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Saints of 3 January

35 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 3 January, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

  • Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Patronage: Raleigh, North Carolina, diocese of and Pratovecchio, Italy.

Saints (27)

  • St. Athanasius of Cilicia
  • St. Bertilia of Mareuil Born: Belgium. Died: 687 in Mareuil, Belgium. Also called Bertilia of Marolles.
  • St. Bertille of Thuringia Died: c.660. Also called Bertilia.
  • St. Blitmund of Bobbio Born: late 6th-century in the Dauphiné region of modern France. Died: 660. Also called Blitmund of St-Valéry, Blitmund of Leuconay, and Blitmund of Picardië.
  • St. Constant of Gap
  • St. Cyrinus of Cyzicus Died: 320 at Cyzicus on the Hellespont (part of modern Turkey).
  • St. Daniel of Padua Died: nailed to a table to die of shock and blood loss in 168 at Padua, Italy. Patronage: lost articles, prisoners, women whose husbands are at war, and Padua, Italy.
  • St. Eustadius Also called Eustade.
  • St. Finlugh of Derry Born: Irish. Died: 6th century in Ireland.
  • St. Fintan of Doon Born: Irish. Died: 6th century in Ireland. Patronage: Doon, Ireland. Also called Fiontan, Fintanus.
  • St. Florentius of Vienne Died: 377 in Vienne, France. Also called Florens, Florent.
  • St. Florentius of Vienne the Martyr Died: c.275.
  • St. Genevieve Born: 422 at Nanterre near Paris, France. Died: 500 at Paris, France. Patronage: against plague, against disasters, against fever, French security forces (chosen in 1962), Paris, France, WACs, and Women's Army Corps. Also called Genovefa.
  • St. Gordius of Cappadocia Died: beheaded in 304. Also called Gordius of Caesarea and Gordius the Centurian.
  • St. Hymnemodus of Saint-Maurice Born: 455 in Gaul (modern France). Died: 3 January 516. Also called Hymnemodus of San-Moritz.
  • St. Imbenia Died: c.300 on Sarda (modern Shurdhah Island, Albania). Patronage: Cuglieri, Italy.
  • St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Born: 10 February 1805 at Kainakary, Kersala, India. Died: 3 January 1871 at Koonammuva, India. Canonized: 23 November 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Cyriacus Elias Chavara, Cyriac Elias Chavara, and Kuriakose of the Holy Family.
  • St. Lucian of Lentini Also called Lucien.
  • St. Melorius Born: Cornwall, England.
  • St. Peter of Palestine Born: Palestine. Died: crucified c.311 in the region of Greece and Albania. Also called Peter Balsam, Peter Aulanus, Petrus Balsamus, and Pierre Basalme.
  • St. Primus of Cyzicus Died: 320 at Cyzicus on the Hellespont.
  • St. Salvator of Belluno
  • St. Theogenes of Cyzicus Died: drowned in 320 at Cyzicus on the Hellespont. Also called Teogene, Théogène.
  • St. Theonas Died: 284. Also called Synesius, Teonas.
  • St. Theopemptus of Nicomedia Died: 284. Also called Heopompus, Teopempto, Theopompus, Theopontus.
  • St. Wenog Born: Wales.
  • St. Zosimus of Cilicia

Popes (1)

  • Pope St. Antherus Born: Petilia Policastro, Italy. Died: martyred 3 January 236. Also called Anteros, Anterus, Antheros.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Arnold Wala Born: early 12th century. Died: 1190.
  • Blessed Daniel of Himmerod Also called Daniel Himmerod the Younger.
  • Blessed William Vives Died: early 15 century.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Africa
  • Martyrs of Tomi Died: at Tomi, Exinius Pontus, Moesia (modern Constanta, Romania).

Other (1)

  • Enoch the Patriarch Also called Chanoch, Henoch, Henok.

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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