Feast of St. Saethryth, Benedictine abbess of Faremoutiers-en-Brie, Gaul, half-sister to Sts. Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda & Withburga.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Feast of St. Basilissa
Feast of St. Basilissa, wife of St. Julian. Martyred at Antinoe, Kemet in 304 A.D. Invoked against chilblains.
Feast of St. Frodobert
Feast of St. Frodobert, Benedictine abbot, trained by St. Waldebert. Monk at Luxeuil, France. Founded Moutier-la-Celle Abbey near Troyes.
Feast of St. Raymond of Pennafort
Feast of St. Raymond of Pennafort, Dominican Friar, founder, Order of Our Lady of Ransom. Patron of Canonists. Died 1275, Barcelona, Spain.
Feast of St. Erminold of Prufening
Feast of St. Erminold of Prufening, Benedictine monk, abbot of Lorsch, later abbot of Pruffening, Germany. Died in 1121.
Feast of St. John Neumann
Feast of St. John Neumann, First canonized American Bishop. Founder, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, and 50 churches in Philadelphia.
Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native born American to be canonized. Foundress, 1st superior of the Sisters of Charity in the U.S.
Feast of St. Daniel of Padua
Feast of St. Daniel of Padua, Martyr. Deacon of St. Prosdocimus. Invoked by women whose husbands are at war. Died in 168
Feast of St. Basil the Great
Feast of St. Basil the Great, Bishop, theologian, supporter of the Nicene Creed. Patron of hospital administrators. Died in 379.
Feast of St. Zdislava of Lemberk
Feast of St. Zdislava of Lemberk, daughter of Czech aristocracy. Patron of Difficult marriages, people ridiculed for their piety. Died 1252.