Feast of St. Nicholas Taviglic, Franciscan martyr of Jerusalem. Native of Dalmatia who worked in and around Bosnia, among the Paterine heretics. The first Croatian saint canonized in the modern process.
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Feast of St. Osmund of Salisbury
Feast of St. Osmund of Salisbury, England. Count of Sées, Bishop, Norman noble. Following the Norman conquest of England, he served as Lord Chancellor and as the second bishop of Salisbury. Patron of insanity, mental illness, paralyzed people, paralysis, ruptures and toothache.
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary, co-founder, the Society of Jesus. Patron of African missions, Apostleship of Prayer, Fathers of the Precious Blood, Green Bay, WI, Missioners of the Precious Blood, navigators, parish missions, Goa and the Propagation of the Faith.
Feast of St. Bibiana
Feast of St. Bibiana, Roman Virgin and Martyr. Patron of epileptics, epilepsy, hangovers, headaches, mental illness, single laywomen and torture victims.
Feast of St. Eligius
Feast of St. Eligius, Bishop. Patron of metalworkers, goldsmiths, coin collectors, horses, jewelers, knife makers, laborers, locksmiths, miners, minters, tool makers, veterinarians. St. Eligius Hospital was featured in 80’s television series St. Elsewhere.