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Saints of 14 January

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 14 January, with short facts.

Saints (19)

  • St. Barbasymas Died: beheaded in 346 in Persia. Also called Barba'shmin, Barbascemin, Barbasceminus.
  • St. Caldeoldus of Vienne Died: 664. Also called Caldéold, Cadéol, Eolad.
  • St. Datius of Milan Died: 552 in Constantinople. Also called Dacius, Dasius, Dazio.
  • St. Devasahayam Pillai Born: 23 April 1712 in Nattalam, Tamil Nadu, India. Died: shot by firing squad 14 January 1752 in Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Nadu, India. Beatified: 2 December 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonized: 15 May 2022 by Pope Francis. Also called Lazarus, Neelakandan, Neelam, Nilakandan, Nilam.
  • St. Engelmaro Born: Bavaria, Germany. Died: night of 13 to 14 January 1100 near Passau, Germany. Patronage: cattle, good weather, harvests, and peasants.
  • St. Eufrasio of Clermont Died: c.515. Also called Eufrasio of Arvenia and Euphrasius.
  • St. Euphrasius the Martyr Died: in North Africa. Also called Eufrasio.
  • St. Felix of Nola Born: 3rd century at Nola. Died: c.255. Patronage: against eye disease, against eye trouble, against false witness, against lies, against perjury, domestic animals, eyes, and Nola, Italy. Also called Felix the Martyr, Felix of Inpincis, and Felice, Flin.
  • St. Felix of Rome
  • St. Fermin of Mende Also called Firmin.
  • St. Fulgentius of Ecija Born: Cartagena, Spain. Died: c.633. Patronage: Cartagena, Spain, diocese of and San Fulgencio, Spain. Also called Fulgentius of Astigi, Fulgentius of Cartagena, and Fulgencius, Fulgencio.
  • St. Glycerius of Antioch Died: drowned in Antioch, Syria. Also called Glicerio, Glykerios, Glicerius.
  • St. Macrina the Elder Died: c.340. Patronage: against poverty, poor people, and widows. Also called Macrina of Caesarea, Macrina of Neo-Caesarea, and Macrina the Senior.
  • St. Nino of Georgia Died: c.320 at Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti, Georgia. Patronage: Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Christiana and Georgia. Also called Apostle of Georgia.
  • St. Odo of Novara Born: c.1105 at Novara, Italy. Died: 1200 at Tagliacozzo, Italy. Beatified: 1859 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed). Also called Odon.
  • St. Paul of Africa
  • St. Potitus Born: Sofia, Bulgaria. Died: beheaded. Patronage: Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy, diocese of and Tricarico, Italy. Also called Potito.
  • St. Sava Born: 1176 as Rastko Nemanjic. Died: 14 January 1235 at Tirnovo, Bulgaria. Patronage: Serbia, Serbs. Also called Rastko Nemanjic and Sabas, Sabbas.
  • St. Successus of Africa

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Alfonsa Clerici Born: 14 February 1860 in Lainate, Milan, Italy. Died: 13:30 on 14 January 1930 in Vercelli, Italy. Beatified: 23 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Amadeus of Clermont Born: Hauterives, Drôme, France. Died: c.1150 at the monastery at Bonnevaux, France.
  • Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg Born: 1097 at Cappenberg Castle, Westphalia, Germany. Died: 13 January 1127 at the abbey of Ilbenstadt, Germany. Also called Godfrey of Ilbenstadt and Godfrey of Kappenberg.
  • Blessed Odoric of Pordenone Born: 1285 at Villanova, Friuli, Italy as Odoric Mattiussi. Died: 14 January 1331 at Udine, Italy. Beatified: 2 July 1775 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed). Also called Odoric Mattiussi, Odoric Mattiuzzi, and Oderic, Oderik, Odorico, Odoryk.
  • Blessed Pablo Merillas Fernández Born: 17 July 1902 in Alcubilla de Nogales, Zaragoza, Spain. Died: 14 January 1937 in El Escorial, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Carlos of Alcubilla de Nogales.
  • Blessed Petrus Donders Born: 27 October 1805 at Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. Died: 14 January 1887 at Batavia, Saramacca, Surinam. Beatified: 23 May 1982 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Peter, Peerke.
  • Blessed Rainer of Arnsberg Born: early 12th century Netherlands. Died: 14 January 1184.
  • Blessed William de Sanjulia

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Mount Sinai Died: martyred by Bedouins.
  • Martyrs of Raithu Died: martyred by Bedouins.

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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