory I , better known in English as Gregory the Great, was pope from 3 September 590 until his death...
  
   pope and confessor, and Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...
  
  , Double.
• 13 March:
• 14 March:
• 15 March:
• 16 March:
• 17 March:
• 18 March:
• 19 March: Joseph
  Saint Joseph
  Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
  
   confessor, Double.
• 20 March:
• 21 March: Benedict
  Benedict of Nursia
  Saint Benedict of Nursia is a Christian saint, honored by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, about to the east of Rome, before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. There is no...
  
   Abbot, Double.
• 22 March:
• 23 March:
• 24 March:
• 25 March: Annunciation
  Annunciation
  The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
  
   of Blessed Mary, Double.
• 26 March:
• 27 March:
• 28 March:
• 29 March:
• 30 March:
• 31 March:

April

• 1 April:
• 2 April:
• 3 April:
• 4 April:
• 5 April:
• 6 April:
• 7 April:
• 8 April:
• 9 April:
• 10 April:
• 11 April: Leo
  Pope Leo I
  Pope Leo I was pope from September 29, 440 to his death.He was an Italian aristocrat, and is the first pope of the Catholic Church to have been called "the Great". He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452, persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy...
  
   pope and confessor, Double.
• 12 April:
• 13 April:
• 14 April: Tiburtius
  Tiburtius
  Tiburtius can refer to:*St. Tiburtius, the brother of St. Valerian, the husband of Saint Cecilia.*Saints Tiburtius and Susanna...
  
  , Valerian
  Valerian
  - Botany :* Valeriana, a genus of plants* Valerian , a medicinal plant* Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber - People :* Valerian - Botany :* Valeriana, a genus of plants* Valerian (herb), a medicinal plant* Red valerian, a garden flower, Centranthus ruber - People :* Valerian...
  
  , and Maximus
  Maximus
  Maximus is the Latin term for "greatest" or "largest". In this connexion it is used to refer to:*Circus Maximus *Pontifex Maximus, the highest priest of the ancient Roman College of Pontiffs...
  
   martyrs.
• 15 April:
• 16 April:
• 17 April: Anicetus
  Pope Anicetus
  Pope Saint Anicetus was Pope of the Catholic Church from about 150 to about 167 . His name is Greek for unconquered...
  
   pope and martyr
• 18 April:
• 19 April:
• 20 April:
• 21 April:
• 22 April: Soter
  Pope Soter
  Pope Saint Soter was the Bishop of Rome during the latter half of the 2nd Century with his pontificate, according to the Annuario Pontificio, beginning between 162 and 168 then ending between 170 and 177. Although his name is derived from the Greek word "σωτήρ" , meaning a "saviour" or...
  
   and Cajus
  Pope Caius
  Pope Saint Caius or Gaius was Pope from December 17, 283 to April 22, 296. Christian tradition makes him a native of the Dalmatian city of Salona, today Solin near Split, the son of a man also named Caius, and a member of a noble family related to the Emperor Diocletian.Little information on Caius...
  
   popes and martyrs, Semidouble.
• 23 April: George
  Saint George
  Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
  
   martyr, Semidouble.
• 24 April:
• 25 April: Mark
  Mark the Evangelist
  Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples of Christ, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main sees of Christianity....
  
   Evangelist, Double.
• 26 April: Cletus
  Pope Anacletus
  Pope Saint Anacletus , also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope (after St....
  
   and Marcellinus
  Pope Marcellinus
  Pope Saint Marcellinus, according to the Liberian Catalogue, became bishop of Rome on June 30, 296; his predecessor was Pope St CaiusMarcellinus’ pontificate began at a time when Diocletian was Roman Emperor, but had not yet started to persecute the Christians. He left Christianity rather free and...
  
   popes and martyrs, Semidouble.
• 27 April:
• 28 April: Vitalis
  Vitalis of Milan
  Saint Vitalis of Milan, known as San Vitale in Italian and Saint Vital in French, was an early Christian martyr.-Biography:Vitalis was a wealthy citizen of Milan, perhaps a soldier. He was married to Saint Valeria, and they were the parents of the perhaps legendary Saints Gervasius and Protasius...
  
   martyr.
• 29 April:
• 30 April:

May

• 1 May: Philip
  Philip the Apostle
  Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia....
  
   and James
  James the Just
  James , first Bishop of Jerusalem, who died in 62 AD, was an important figure in Early Christianity...
  
   Apostles, Double.
• 2 May: Athanasius bishop and confessor, Double.
• 3 May: Invention of the Holy Cross, Double, and commemoration of Ss Alexander
  Pope Alexander I
  Pope Saint Alexander I was Bishop of Rome from about 106 to 115. The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119...
  
  , Eventius and Theodulus
  Theodulus
  -People:*Theodulus, a saint martyred with Leontius and Hypatius*Theodulus, a Christian saint and son of Nilus of Sinai*Theodulus, a Christian saint martyred with Victor, Dorotheus and Agrippa at Synnada....
  
   martyrs, and Juvenal
  Juvenal of Narni
  Saint Juvenal is venerated as the first Bishop of Narni in Umbria. Historical details regarding Juvenal’s life are limited...
  
   bishop and confessor.
• 4 May: Monica
  Monica of Hippo
  Saint Monica is a Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo, who wrote extensively of her virtues and his life with her in his Confessions.-Life:...
  
   Widow.
• 5 May:
• 6 May: John before the Latin Gate
  San Giovanni a Porta Latina
  San Giovanni a Porta Latina is a Basilica church in Rome, Italy, near the Porta Latina of the Aurelian Wall...
  
  , Double.
• 7 May:
• 8 May: Apparition of St. Michael
  Michael (archangel)
  Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
  
  , Double
• 9 May: Gregory the Theologian
  Gregory of Nazianzus
  Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age...
  
   bishop and confessor, Double.
• 10 May: Gordian and Epimachus martyrs.
• 11 May:
• 12 May: Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras martyrs.
• 13 May:
• 14 May: Saint Boniface
  Saint Boniface
  Saint Boniface , the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth in the kingdom of Wessex, probably at Crediton , was a missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. He is the patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz...
  
   martyr
• 15 May:
• 16 May:
• 17 May:
• 18 May:
• 19 May: Pudentiana
  Pudentiana
  Pudentiana is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. She is sometimes called Potentiana and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes....
  
   virgin.
• 20 May:
• 21 May:
• 22 May:
• 23 May:
• 24 May:
• 25 May: Urban
  Pope Urban I
  Pope Saint Urban I was Pope from 14 October 222 to 230. He was born in Rome, Roman Empire and succeeded St. Callixtus I who had been martyred. For centuries it was believed that Urban too was martyred...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 26 May: Eleutherius
  Pope Eleuterus
  Pope Saint Eleuterus, or Eleutherius, was Bishop of Rome from about 174 to 189 . He was born in Nicopolis in Epirus. His name is Greek for free....
  
   pope and martyr.
• 27 May: John
  Pope John I
  Pope Saint John I was Pope from 523 to 526. He was a native of Siena or the Castello di Serena, near Chiusdino. He is the first pope known to have visited Constantinople while in office....
  
   pope and martyr
• 28 May:
• 29 May:
• 30 May: Felix I
  Pope Felix I
  -Life and works:A Roman by birth, Felix was chosen as Pope on 5 January 269, in succession to Pope Dionysius, who had died on 26 December 268Felix was the author of an important dogmatic letter on the unity of Christ's Person...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 31 May: Petronilla
  Saint Petronilla
  Saint Petronilla is venerated as a virgin martyr by the Catholic Church...
  
   virgin.

June

• 1 June:.
• 2 June: Marcellinus, Peter
  Marcellinus and Peter
  Saints Marcellinus and Peter were two 4th century Christian martyrs in the city of Rome.-Life:Very little is known about the two martyrs' lives. Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, died in the year 304, during the persecution of Diocletian...
  
   and Erasmus
  Erasmus of Formiae
  Saint Erasmus of Formiae was a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors...
  
   martyrs.
• 3 June:
• 4 June:
• 5 June:
• 6 June:
• 7 June:
• 8 June:
• 9 June: Primus and Felician
  Primus and Felician
  Saints Primus and Felician were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 297 during the Diocletian persecution. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 297 during the Diocletian persecution. The...
  
   martyrs.
• 10 June:
• 11 June: Barnabas
  Barnabas
  Barnabas , born Joseph, was an Early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem. In terms of culture and background, he was a Hellenised Jew, specifically a Levite. Named an apostle in , he and Saint Paul undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts...
  
   Apostle, Double.
• 12 June: Basilides
  Saint Nazarius (Roman Martyrology)
  Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius are saints of the Roman Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology for 12 June as four Roman martyrs who suffered death under Diocletian....
  
  , Cyrinus
  Saint Quirinus
  Saint Quirinus may refer to:* Quirinus of Neuss * Quirinus of Rome , also known as 'Quirinus of Tegernsee', relics at Tegernsee Abbey.* Quirinus of Sescia...
  
  , Nabor
  Saint Nazarius (Roman Martyrology)
  Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius are saints of the Roman Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology for 12 June as four Roman martyrs who suffered death under Diocletian....
  
   and Nazarius
  Saint Nazarius (Roman Martyrology)
  Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius are saints of the Roman Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology for 12 June as four Roman martyrs who suffered death under Diocletian....
  
   martyrs.
• 13 June:
• 14 June: Basil
  Basil of Caesarea
  Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor . He was an influential 4th century Christian theologian...
  
   bishop and confessor, Double.
• 15 June: Vitus
  Vitus
  Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
  
  , Modestus
  Vitus
  Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
  
  , and Crescentia
  Vitus
  Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
  
   martyrs.
• 16 June:
• 17 June:
• 18 June: Mark and Marcellianus Brothers, martyrs.
• 19 June: Gervase and Protase
  Gervasius and Protasius
  Saints Gervasius and Protasius are venerated as Christian martyrs, probably of the 2nd century....
  
   martyrs.
• 20 June: Silverius
  Pope Silverius
  Pope Saint Silverius was Pope from June 8, 536 until March 537. According to the "New Catholic Encyclopedia" , the dates of Pope Silverius' pontificate are in doubt: "June 1 or 8, 536, to c. November 11, 537; d. Palmaria, probably December 2, 537."...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 21 June:
• 22 June: Paulinus
  Paulinus of Nola
  Saint Paulinus of Nola, also known as Pontificus Meropius Anicius Paulinus was a Roman senator who converted to a severe monasticism in 394...
  
   bishop and confessor
• 23 June: Vigil.
• 24 June: Nativity of St. John the Baptist
  Nativity of St. John the Baptist
  The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist, a prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah in the person of Jesus and who baptized Jesus.-Significance:Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for...
  
  , Double.
• 25 June: Of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.
• 26 June: John and Paul
  John and Paul
  For the musical partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, see Lennon/McCartneyJohn and Paul are saints in the Roman Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June. They should not be confused with the famous apostles of the same name...
  
   martyrs, Semidouble, with commemoration of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.
• 27 June: Of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.
• 28 June: Leo II
  Pope Leo II
  -Background and early activity in the Church:He was a Sicilian by birth , and succeeded Agatho. Though elected pope a few days after the death of St. Agatho , he was not consecrated till after the lapse of a year and seven months...
  
   pope and confessor, Semidouble, with commemoration of the Octave and of the Vigil.
• 29 June: Peter
  Saint Peter
  Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
  
   and Paul Apostles, Double.
• 30 June: Commemoration of St Paul Apostle, Double, with commemoration of the Octave of St John.

July

• 1 July: Octave of St. John the Baptist
  Nativity of St. John the Baptist
  The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist, a prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah in the person of Jesus and who baptized Jesus.-Significance:Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for...
  
  , Double, with commemoration of the octave of the Apostles.
• 2 July: Visitation of Blessed Mary, Double, with commemoration of the Apostles and of Ss. Processus and Martinian
  Martinian and Processus
  Saints Martinian and Processus or Saints Processus and Martinian were Christian martyrs of ancient Rome.The dates of these martyrs are unknown, as well as the circumstances of their deaths.-Burial:...
  
   martyrs.
• 3 July: Of the octave of the Apostles.
• 4 July: Of the octave.
• 5 July: Of the octave.
• 6 July: Octave of the Apostles Peter
  Saint Peter
  Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
  
   and Paul, Double.
• 7 July:
• 8 July:
• 9 July:
• 10 July: The Seven Brothers
  Felicitas of Rome
  Felicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...
  
   martyrs and Ss. Rufina and Secunda
  Rufina and Secunda
  Rufina and Secunda were Roman virgin-martyrs and Christian saints. Their feast day is celebrated on 10 July.-Legend:According to the legendary Acts, they suffered in 287 during the persecution of Emperor Valerian. Their legend states that they were daughters of a Roman senator named Asterius...
  
   virgins and martyrs, Semidouble.
• 11 July: Pius
  Pope Pius I
  Pope Saint Pius I was Bishop of Rome, according to the Annuario Pontificio, from 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. Others suggest that his pontificate was perhaps from 140 to 154.-Early life:...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 12 July: Nabor and Felix
  Nabor and Felix
  Saints Nabor and Felix were martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in 303. A tomb in Milan is believed to contain their relics.In the apocryphal "Acts of Saints Nabor and Felix" Saints Nabor and Felix were martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in 303. A tomb in Milan is believed...
  
   martyrs.
• 13 July: Anacletus
  Pope Anacletus
  Pope Saint Anacletus , also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope (after St....
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble.
• 14 July: Bonaventure
  Bonaventure
  Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., , born John of Fidanza , was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonized on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the...
  
   bishop and confessor, Semidouble.
• 15 July:
• 16 July:
• 17 July: Alexius confessor.
• 18 July: Symphorosa with her seven Sons
  Symphorosa
  Saint Symphorosa is venerated as a Christian saint. According to tradition, she was martyred with her seven sons at Tibur towards the end of the reign of Emperor Hadrian ....
  
   martyrs.
• 19 July:
• 20 July: Margaret
  Margaret the Virgin
  Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch , virgin and martyr, is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches on July 20; and on July 17 in the Orthodox Church. Her historical existence has been questioned; she was declared apocryphal by Pope Gelasius I in 494,...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 21 July: Praxedes
  Praxedes
  Saint Praxedes is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. She is sometimes called Praxedis or Praxed.-Biography:Little is known for about Praxedes, and not all accounts agree. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana; their brothers...
  
   virgin.
• 22 July: Mary Magdalene
  Mary Magdalene
  Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
  
  , Double.
• 23 July: Apollinaris bishop and martyr, Double.
• 24 July: Vigil, and commemoration of Saint Christina
  Saint Christina
  Saint Christina or Christine can refer to several saints:*Saint Christina of Persia, 6th century *Saint Christina of Bolsena...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 25 July: James Apostle, Double and commemoration of Saint Christopher
  Saint Christopher
  .Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman Emperor Decius or alternatively under the Roman Emperor Maximinus II Dacian...
  
   martyr in private Masses.
• 26 July:
• 27 July: Pantaleon
  Saint Pantaleon
  Saint Pantaleon , counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletian persecution of 303 AD...
  
   martyr.
• 28 July: Nazarius, Celsus
  Nazarius and Celsus
  Saints Nazarius and Celsus were two martyrs of whom nothing is known except the discovery of their bodies by Saint Ambrose.According to Paulinus the Deacon's Vita Ambrosii, Ambrose, at some time within the last three years of his life, after the death of the Emperor Theodosius Saints Nazarius and...
  
  , and Victor
  Pope Victor I
  Pope Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 .Pope Victor I was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa: probably he was born in Leptis Magna . He was later canonized...
  
   pope and martyr, and Innocent
  Pope Innocent I
  -Biography:He was, according to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, the son of a man called Innocens of Albano; but according to his contemporary Jerome, his father was Pope Anastasius I , whom he was called by the unanimous voice of the clergy and laity to succeed -Biography:He was,...
  
   pope and confessor, Semidouble.
• 29 July: Martha
  Martha
  Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem...
  
   virgin, Semidouble, and commemoration of Ss Felix
  Antipope Felix II
  Antipope Felix II was installed as Pope in 355 after the Emperor Constantius II banished the reigning Pope, Liberius, for refusing to subscribe the sentence of condemnation against Saint Athanasius. In May 357 the Roman laity, which had remained faithful to Liberius, demanded that Constantius, who...
  
  , pope, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice
  Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
  Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix were a group of Christian Martyrs who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution .-Legend:...
  
   martyrs.
• 30 July: Ss. Abdon and Sennen martyrs.
• 31 July:

August

• 1 August: Peter in Chains
  San Pietro in Vincoli
  San Pietro in Vincoli is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, best known for being the home of Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II.-History:...
  
  , Double, and commemoration of the Holy Machabees
  Woman with seven sons
  The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources. Although unnamed in 2 Maccabees, she is known variously as Hannah, Miriam and Solomonia.-2 Maccabees:...
  
   martyrs.
• 2 August: Stephen
  Pope Stephen I
  Pope Saint Stephen I served as Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to 2 August 257.Of Roman birth but of Greek ancestry, he became bishop of Rome in 254, having served as archdeacon of Pope Lucius I, who appointed Stephen his successor....
  
   pope and martyr.
• 3 August: Invention of Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
  
   protomartyr, Semidouble.
• 4 August: Dominic
  Saint Dominic
  Saint Dominic , also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers , a Catholic religious order...
  
   confessor, Double.
• 5 August: Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows
  Dedication of Saint Mary Major
  The Dedication of Saint Mary Major, previously known as Dedicatio Sanctæ Mariæ ad Nives , is a liturgical feast day celebrated on August 5 in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. In the Roman Catholic calendar of saints it has the rank of optional memorial, and in the General Roman Calendar of...
  
  , Double.
• 6 August: Transfiguration of the Lord
  Transfiguration of Jesus
  The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament in which Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels describe it, and 2 Peter 1:16-18 refers to it....
  
  , Double and commemoration of Ss. Xystus the Second
  Pope Sixtus II
  Pope Sixtus II or Pope Saint Sixtus II was Pope from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258. He died as a martyr during the persecution by Emperor Valerian....
  
   pope, Felicissimus, and Agapitus martyrs.
• 7 August: Donatus bishop and martyr.
• 8 August: Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus martyrs, Semidouble.
• 9 August: Vigil, and commemoration of St. Romanus
  Romanus Ostiarius
  Saint Romanus Ostiarius is a legendary saint of the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was a soldier who converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence, who baptized Romanus after the soldier was imprisoned. He became a church ostiary in Rome and was later martyred.-External...
  
   martyr.
• 10 August: Laurence martyr, Double.
• 11 August: Of the octave of St Laurence with commemoration of Saints Tiburtius and Susanna
  Saints Tiburtius and Susanna
  Saints Tiburtius and Susanna were two Roman Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is 11 August. The saints were not related, but are simply venerated on the same day.-Tiburtius:...
  
   martyrs.
• 12 August: Of the octave and commemoration of St Clare
  Clare of Assisi
  Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...
  
   virgin.
• 13 August: Of the octave and commemoration of St Hippolytus and his companions and of Cassian martyrs.
• 14 August: Of the octave with commemoration of the Vigil and of St Eusebius
  Eusebius of Rome
  Eusebius of Rome , the founder of the church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome that bears his name, is listed in the Roman Martyrology as one of the saints venerated on 14 August....
  
   confessor.
• 15 August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  Assumption of Mary
  According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
  
  , Double.
• 16 August: Of the octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary with commemoration of the Octave of St. Laurence.
• 17 August: Octave of St. Laurence, Double, and commemoration of the Octave of the Assumption.
• 18 August: Of the octave, and commemoration of St Agapitus martyr.
• 19 August: Of the octave.
• 20 August: Bernard
  Bernard of Clairvaux
  Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val...
  
   Abbot, Double, with commemoration of the Octave of the Assumption.
• 21 August: Of the Octave.
• 22 August: Octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary, Double, and commemoration of Ss Timothy
  Symphorian and Timotheus
  Saints Timotheus and Symphorian are venerated together as saints by the Catholic Church and share the same feast day , though the lives of the two saints are not related.-Timotheus:...
  
  , Hippolytus, and Symphorianus
  Symphorian and Timotheus
  Saints Timotheus and Symphorian are venerated together as saints by the Catholic Church and share the same feast day , though the lives of the two saints are not related.-Timotheus:...
  
   martyrs.
• 23 August: Vigil.
• 24 August: Bartholomew
  Bartholomew
  Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in...
  
   Apostle, Double. At Rome celebrated on the 25th.
• 25 August: Louis
  Louis IX of France
  Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
  
   king of France, confessor.
• 26 August: Zephyrinus
  Pope Zephyrinus
  Pope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was bishop of Rome from 199 to 217. His predecessor was bishop Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, bishop Callixtus I.-Papacy:...
  
   pope and martyr.
• 27 August:
• 28 August: Augustine
  Augustine of Hippo
  Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...
  
   bishop, confessor, and Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...
  
  , Double, and commemoration of Saint Hermes
  Saint Hermes
  Saint Hermes, born in Greece, died in Rome as a martyr in 120, is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His name appears in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum as well as entries in the Depositio Martyrum . There was a large basilica over his tomb that was...
  
   martyr.
• 29 August: Beheading of St. John the Baptist
  Beheading of St. John the Baptist
  The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a holy day observed by various Christian churches which follow liturgical traditions...
  
  , Double, and commemoration of St Sabina martyr.
• 30 August: Felix and Adauctus
  Felix and Adauctus
  Saints Felix and Adauctus were Christian martyrs who are believed to have lived during the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian.The Acts, first published in Ado's Martyrology, relate as follows: Felix, a Roman priest, and brother of another priest, also named Felix, being ordered to offer sacrifice...
  
   martyrs.
• 31 August:

September

• 1 September: St. Giles Abbot, and commemoration of the Holy Twelve Brothers martyrs.
• 2 September:
• 3 September:
• 4 September:
• 5 September:
• 6 September:
• 7 September:
• 8 September: Nativity of Blessed Mary
  Nativity of Mary
  The Nativity of Mary, or Birth of the Virgin and various permutations, is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December...
  
  , Double, and commemoration of St. Adrian martyr in private Masses.
• 9 September: Of the Octave of Saint Mary and commemoration of St. Gorgonius
  Gorgonius
  Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian....
  
   martyr.
• 10 September: Of the octave.
• 11 September: Of the octave, and commemoration of Ss. Protus and Hyacinth
  Hyacinth and Protus
  Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I . Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt...
  
   martyrs.
• 12 September: Of the octave.
• 13 September: Of the octave.
• 14 September: Exaltation of the Holy Cross
  Feast of the Cross
  In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus....
  
  , Double, with commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity of St. Mary.
• 15 September: Octave of the Nativity of Blessed Mary, Double, with commemoration of St. Nicomedes
  Saint Nicomedes
  Saint Nicomedes was a Martyr of unknown era, whose feast is observed 15 September.The Roman Martyrologium and the historical Martyrologies of Bede and his imitators place the feast on this date. The Gregorian Sacramentary contains under the same date the orations for his Mass...
  
   martyr.
• 16 September: Cornelius
  Pope Cornelius
  Pope Saint Cornelius was pope from his election on 6 or 13 March 251 to his martyrdom in June 253.- Christian persecution :Emperor Decius, who ruled from 249 to 251 AD, persecuted Christians in the Roman Empire rather sporadically and locally, but starting January in the year 250, he ordered all...
  
   and Cyprian
  Cyprian
  Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education...
  
   bishops and martyrs, Semidouble, and commemoration of Ss Euphemia, Lucy and Geminianus
  Saint Lucy
  Saint Lucy , also known as Saint Lucia, was a wealthy young Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint by Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Christians. Her feast day in the West is 13 December; with a name derived from lux, lucis "light", she is the patron saint of those who are...
  
   martyrs.
• 17 September:
• 18 September:
• 19 September:
• 20 September: Vigil, and commemoration of St Eustace and Companions
  Saint Eustace
  Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius, was a legendary Christian martyr who lived in the 2nd century AD. A martyr of that name is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, which, however, judges that the legend recounted about him is "completely fabulous." For that reason...
  
   martyrs.
• 21 September: Matthew
  Matthew the Evangelist
  Matthew the Evangelist was, according to the Bible, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists.-Identity:...
  
   Apostle, Double.
• 22 September: Maurice
  Saint Maurice
  Saint Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms...
  
   and companions martyrs.
• 23 September: Linus
  Pope Linus
  Pope Saint Linus was, according to several early sources, Bishop of the diocese of Rome after Saint Peter. This makes Linus the second Pope. According to other early sources Pope Clement I was the Pope after Peter...
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of St Thecla
  Thecla
  Thecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The only known record of her comes from the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla, probably composed in the 2nd century.-Biography:...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 24 September:
• 25 September:
• 26 September: Cyprian and Justina
  Cyprian and Justina
  Saints Cyprian and Justina are honored in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy as Christians of Antioch, Pisidia who in 304, during the persecution of Diocletian, suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia on September 26, the date of their feast.-Legend:The outline of the...
  
   martyrs.
• 27 September: Cosmas and Damian martyrs, Semidouble.
• 28 September:
• 29 September: Dedication of St Michael
  Michael (archangel)
  Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
  
   Archangel, Double.
• 30 September: Jerome
  Jerome
  Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...
  
   Priest, confessor, and Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...
  
  , Double.

October

• 1 October: Remigius
  Saint Remigius
  Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, , was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, . On 24 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks...
  
   bishop and confessor.
• 2 October:
• 3 October:
• 4 October: Francis
  Francis of Assisi
  Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
  
   confessor, Double.
• 5 October:
• 6 October:
• 7 October: Mark
  Pope Mark
  Pope Saint Mark the apostle or Marcus was Pope from January 18, 336 to October 7, 336, date of his death.Little is known of his early life. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus...
  
   pope and confessor, and commemoration of Ss Sergius, Bacchus
  Saints Sergius and Bacchus
  Saints Sergius and Bacchus , were third century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches...
  
  , Marcellus and Apuleius
  Marcellus of Capua
  Marcellus of Capua was a third- or fourth-century martyr who was inserted in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in the thirteenth century, but when that calendar was revised in 1969, his feast was omitted, since the saint had no association with Rome...
  
   martyrs.
• 8 October:.
• 9 October: Denis
  Denis
  Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250...
  
  , Rusticus, and Eleutherius martyrs, Semidouble.
• 10 October:
• 11 October:
• 12 October:
• 13 October:
• 14 October: Callistus
  Pope Callixtus I
  Pope Saint Callixtus I or Callistus I was pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus...
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble.
• 15 October:
• 16 October:
• 17 October:
• 18 October: Luke
  Luke the Evangelist
  Luke the Evangelist was an Early Christian writer whom Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles...
  
   Evangelist, Double.
• 19 October:
• 20 October:
• 21 October: Hilarion
  Hilarion
  Hilarion was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great.-Early life:Hilarion was born in Thabatha, south of Gaza in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was...
  
   Abbot, and commemoration of Saint Ursula
  Saint Ursula
  Saint Ursula is a British Christian saint. Her feast day in the extraordinary form calendar of the Catholic Church is October 21...
  
   and companions virgins and martyrs.
• 22 October:
• 23 October:
• 24 October:
• 25 October: Chrysanthus and Daria
  Saints Chrysanthus and Daria
  Saints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. According to legend, Chrysanthus was the only son of an Egyptian patrician, named Polemius or Poleon, who lived during the reign of Numerian. His father moved from Alexandria to Rome. Chrysanthus was educated in the finest...
  
   martyrs.
• 26 October: Evaristus
  Pope Evaristus
  Pope Saint Evaristus is accounted the fifth Pope, holding office from c. 99 to 107 AD or from 99 to 108. He was also known as Aristus....
  
   pope and martyr.
• 27 October: Vigil.
• 28 October: Simon
  Simon the Zealot
  The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus , was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Little is recorded of him aside from his name...
  
   and Jude Apostles, Double.
• 29 October:
• 30 October:
• 31 October: Vigil.

November

• 1 November: Feast of all Saints
  All Saints
  All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
  
  , Double.
• 2 November: Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
  All Souls Day
  All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. In Western Christianity, this day is observed principally in the Catholic Church, although some churches of Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes several All Souls' Days during the...
  
  , Double, and of the octave of all Saints.
• 3 November: Of the octave.
• 4 November: Of the octave and commemoration of Ss. Vitalis and Agricola
  Saints Vitalis and Agricola
  Saints Vitalis and Agricola are venerated as martyrs, who are considered to have died at Bologna about 304, during the persecution ordered by Roman Emperor Diocletian.-Legend:...
  
   martyrs.
• 5 November: Of the octave.
• 6 November: Of the octave.
• 7 November: Of the octave.
• 8 November: Octave of all Saints, Double, and commemoration of the Holy Four Crowned Martyrs
  Four Crowned Martyrs
  The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones actually refers to 9 separate martyrs, divided into two groups:...
  
  .
• 9 November: Dedication of the Basilica of the Saviour
  Basilica of St. John Lateran
  The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran , commonly known as St. John Lateran's Archbasilica and St. John Lateran's Basilica, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, who is the Pope...
  
  , Double, and commemoration of St. Theodore
  Theodore of Amasea
  See also Theodore StratelatesSaint Theodore of Amasea is one of the two saints called Theodore who are venerated as Warrior Saints and Great Martyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known as Theodore Tiro...
  
   martyr.
• 10 November: Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
  Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
  Saints Tryphon , Respicius, and Nympha are Christian saints who were formerly celebrated jointly on 10 November in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church from the eleventh century until the twentieth...
  
   martyrs.
• 11 November: Martin
  Martin of Tours
  Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...
  
   bishop and confessor, Double, and commemoration of St. Menas
  Saint Menas
  Saint Menas , the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers...
  
   martyr.
• 12 November: Martin
  Pope Martin I
  Pope Martin I, born near Todi, Umbria in the place now named after him , was pope from 649 to 653, succeeding Pope Theodore I in July 5, 649. The only pope during the Byzantine Papacy whose election was not approved by a iussio from Constantinople, Martin I was abducted by Constans II and died in...
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble.
• 13 November:
• 14 November:
• 15 November:
• 16 November:
• 17 November: Gregory Thaumaturgus
  Gregory Thaumaturgus
  Gregory Thaumaturgus, also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea or Gregory the Wonderworker, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century.-Biography:Gregory was born at Neo-Caesarea around 213 A.D...
  
   bishop and confessor.
• 18 November: Dedication of the Basilicas of Peter
  St. Peter's Basilica
  The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world...
  
  , and Paul
  Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
  The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls , commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas of Rome: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter's and Saint Paul Outside the Walls...
  
  , Double
• 19 November: Pontianus pope and martyr.
• 20 November:
• 21 November:
• 22 November: Cecilia virgin and martyr, Semidouble.
• 23 November: Clement
  Pope Clement I
  Starting in the 3rd and 4th century, tradition has identified him as the Clement that Paul mentioned in Philippians as a fellow laborer in Christ.While in the mid-19th century it was customary to identify him as a freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens, who was consul with his cousin, the Emperor...
  
   pope and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of St Felicitas
  Felicitas of Rome
  Felicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...
  
   martyr.
• 24 November: Chrysogonus
  Saint Chrysogonus
  Saint Chrysogonus is a saint and martyr of ancient Rome venerated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.-Life:Chrysogonus was martyred at Aquileia, probably during the Persecution of Diocletian, was buried there, and publicly venerated by the faithful of that region. He is the...
  
   martyr.
• 25 November: Catherine
  Catherine of Alexandria
  Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...
  
   virgin and martyr, Double.
• 26 November: Peter of Alexandria bishop and martyr.
• 27 November:
• 28 November:
• 29 November: Vigil, and commemoration of Saint Saturninus
  Saint Saturninus
  Saint Saturninus may refer to:*Saturninus , companion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, martyred in Carthage, feast day: 7 March*Saturnin of Toulouse , first bishop of Toulouse, France, feast day: 29 November*Saturninus Saint Saturninus may refer to:*Saturninus (died c. 203), companion of Saints...
  
   martyr.
• 30 November: Andrew
  Saint Andrew
  Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
  
   Apostle, Double.

December

• 1 December:
• 2 December: Bibiana
  Saint Bibiana
  The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of Saint Bibiana , a Roman Virgin and Martyr, occurs in the "Liber Pontificalis,", where, in the biography of Pope Simplicius , it is stated that this pope "consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her body, near...
  
   virgin and martyr.
• 3 December:
• 4 December: Barbara
  Saint Barbara
  Saint Barbara, , Feast Day December 4, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr....
  
   virgin and martyr, Commemoration.
• 5 December: Sabbas
  Sabbas the Sanctified
  Saint Sabbas the Sanctified , a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest and saint, lived mainly in Palaestina Prima. He was the founder of several monasteries, most notably the one known as Mar Saba...
  
   Abbot, Commemoration.
• 6 December: Nicholas
  Saint Nicholas
  Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
  
   bishop and confessor, Semidouble.
• 7 December: Ambrose
  Ambrose
  Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about...
  
   bishop, confessor, and Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church
  Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.-Catholic Church:In the Catholic Church, this name is given to a saint from whose...
  
  , Double.
• 8 December: Conception
  Immaculate Conception
  The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
  
   of Blessed Mary, Double.
• 9 December:
• 10 December: Melchiades
  Pope Miltiades
  Pope Saint Miltiades, also called Melchiades , was pope from 2 July 311 to 10 January 314.- Origins :He appears to have been a Berber African by birth, but of his personal history nothing is known.- Pontificate :...
  
   pope and martyr, Commemoration.
• 11 December: Damasus
  Pope Damasus I
  Pope Saint Damasus I was the bishop of Rome from 366 to 384.He was born around 305, probably near the city of Idanha-a-Velha , in what is present-day Portugal, then part of the Western Roman Empire...
  
   pope and confessor, Semidouble.
• 12 December:
• 13 December: Saint Lucy
  Saint Lucy
  Saint Lucy , also known as Saint Lucia, was a wealthy young Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint by Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Christians. Her feast day in the West is 13 December; with a name derived from lux, lucis "light", she is the patron saint of those who are...
  
   virgin and martyr, Double.
• 14 December:
• 15 December:
• 16 December:
• 17 December:
• 18 December:
• 19 December:
• 20 December: Vigil.
• 21 December: Thomas the Apostle
  Thomas the Apostle
  Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...
  
  , Double.
• 22 December:
• 23 December:
• 24 December: Vigil.
• 25 December: Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
  Christmas
  Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
  
  , Double.
• 26 December: Stephen
  Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
  
   Protomartyr, Double and commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity.
• 27 December: John
  John the Apostle
  John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...
  
   Apostle and Evangelist, Double and commemoration of the Octaves.
• 28 December: The Holy Innocents
  Massacre of the Innocents
  The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of infanticide by the King of Judea, Herod the Great. According to the Gospel of Matthew Herod orders the execution of all young male children in the village of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth...
  
  , Double and commemoration of the Octaves.
• 29 December: Thomas
  Thomas Becket
  Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion...
  
   bishop of Canterbury and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of the Octaves.
• 30 December: Of the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity, or of the Octave, with commemoration of the Octaves.
• 31 December: Sylvester pope and confessor, Double, with commemoration of the other Octaves.

Further particulars

The Octaves (plural) mentioned for the last days of December are those of the Nativity, of St. Stephen, of St. John, and of the Holy Innocents.

Although not listed on the general Calendar, a commemoration of St Anastasia martyr is made at the second Mass on 25 December (pages 22-23 of the Ordinarium Missarum de tempore section of the Tridentine Roman Missal), and commemorations are made of St John and the Holy Innocents on 2 January; the Octave of St Stephen, and of the Holy Innocents on 3 January; the Octave of St John (page 40 of the same section of the Missal). In addition, on every feast of St Peter there is a commemoration of St Paul and on every feast of St Paul a commemoration of St Peter (page 10 of the Proprium Missarum de Sanctis section of the Missal).

See also

• Roman Catholic calendar of saints
  Roman Catholic calendar of saints
  The General Roman Calendar indicates the days of the year to which are assigned the liturgical celebrations of saints and of the mysteries of the Lord that are to be observed wherever the Roman Rite is used...
  
  
• General Roman Calendar of 1962
  General Roman Calendar of 1962
  This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1962, following the reforms that Pope John XXIII introduced with his motu proprio Rubricarum instructum of 23 July 1960...
  
  
• General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII
  General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII
  In 1955 Pope Pius XII made several changes to the General Roman Calendar of 1954, changes that remained in force only until 1960, when Pope John XXIII, on the basis of further recommendations of the commission that Pius XII had set up, decreed a further revision of the Roman Catholic calendar of...
  
  
• General Roman Calendar of 1954
• List of saints
• Roman Missal
  Roman Missal
  The Roman Missal is the liturgical book that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.-Situation before the Council of Trent:...
  
  
• Tridentine Mass
  Tridentine Mass
  The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...