Feast of St. Polycarp of Smyrna, martyr, 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna, Turkey, disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. One of earliest Christian writers. Patron against earache and dysentery.

Feast of St. Severian, martyr, Bishop of Scythopolis, Palaestina Secunda, (Galilee). Attended the Council of Chalcedon, assassinated in 452.

Feast of St. Eucherius of Orleans, Benedictine bishop of Orleans, France, nephew of Suavaric, bishop of Auxerre. Opposed Charles Martel’s confiscation of church property to fund the war against the Moors and the Battle of Tours that helped end the Islamic Expansion Era.

Feast of St. Beatus of Liébana, monk, theologian & geographer from the former Duchy of Cantabria & Kingdom of Asturias, northern Spain. Monk at St. Martin de Turieno Monastery, Santander, Spain, author – “The Commentary on the Apocalypse”, a commentary on the Book of Revelation.

Feast of Fra Angelico, Dominican Friar, early Italian Renaissance painter. Born Guido di Pietro, in Vicchio, Tuscany. Patron of Artists.

Feast of St. Hugh dei Lippi Uggucioni, Friar.  One of the Seven Holy Founders of The Order of Servants of Mary (Servite Order), one of the five original mendicant orders. Hugh served as the vicar general of the Servites in Germany. Patron of the Servite Order.  Died 1282.

Feast of St. Juliana of Nicomedia (İzmit, Turkey), virgin, daughter of illustrious Roman named Africanus, martyred during the Diocletianic persecutions in 304.  Patron saint of sickness.

Feast of St. Walfrid of Gherardesca, Benedictine Abbot and founder, Abbey of Palazzuolo on Monte Verde, Italy. Born Galfrido della Gherardesca in Pisa, Italy.

Feast of St. Valentine, priest and martyr. Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages and Beekeepers.

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