Feast of St. Walfrid of Gherardesca, Benedictine Abbot and founder, Abbey of Palazzuolo on Monte Verde, Italy. Born Galfrido della Gherardesca in Pisa, Italy.
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Feast of St. Valentine
Feast of St. Valentine, priest and martyr. Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages and Beekeepers.
Feast of St. Polyeuctus
Feast of St. Polyeuctus, Martyr, a wealthy Roman army officer converted to Christianity by St. Nearchus. Martyred at Melitene, Armenia, under Emperor Valerian. Patron of vows and treaty agreements. Died in 259
Feast of St. Julian the Hospitaler
Feast of St. Julian the Hospitaler. Patron of Boatmen, carnival workers, childless people, circus workers, clowns, ferrymen, fiddlers, hospitallers, hunters, innkeepers, jugglers, knights, murderers, pilgrims, shepherds, travelers, St. Julian’s, Malta and Macerata, Italy.
Feast of St. Adolf of Osnabruck
Feast of St. Adolf of Osnabruck, Cistercian monk & Bishop of Osnabruck, member of the family of the Counts of Tecklenburg, Duchy of Westphalia, Germany. Known as the “Almoner of the Poor”.
Feast of St. William of Maleval
Feast of St. William of Maleval, (William the Great), hermit and founder, Hermits of Saint William (Gulliemites), a branch of the Hermits of St. Augustine. Patron of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Bacolor, Pampanga, Buting and Pasig, Philippines. Died in 1157. Canonized in 1202.
Feast of St. Miguel Febres Cordero
Feast of St. Miguel Febres Cordero, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic brother, member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, (De La Salle Brothers), a prolific writer, canonized as 1st Ecuadorian saint. Patron the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Ecuador, Teachers & Writers.
Feast of St. Peter Igneus
Feast of St. Peter Igneus, Vallombrosian Benedictine, Abbot of San Salvatore in Fucecchio and Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Italy. Related to Saint Giovanni Gualberto and Saint Bernardo degli Uberti. Died 1089
Feast of St. Theodore Stratelates
Feast of St. Theodore Stratelates (Theodore of Heraclea), Roman general and martyr, venerated with the title Great-martyr. Patron of soldiers. Died in 319.
Feast of St. Amand
Feast of St. Amand (Amandus), bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht, missionary of Flanders. Patron of wine makers, beer brewers, merchants, innkeepers, bartenders and Boy Scouts.