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Saints of 6 January

41 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 6 January, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

  • Feast of the Epiphany Also called Theophany.

Saints (29)

  • St. Abo of Tblisi Born: 8th century at Baghdad, (in modern Iraq). Died: beheaded 6 January 786 at Tblisi, Georgia. Also called Abo of Tibileli and Abo of Tiflis.
  • St. André Bessette Canonized: 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI Storefront books. Also called Alfred, Alfredo, Andreas, Frère André.
  • St. Andrew Corsini Born: 1302 at Florence, Italy. Died: 6 January 1374 at Fiesole, Italy. Canonized: 29 April 1629 by Pope Urban VIII. Patronage: against civil disorder or riot and Carmelites. Also called Andrea Corsini, Andres Corsino, and Apostle of Florence.
  • St. Antoninus
  • St. Balthasar, Saint Caspar and Saint Melchior Patronage: against epilepsy, against thunder, epileptics, furriers, motorists, pilgrims, playing card manufacturers, sawmen, and others.
  • St. Basillisa Patronage: against chilblains.
  • St. Charles of Sezze Born: 19 October 1613 at Sezze, Roman Campagna, Italy as John Charles Marchioni. Died: 6 January 1670 at San Francesco a Ripa, Rome, Italy. Canonized: 12 April 1959 by Pope John XXIII Works. Also called Carlo of Sezze, Giancarlo Marchioni, John Charles Marchioni, Karl av Sezze, and Karl von Sezze.
  • St. Demetrius of Philadelphia Also called Dimitrios, Dimitri.
  • St. Diman Dubh of Connor Died: 6 January 658. Also called Diman the Black and Dima, Dimas, Dimaus, Dubh.
  • St. Edeyrn Born: in Brittany, France. Died: 6th century. Patronage: Landeyrn, Brittany, France. Also called Edern.
  • St. Eigrad Died: 6th century.
  • St. Erminold of Prüfening Born: 11th century Germany. Died: in 1121 at Prüfening Abbey, Germany by being hit.
  • St. Felix of Nantes Born: c.515 in the Aquitaine region of modern France. Died: 6 January 584. Patronage: against famine and against plague.
  • St. Guy of Auxerre Born: 10th century near Sens, France. Died: 6 January 961 in Auxerre, France. Also called Guido.
  • St. Honorius
  • St. Hywyn of Aberdaron Born: Welsh. Died: c.515. Also called Owen, Ewen.
  • St. Juan de Ribera Born: 20 March 1532 at Seville, Spain. Died: 6 January 1611 at the College of Corpus Christi, Valencia, Spain. Canonized: 12 June 1960 by Pope John XXIII.
  • St. Julian
  • St. Julius
  • St. Macra of Rheims Died: 287 outside Fismes, Champagne, France. Also called Macra of Aisne, Macra of Fere-en-Tardenois, Macra of Fismes, Macra of France, and Macre of....
  • St. Merninus Died: 6th century.
  • St. Nilammon of Geris Born: Egyptian. Died: c.404 in Geris, Egypt. Also called Nilammone, Nilamon, Nillammon.
  • St. Peter of Canterbury Died: drowned c.607 at Ambleteu. Canonized: 1915 Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed).
  • St. Petran of Landévennec Patronage: Trézilidé, France.
  • St. Pia of Quedlinburg
  • St. Pompejanus Canonized: 1615 by Pope Paul V (cultus confirmation).
  • St. Rafaela Porras y Ayllón Born: 1 March 1850 at Pedro Abad, Cordoba, Spain. Died: 6 January 1925 at Rome, Italy. Canonized: 23 January 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
  • St. Schotin Born: in Ireland. Died: c.550 on Mount Maige, Queens County, Ireland. Also called Scarthin, Schottin, Scothin.
  • St. Wiltrudis of Bergen Died: c.986. Also called Biletrudis, Wiltrude.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Frederick of Saint-Vanne Born: 10th century France. Died: 6 January 1020. Also called Frederick of Arras and Frederic Provost of St-Vaast d'Arras.
  • Blessed Gertrud of Traunkirchen Died: c.1050. Also called Gertrude.
  • Blessed Gertrude van Oosten Born: c.1310 in Voorburch, Netherlands. Died: 6 January 1358 in Delft, Netherlands. Patronage: housekeeping staff. Also called Gertrude of the East, Gertrude van der Oosten, and Geertruida, Geertruyt.
  • Blessed Luc of Roucy Born: late-11th century Roucy, France. Died: 12th century. Also called Luc Bartholomew, Luc of Cuissy, and Lucas....
  • Blessed Macarius the Scot Born: 11th century Ireland. Died: 1153 at Würzburg, Germany. Beatified: 1734 by Pope Clement XII. Patronage: against fever. Also called Macarius of the Scots Monastery, Macarius of Würzburg, and Macario....
  • Blessed Peter Thomas Born: c.1305 in southern Perigord, France. Died: 1366 at Famagorta, Cyprus. Beatified: 1608 by Pope Paul V (cultus confirmed). Also called Pedro Tomas.
  • Blessed Raymond de Blanes Died: beheaded on 6 January 1235 in Granada, Spain.
  • Blessed Rita Amada de Jesus Born: 5 March 1848 at Casalmedinho, Ribafeita. Died: 6 January 1913 in Casalmedinho, Ribafeita. Beatified: 28 May 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Apostle of the Rosary and Rita Lópes de Almeida.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Sirmium Died: 4th century at Syrmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Vojvodina, Serbia).

Other (2)

  • Martyrs in Africa Died: burned to death c.210.
  • Twelve Apostles of Ireland Also called Twelve Apostles of Erin and Dh´ Aspal Déag na hÉireann.

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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