(January 1) The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(January 4) Elizabeth Ann Seton
Vowed Religious and Educator, 1821
(January 5) Sarah, Theodora, and Syncletica of Egypt
Desert Mothers, fourth-fifth century
(January 6) The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(January 8) Harriet Bedell
Deaconess and Missionary, 1969
(January 9) Julia Chester Emery
Lay Leader and Missionary, 1922
(January 10) William Laud
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
(January 12) Aelred of Rievaulx
Monastic and Theologian, 1167
(January 13) Hilary of Poitiers
Bishop, 367
(January 14) Richard Meux Benson and Charles Gore
Priest and Vowed Religious, 1915; Bishop and Vowed Religious, 1932
(January 17) Antony of Egypt
Monastic, 356
(January 18) The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle
(January 19) Wulfstan of Worcester
Bishop, 1095
(January 20) Fabian
Bishop and Martyr, 250
(January 21) Agnes and Cecilia of Rome
Martyrs, 304 and c. 230
(January 22) Vincent of Saragossa
Deacon and Martyr, 304
(January 23) Phillips Brooks
Bishop, 1893
(January 24) Florence Li Tim-Oi
Priest, 1992
(January 25) The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
(January 26) Timothy and Titus
Companions of Saint Paul
(January 27) John Chrysostom
Bishop and Theologian, 407
(January 28) Thomas Aquinas
Friar and Theologian, 1274
(January 29) Lili‘uokalani of Hawai‘i
(January 31) Marcella of Rome
Monastic and Scholar, 410
(February 1) Brigid of Kildare
Monastic, c. 523
(February 2) The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
(February 3) Anskar
Bishop and Missionary, 865
(February 4) Manche Masemola
Martyr, 1928
(February 5) Agatha of Sicily
Martyr, c. 251
(February 6) The Martyrs of Japan
1597
(February 8) Bakhita (Josephine Margaret Bakhita)
Monastic, 1947
(February 10) Scholastica of Nursia
Monastic, 543
(February 11) The Consecration of Barbara Clementine Harris
First Woman Bishop in the Anglican Communion, 1989
(February 12) Theodora
Empress, c. 867
(February 13) Absalom Jones
Priest, 1818
(February 14) Cyril and Methodius
Missionaries, 869, 885
(February 15) Thomas Bray
Priest and Missionary, 1730
(February 17) Janani Luwum
Archbishop and Martyr, 1977
(February 18) Martin Luther
Pastor and Reformer, 1546
(February 19) Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, Agatha Lin Zhao, and Lucy Yi Zhenmei
Catechists and Martyrs, 1856, 1858, 1862
(February 20) Frederick Douglass
Social Reformer, 1895
(February 22) Margaret of Cortona
Monastic, 1297
(February 23) Polycarp of Smyrna
Bishop and Martyr, 156
(February 24) Saint Matthias the Apostle
(February 25) Emily Malbone Morgan
Lay Leader and Contemplative, 1937
(February 26) Photini
The Samaritan Woman, c. 67
(February 27) George Herbert
Priest and Poet, 1633
(February 28) Anna Julia Haywood Cooper
Educator, 1964
(March 1) David of Wales
Bishop, c. 544
(March 2) Chad of Lichfield
Bishop, 672
(March 3) John and Charles Wesley
Priests, 1791, 1788
(March 7) Perpetua and Felicity
Martyrs, 202
(March 9) Gregory of Nyssa
Bishop and Theologian, c. 394
(March 10) Harriet Ross Tubman
Social Reformer, 1913
(March 12) Gregory the Great
Bishop and Theologian, 604
(March 13) James Theodore Holly
Bishop, 1911
(March 15) Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac
Priest, 1660; Vowed Religious, 1660
(March 17) Patrick of Ireland
Bishop and Missionary, 461
(March 18) Cyril of Jerusalem
Bishop and Theologian, 386
(March 20) Cuthbert
Bishop, 687
(March 21) Thomas Ken
Bishop, 1711
(March 22) James De Koven
Priest, 1879
(March 23) Gregory the Illuminator
Bishop and Missionary, c. 332
(March 24) Óscar Romero
Archbishop and Martyr, 1980; and the Martyrs of El Salvador
(March 25) The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary
(March 26) Harriet Monsell
Monastic, 1883
(March 27) Charles Henry Brent
Bishop, 1929
(March 28) James Solomon Russell
Priest, 1935
(March 29) John Keble
Priest and Poet, 1866
(March 30) Mary of Egypt
Monastic, c. 421
(March 31) John Donne
Priest and Poet, 1631
(April 1) Frederick Denison Maurice
Priest, 1872
(April 2) James Lloyd Breck
Priest, 1876
(April 3) Richard of Chichester
Bishop, 1253
(April 4) Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pastor and Martyr, 1968
(April 5) Harriet Starr Cannon
Monastic, 1896
(April 7) Tikhon
Bishop and Ecumenist, 1925
(April 8) William Augustus Muhlenberg
Priest, 1877
(April 9) Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Pastor and Theologian, 1945
(April 10) William Law
Priest, 1761
(April 11) George Augustus Selwyn
Bishop, 1878
(April 14) Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione
Unmercenary Physicians, c. 100, c. 117
(April 15) Damien and Marianne Cope
Priest, 1889; Monastic, 1918; of Hawai‘i
(April 16) Peter Williams Cassey and Anna Besant Cassey
Deacon, 1917; 1875
(April 17) Kateri Tekakwitha
Lay Contemplative, 1680
(April 18) Juana Inés de la Cruz
Monastic and Theologian, 1695
(April 19) Alphege
Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1012
(April 21) Anselm of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Theologian, 1109
(April 22) Hadewijch of Brabant
Poet and Mystic, thirteenth century
(April 23) Toyohiko Kagawa
Social Reformer, 1960
(April 25) Saint Mark the Evangelist
(April 27) Zita of Tuscany
Worker of Charity, 1271
(April 29) Catherine of Siena
Mystic and Prophetic Witness, 1380
(May 1) The Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James
(May 2) Athanasius of Alexandria
Bishop and Theologian, 373
(May 3) Elisabeth Cruciger
Poet and Hymnographer, 1535
(May 4) Monica
Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
(May 5) Martyrs of the Reformation Era
(May 6) George of Lydda
Soldier and Martyr, c. 304
(May 8) Julian of Norwich
Mystic and Theologian, c. 1417
(May 9) Gregory of Nazianzus
Bishop and Theologian, 389
(May 11) Johann Arndt and Jacob Boehme
Mystics, 1621 and 1624
(May 13) Frances Perkins
Social Reformer, 1965
(May 15) Pachomius of Tabenissi
Monastic, 348
(May 17) Thurgood Marshall
Public Servant, 1993
(May 19) Dunstan
Archbishop of Canterbury, 988
(May 20) Alcuin of York
Deacon, 804
(May 21) Lydia of Thyatira
Coworker of the Apostle Paul
(May 22) Helena of Constantinople
Protector of the Holy Places, 330
(May 24) Jackson Kemper
Bishop and Missionary, 1870
(May 25) Bede
Priest and Historian, 735
(May 26) Augustine
First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
(May 28) Mechthild of Magdeburg
Mystic, c. 1282
(May 31) The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(June 1) Justin
Martyr, 167
(June 2) Blandina and Her Companions, the Martyrs of Lyons
177
(June 3) The Martyrs of Uganda
1886
(June 4) John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli)
Bishop, 1963
(June 5) Boniface
Bishop and Missionary, 754
(June 8) Melania the Elder
Monastic, 410
(June 9) Columba of Iona
Monastic, 597
(June 10) Ephrem of Nisibis
Deacon and Poet, 373
(June 11) Saint Barnabas the Apostle
(June 12) Enmegahbowh
Priest and Missionary, 1902
(June 13) The First Book of Common Prayer
1549
(June 14) Basil of Caesarea
Bishop and Theologian, 379
(June 15) Evelyn Underhill
Mystic and Writer, 1941
(June 16) Joseph Butler
Bishop and Theologian, 1752
(June 17) Marina the Monk
Monastic, fifth century
(June 18) Bernard Mizeki
Martyr, 1896
(June 19) Adelaide Teague Case
Educator, 1948
(June 22) Alban
Martyr, c. 304
(June 24) The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
(June 26) Isabel Florence Hapgood
Ecumenist, 1928
(June 28) Irenaeus of Lyon
Bishop and Theologian, c. 202
(June 29) The Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul
(July 1) Pauli Murray
Priest, 1985
(July 2) Moses the Black
Monastic and Martyr, c. 400
(July 4) Independence Day (United States)
(July 6) Eva Lee Matthews
Monastic, 1928
(July 8) Priscilla and Aquila
Coworkers of the Apostle Paul
(July 11) Benedict of Nursia
Monastic, c. 543
(July 14) Argula von Grumbach
Scholar and Church Reformer, c. 1554
(July 17) William White
Bishop, 1836
(July 19) Macrina of Caesarea
Monastic and Teacher, 379
(July 20) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, and Sojourner Truth
Social Reformers, 1902, 1894, and 1883
(July 21) Maria Skobtsova
Monastic and Martyr, 1945
(July 22) Saint Mary Magdalene
(July 23) John Cassian
Monastic and Theologian, 435
(July 24) Thomas à Kempis
Priest and Mystic, 1471
(July 25) Saint James the Apostle
(July 26) The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(July 27) William Reed Huntington
Priest, 1909
(July 28) Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer, 1750
(July 29) The Ordination of the Philadelphia Eleven
(July 29) Mary and Martha of Bethany
(July 30) William Wilberforce
Social Reformer, 1833
(July 31) Ignatius of Loyola
Priest and Spiritual Writer, 1556
(August 1) Joseph of Arimathea
(August 3) Joanna, Mary, and Salome
Myrrh-Bearing Women
(August 6) The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(August 7) John Mason Neale
Priest and Hymnographer, 1866
(August 8) Dominic
Priest and Friar, 1221
(August 9) Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr, 1942
(August 10) Laurence of Rome
Deacon and Martyr, 258
(August 11) Clare of Assisi
Monastic, 1253
(August 12) Florence Nightingale
Nurse, 1910
(August 13) Jeremy Taylor
Bishop and Theologian, 1667
(August 14) Jonathan Myrick Daniels
Martyr, 1965
(August 15) Saint Mary the Virgin
Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ
(August 20) Bernard of Clairvaux
Monastic and Theologian, 1153
(August 24) Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
(August 25) Louis
King, 1270
(August 26) Simeon Bachos
the Ethiopian Eunuch
(August 27) Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle
Priests, 1902 and 1890
(August 28) Augustine of Hippo
Bishop and Theologian, 430
(August 29) The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
(August 30) Margaret Ward, Margaret Clitherow, and Anne Line
Martyrs, 1588, 1586, and 1601
(August 31) Aidan of Lindisfarne
Bishop, 651
(September 1) David Pendleton Oakerhater
Deacon, 1931
(September 2) The Martyrs of New Guinea
1942
(September 3) Phoebe
Deacon
(September 4) Paul Jones
Bishop, 1941
(September 5) Katharina Zell
Church Reformer and Writer, 1562
(September 6) Hannah More
Religious Writer and Philanthropist, 1833
(September 7) Élie Naud
Huguenot Witness to the Faith, 1722
(September 7) Kassiani
Poet and Hymnographer, 865
(September 8) The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(September 9) The Martyrs of Memphis: Constance, Thecla, Ruth, Frances, Charles Parsons, and Louis Schuyler
1878
(September 10) Alexander Crummell
Priest, 1898
(September 12) John Henry Hobart
Bishop, 1830
(September 13) Cyprian of Carthage
Bishop and Martyr, 258
(September 14) Holy Cross Day
(September 15) Catherine of Genoa
Mystic and Nurse, 1510
(September 16) Ninian
Bishop, c. 430
(September 17) Hildegard of Bingen
Mystic and Scholar, 1179
(September 18) Edward Bouverie Pusey
Priest, 1882
(September 19) Theodore of Tarsus
Archbishop of Canterbury, 690
(September 20) John Coleridge Patteson Bishop and his companions
Martyrs, 1871
(September 21) Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
(September 22) Philander Chase
Bishop, 1852
(September 23) Thecla of Iconium
Proto-Martyr Among Women, c. 70
(September 24) Anna Ellison Butler Alexander
Deaconess and Teacher, 1947
(September 25) Sergius of Radonezh
Monastic, 1392
(September 26) Lancelot Andrewes
Bishop, 1626
(September 27) Euphrosyne/Smaragdus of Alexandria
Monastic, fifth century
(September 28) Paula and Eustochium of Rome
Monastics and Scholars, 404 and c. 419
(September 29) Saint Michael and All Angels
(September 30) Jerome
Priest and Scholar, 420
(October 1) Thérèse of Lisieux
Monastic, 1897
(October 2) Remigius of Rheims
Bishop, c. 530
(October 3) John Raleigh Mott
Ecumenist and Missionary, 1955
(October 4) Francis of Assisi
Friar and Deacon, 1226
(October 6) William Tyndale
Priest, 1536
(October 7) Birgitta of Sweden
Mystic, 1373
(October 9) Robert Grosseteste
Bishop, 1253
(October 10) Vida Dutton Scudder
Educator, 1954
(October 11) Philip
Deacon and Evangelist
(October 12) Edith Cavell
Nurse, 1915
(October 14) Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky
Bishop and Missionary, 1906
(October 15) Teresa of Avila
Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1582
(October 16) Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer
Bishops and Martyrs, 1555; Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556
(October 17) Ignatius of Antioch
Bishop and Martyr, c. 115
(October 18) Saint Luke the Evangelist
(October 19) Henry Martyn
Priest and Missionary, 1812
(October 20) Cornelius the Centurion
(October 23) Saint James of Jerusalem
Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Martyr, c. 62
(October 25) Tabitha (Dorcas) of Joppa
(October 28) Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
(October 29) James Hannington Bishop and his Companions
Martyrs, 1885
(October 30) Maryam of Qidun
Monastic, fourth century
(November 2) All Souls/All the Faithful Departed
(November 3) Richard Hooker
Priest and Theologian, 1600
(November 4) Adeline Blanchard Tyler and her Companions
(November 6) William Temple
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944
(November 7) Willibrord
Bishop and Missionary, 739
(November 8) Ammonius
Hermit, c. 403
(November 9) Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, and Margery Kempe
Mystics, 1349, 1396, and c. 1440
(November 10) Leo of Rome
Bishop, 461
(November 11) Martin of Tours
Bishop, 397
(November 12) Charles Simeon
Priest, 1836
(November 14) The Consecration of Samuel Seabury
1784
(November 15) Herman of Alaska
Missionary, 1837
(November 16) Margaret of Scotland
Queen, 1093
(November 17) Hugh of Lincoln
Bishop, 1200
(November 18) Hilda of Whitby
Abbess, 680
(November 19) Elizabeth of Hungary
Princess, 1231
(November 20) Edmund
King, 870
(November 21) Mechthilde of Hackeborn and Gertrude the Great
Mystics and Theologians, 1298 and 1302
(November 22) Clive Staples Lewis
Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1963
(November 23) Clement of Rome
Bishop, c. 100
(November 24) Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara of Nicomedia, and Margaret of Antioch
Martyrs, c. 305
(November 25) James Otis Sargent Huntington
Monastic and Priest, 1935
(November 28) Kamehameha and Emma of Hawai‘i
King and Queen, 1863 and 1885
(November 30) Saint Andrew the Apostle
(December 1) Charles de Foucauld
Monastic and Martyr, 1916
(December 2) Channing Moore Williams
Bishop and Missionary, 1910
(December 3) Francis Xavier
Priest and Missionary, 1552
(December 4) John of Damascus
Priest and Theologian, c. 760
(December 5) Clement of Alexandria
Priest and Theologian, c. 210
(December 6) Nicholas of Myra
Bishop, c. 342
(December 7) Ambrose of Milan
Bishop and Theologian, 397
(December 8) Nicholas Ferrar
Deacon, 1637
(December 11) Frederick Howden, Jr.
Priest and Chaplain of the Armed Forces, 1942
(December 12) Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal
Bishop, 1622; Vowed Religious, 1641
(December 13) Lucy of Syracuse
Martyr, 304
(December 14) John of the Cross
Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1591
(December 15) Nino of Georgia
Missionary, c. 332
(December 17) Dorothy L. Sayers
Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1957
(December 20) Katharina von Bora
Church Reformer, 1552
(December 21) Saint Thomas the Apostle
(December 25) A Third Proper for Christmas Day
(December 26) Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
(December 27) Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
(December 28) Holy Innocents
(December 29) Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1170
(December 31) Frances Joseph Gaudet
Educator and Social Reformer, 1934