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Saints of 9 January

32 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 9 January, with short facts.

Saints (19)

  • St. Adrian of Canterbury Born: c.635 in Libya Cyrenaica, North Africa as Hadrian. Died: 9 January 710. Also called Adrien, Hadrian.
  • St. Agatha Yi Born: 1824 in Seoul, South Korea. Died: 9 January 1840 in Seoul Prison, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Brithwald of Canterbury Born: Anglo-Saxon. Died: 731.
  • St. Ephrathus the Thaumaturgist Died: 9th century. Also called Ephrathus the Wonder Worker, Ephrathus of Mount Olympus, and Ephrathus of Abgaro.
  • St. Eustratius of Olympus Also called Eustrate, Eustrazio.
  • St. Felanus of Saint Andrew Died: c.710 in Scotland.
  • St. Fortunatus of Smyrna Died: at Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey).
  • St. Honorius of Buzançais Born: at Buzançais, Berry, France. Died: murdered in 1250 at Parthenay, Poitou, France. Canonized: 1444 by Pope Eugene IV (cultus confirmed). Also called Honorius of Buzançay, Honorius of Thénezay, and Honoratus, Honore, Onorato.
  • St. Marcellinus of Ancona Born: in Ancona, Italy. Died: c.566. Also called Marcellin, Marcellino.
  • St. Marciana Born: Rusuccuru, Mauritania. Died: gored by a bull and mauled by a leopard in the amphitheater of Caesarea, Mauritania c.303. Patronage: cure of wounds.
  • St. Maurontus Died: c.695 at St-Florent-le-Vieil, Angers, France. Also called Maurentius, Maurontius, Mauruntius, Mavrontus.
  • St. Nearchus
  • St. Paschasia of Dijon Died: c.178 in the area of modern Dijon, France. Also called Paschasie.
  • St. Philip Berruyer Died: 1260. Also called Philip of Bourges.
  • St. Polyeucte
  • St. Revocatus of Smyrna Died: at Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey).
  • St. Teresa Kim Born: 1797 in Myeoncheon, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: 9 January 1840 in Seoul Prison, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Theresia Kim and Teresa Gim.
  • St. Vitalicus of Smyrna Died: at Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey).
  • St. Waningus of Fécamp Born: Rouen, France. Died: c.688. Also called Waningus of Ham and Vaneng, Waneng, Wanging, Waning, Wanning.

Blessed (10)

  • Blessed Alix le Clerc Born: 2 February 1576 in Remiremont, Vosges, France. Died: 9 January 1622 in the Congregation convent at Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Beatified: 4 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Alix of Mattaincourt, Alix Le Clercq, Alice le Clerc, Alessia le Clerc, and Maria Teresa of Jesus.
  • Blessed Antony Fatati Born: c.1410 in Ancona, Italy. Died: 9 January 1484. Beatified: by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed). Also called Anthony of Teramo, Anthony of Ancona, and Antoine....
  • Blessed Eberhard of Schäftlarn Born: c.1100 in Germany. Died: 9 January 1160 in Schäftlarn, Bavaria, Germany.
  • Blessed Franciscus Yi Bo-hyeon Born: 1773 in Deoksan, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: 9 January 1800 in Haemi, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Francis.
  • Blessed Józef Pawlowski Born: 12 August 1890 in Proszowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. Died: hanged on 9 January 1942 in the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Joseph Pawlowski.
  • Blessed Julia of Certaldo Born: 1319 at Certaldo, Italy. Died: 9 January 1367. Beatified: 1819 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmed). Also called Giulia della Rena da Certaldo and Julia della Rena.
  • Blessed Kazimierz Grelewski Born: 20 January 1907 in Dwikozy, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. Died: hanged on 9 January 1942 in the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Casimiro Grelewski.
  • Blessed Martinus In Eon-min Born: 1737 in Deoksan, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: 9 January 1800 in Haemi, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Martin.
  • Blessed Pauline Marie Jaricot Born: 22 July 1799 at Lyon, France. Died: 9 January 1862 at Lyon, France. Beatified: 22 May 2022 by Pope Francis. Patronage: poor people; against impoverishment or poverty. Also called Pauline-Marie Jericot.
  • Blessed Richard of Floreffe Born: latter 11th century France. Died: 1129.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Africa Born: African. Died: c.250.
  • Martyrs of Antioch

Other (1)

  • Black Nazarene Patronage: Quiapo, Philippines. Also called Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno.

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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