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Saints of 15 January

46 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 15 January, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Banneux

Saints (34)

  • St. Macarius of Egypt Born: c.300 at Upper Egypt. Died: 390. Also called Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great, Macarius the Thébaïde, and Makarios the....
  • St. Alexander of Goman Died: c.440.
  • St. Arnold Janssen Born: 5 November 1837 at Goch, North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany. Died: 15 January 1909 in Steyl, Netherlands. Canonized: 5 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Arsenius of Reggio Calabria Died: 904 in Armo, Italy. Also called Arsenius of Armo and Arsenio....
  • St. Blaithmaic of Iona Born: Ireland. Died: 823 on the altar steps at Iona Abbey, Scotland. Also called Blathmac, Blaithmale.
  • St. Bonitus of Clermont Born: 623 in Auvergne, France. Died: c.710 in Lyon, France. Also called Bonet, Bonnet, Bont.
  • St. Botonto Born: c.300. Died: c.303 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Britta Patronage: martyrs.
  • St. Ceolwulph Born: England. Died: 764. Also called Ceolwulf.
  • St. Cosmas the Melodist Born: 706 in Jerusalem. Died: 760. Also called Cosmas the Hymnographer and Cosma.
  • St. Emebert of Cambrai Died: c.710. Also called Ablebert, Emebertus, Einbert.
  • St. Ephysius of Sardinia Born: in Palestine. Died: beheaded in 303 on Sardinia, Italy. Patronage: Cagliari, Italy, Pisa, Italy, and Sardinia, Italy. Also called Ephysius of Cagliari, Efisio, Efeso, Ephise, Ephysus, and Addtional Memorial.
  • St. Eugyppius Born: North Africa. Died: c.511.
  • St. Francis Ferdinand de Capillas Born: 11 August 1607 in Baquerín de Campos, Palencia, Old Castile, Spain. Died: beheaded on 15 January 1648 in Fu'an, Fujian, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Gwrnerth Born: Welsh. Died: 6th century Wales.
  • St. Isidore of Scété Died: c.394.
  • St. Isidore the Egyptian Born: Egyptian. Died: 404. Also called Isidore of Alexandria.
  • St. Ita of Killeedy Born: at Drum, County Waterford, Ireland. Died: c.570. Patronage: diocese of Limerick, Ireland. Also called Ita of Clúaincredal, Ita of Hy-Connall, Ita of Ireland, Ita of Munster, and Ita of Waterford.
  • St. John Calabytes Born: at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). Died: c.450. Also called John Calabites, John Calibita, John Chalybita, John Kalabytes, and John the Hut-Dweller.
  • St. Lleudadd of Bardsey Born: Welsh. Died: 6th century Wales. Also called Lleudadd of Enli, Lleudadd of Bardsey Island, and Additoinal Memorial.
  • St. Llewellyn Born: Welsh. Died: 6th century Wales. Also called Llywelyn.
  • St. Malard of Chartres Died: latter 7th century.
  • St. Maura Patronage: martyrs.
  • St. Maurus Born: 512 in Rome, Italy. Died: 15 January 584. Patronage: against cold, against colds, against goiter, against gout, against hoarseness, against rheumatism, candle makers, charcoal burners, and others. Also called Mauro.
  • St. Palladius of Condat Died: latter 5th century. Also called Palladio, Pallas.
  • St. Pansofius of Alexandria Died: c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Placid Also called Placidus.
  • St. Probus of Rieti Died: c.571.
  • St. Romedio of Nonsberg Born: Austria. Died: Salzburg, Austria. Canonized: 24 July 1907 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation). Patronage: against accidents, against bone diseases, against danger at sea, against fever, against fire, against floods, against hail, against headaches, and others.
  • St. Sawl Born: Welsh. Died: 6th century.
  • St. Secondina of Anagni Born: Anagni, Italy. Died: c.250.
  • St. Secundina of Rome Died: flogged to death c.250 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Tarsicia of Rodez Died: c.600. Also called Tarsitia.
  • St. Teath Patronage: Saint Teath, Cornwall, England. Also called Tetha.

Blessed (10)

  • Blessed Angelus of Gualdo Tadino Born: c.1265 at Gualdo Tadino, Nocera, Italy. Died: 15 January 1325. Beatified: 1633 by Pope Urban VIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Gualdo Tadino, Italy.
  • Blessed Conan of Margam Born: early 12th century Wales. Died: 1193 in Wales. Also called Conanus, Cunanus.
  • Blessed Diego de Soto Born: Toledo, Spain. Died: 1237 in prison in Granada, Spain.
  • Blessed Gabriel of Ferrara Born: c.1543 in Milan, Italy as Camillo. Died: 15 January 1627 in Vienna, Austria. Also called Gabriele Ferrari and Camillo.
  • Blessed Geoffrey of Peronne Died: 1147.
  • Blessed Giacomo Villa Died: axed to death on 15 January 1304 in Citta della Pieve, Italy. Beatified: by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation). Also called Jaime.
  • Blessed James the Beggar Died: Città della Pieve, Umbria, Italy. Also called James Limosnero and Jacobo....
  • Blessed Nikolaus Gross Born: 30 September 1898 at Niederwenigern, Ruhr region, Germany. Died: executed 23 January 1945 at the Berlin-Plotzensee, Germany prison. Beatified: 7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy.
  • Blessed Peter of Castelnau Born: near Montpellier, France. Died: stabbed.
  • Blessed Tit Liviu Chinezu Born: 1904 in Maioresti (Huduc), Mures, Romania. Died: 15 January 1955 in of hypothermia in Sighetu Marmatiei prison, Maramures, Romania. Beatified: 2 June 2019 by Pope Francis. Also called Titu, Titus.

Other (1)

  • Amaro the Pilgrim

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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