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Saints of 8 January

40 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 8 January, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Prompt Succor Patronage: Castellammare del Golfo, Italy, Kercem, Malta, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, archdiocese of, and New Orleans, Louisiana, city of. Also called Notre Dame de Bon Secours and Our Lady of Quick Help.

Saints (29)

  • St. Afflinus
  • St. Agathon of Scete Died: c.370 in Scete, Egypt.
  • St. Albert of Cashel Born: English. Died: 800 at Regensburg, Germany. Canonized: 19 June 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. Patronage: against arthritis, Cashel, Ireland, and Cashel and Emly, Ireland, Archdiocese of. Also called Albert of Regensburg and Alberto.
  • St. Apollinaris the Apologist Died: c.175. Also called Apollinaris Claudius, Apollinaris of Hierapolis, and Claudius Apollinaris.
  • St. Athelm of Canterbury Died: 923. Also called Atheim, Athelhelm, Aethelm, Aethelhelm, Adelmus.
  • St. Atticus of Constantinople Born: 4th century at Sebaste, Armenia. Died: 10 October 425 in Constantinople.
  • St. Carterius of Caesarea Died: 304 at Caesarea, Cappadocia. Also called Karterios.
  • St. Dominica of Constantinople Born: c.395 in Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunis, Tunisia). Died: c.474 in Constantinople. Also called Dominica of Carthage and Dominique....
  • St. Emilian Also called Aemilian, Aemyliani, Aemylianus.
  • St. Ergnad of Ulster Born: 5th century Ulster, Ireland. Also called Ercnact, Ercnacta.
  • St. Erhard of Regensburg Born: 7th century Irish. Died: c.686. Patronage: against cattle diseases, against eye diseases, eye problems or eye pain, against plague, bakers, blacksmiths, cattle, cobblers, shoemakers, hospitals, and others.
  • St. Eugenian of Autun Died: latter 4th century in Autun, France.
  • St. Garibaldus of Regensburg Died: 762. Also called Garibaldus of Ratisbon and Gaubald....
  • St. George Chozebites Born: Cyprus. Died: c.620. Also called George of Choseba, George of Choziba, George of Chozibita, and Georges, Gregor, Gregory.
  • St. Gudule of Brussels Born: c.time-line-650 in Hamme, Brabant (in modern Belgium). Died: 8 January 712 at Hamme, Brabant (Belgium). Patronage: Brussels, Belgium and single laywomen. Also called Ergoule, Goedele, Goelen, Gould, Goule, Gudula.
  • St. Helladius Born: African. Died: burned to death in a furnace in Libya. Also called Elladio, Hellade, Hellas.
  • St. Julian of Beauvais Died: 290 at Beauvais, France.
  • St. Lawrence Giustiniani Born: 1 September 1381 at Venice, Italy. Died: 8 January 1455 at Venice, Italy. Canonized: 16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII. Also called Laurence Giustiniani, Lawrence Justinian, Lorenzo Giustiniani, and Patriarch of Venice.
  • St. Lucian of Beauvais Born: Rome, Italy. Died: 290 at Beauvais, France. Patronage: Beauvais, France, city of and Beauvais-Noyon-Senlis, France, Diocese of. Also called Lucien, Lucius.
  • St. Maximian of Beauvais Died: 290 at Beauvais, France.
  • St. Maximus of Pavia Died: 514. Also called Maximus II, Massimo.
  • St. Patheus
  • St. Patiens of Metz Patronage: Metz, France.
  • St. Pega of Peakirk Born: in Mercia, England. Died: c.719 in Rome, Italy. Also called Pega of Croyland and Margareta, Pea, Pee, Pege, Peggy, Pègue, Pegia.
  • St. Severinus of Noricum Born: c.410 in North Africa. Died: 8 January 482 at Favianae, Noricum (in modern Austria). Patronage: against famine, linen weavers, prisoners, vineyards, Austria, Bavaria, Germany, and Linz, Austria, diocese of. Also called Severino of Noricum.
  • St. Theodore of Chora Died: c.595.
  • St. Theophilus the Martyr Born: African. Died: burned to death in a furnace in Libya.
  • St. Thorfinn Born: at Trondhjem, Norway. Died: 8 January 1285 at the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest. Also called Torfinn.
  • St. Wulsin of Sherborne Died: 8 January 1002. Also called Wulsin of Shireburn and Ultius, Vulsin, Wulfsin, Wulfsige.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Edward Waterson Born: at London, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Eurosia Fabris Born: 27 September 1866 in Quinto Vicentino, Italy. Died: 8 January 1932 at Marola di Torri, Vicenza, Italy. Beatified: 6 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Eurosia Fabris Barban, Mamma Rosa, and Rosina Fabris.
  • Blessed Giacobella Mary of the Cross Died: 3 August 1643 in Madrid, Spain.
  • Blessed Jacques Corbeau Born: latter 16th century France. Died: 1642 in Veurne, Flanders (in modern Belgium). Also called Jacob.
  • Blessed Kristian Hosius Born: later 15th century in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (in the modern Netherlands). Died: 8 January 1570.
  • Blessed Nathalan of Aberdeen Born: near Aberdeen, Scotland. Died: c.678.
  • Blessed Titus Zeman Born: 4 January 1915 in Vajnory, Bratislavský, Slovakia. Died: 8 January 1969 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Beatified: 30 September 2017 by Pope Francis.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Greece
  • Martyrs of Terni Died: 270 in Terni, Italy.

Other (1)

  • Semajas the Prophet

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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