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Saints of 16 January

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 January, with short facts.

Saints (20)

  • St. Accursies of Morocco Died: 16 January 1220 in Morocco by being scourged till his ribs appeared bare. Canonized: 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV. Also called Accursius.
  • St. Berardes of Morocco Born: at Carbio, Umbria, Italy. Died: beheaded on 16 January 1220 in Morocco. Canonized: 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV. Also called Berardes of Carbio and Berard, Berardo, Beraldus.
  • St. Dana of Leuca Born: 6th century Vlora, Albania. Also called Dana of Aulana, Dana of Aulon, Dana of Vlore, and Danacte, Danacto, Danatte, Danax, Donato, Donatus.
  • St. Dunchaid O'Braoin Born: in Westmeath, Ireland. Died: 988 in Armagh, Ireland.
  • St. Fursey of Péronne Born: c.567 at Munster, Ireland. Died: 648 at Mezerolles, France. Patronage: Peronne, France. Also called Fursey of Lagny.
  • St. Henry of Coquet Born: 11th century Denmark. Died: 16 January 1127 on Coquet Island, England. Also called Henry of Cocket and Henry the Dane.
  • St. Honoratus of Arles Born: c.350 in northern Gaul. Died: January 429. Patronage: against drought, against misfortune, against rain, and for rain. Also called Honorat, Honore.
  • St. Honoratus of Fondi Patronage: Fondi, Italy.
  • St. James of Tarentaise Born: Syrian. Died: 16 January 429 in Arles, France. Also called Apostle of Savoy, James the Syrian, James the Assyrian, and Giacomo.
  • St. Joseph Vaz Born: 21 April 1651 at Benaulim, Salcette, Goa, India. Died: late night 17 January 1711 at Kandy, Sri Lanka. Canonized: 17 September 2014 by Pope Francis. Patronage: archdiocese of Goa and Damão, India. Also called Apostle of Ceylon and Apostle of Sri Lanka.
  • St. Leobazio Also called Leobato.
  • St. Liberata of Pavia Born: Pavia, Italy.
  • St. Melas of Rhinocolura Died: 385.
  • St. Otto of Morocco Died: 16 January 1220 in Morocco by being scourged till his ribs appeared bare. Canonized: 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV.
  • St. Peter of Morocco Died: 16 January 1220 in Morocco by being scourged till his ribs appeared bare. Canonized: 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV.
  • St. Priscilla of Rome
  • St. Sigeberht of East Anglia Born: 6th century East Anglia (part of modern England). Died: murdered in 635 in East Anglia, England.
  • St. Titian of Oderzo Born: Heraclea, Italy. Died: 16 January 632 in Oderzo, Italy. Canonized: Pre-Congregation; cultus known to have been active in the 8th century. Patronage: Oderzo, Italy, city of, Oderzo, Italy, diocese of, and Vittorio Veneto, Italy. Also called Titian of Venice and Tiziano of Oderzo.
  • St. Triverius Born: Neustria, Gaul (in modern France). Died: 550. Also called Trivier, Triviero, Troverio.
  • St. Valerius of Sorrento Died: 453. Patronage: Sorrento, Italy.

Popes (1)

  • Pope St. Marcellus I Died: 309. Patronage: stablemen. Also called Marcel, Marcelo.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Tovini Born: 14 March 1841 in Cividate Camuno, Brescia, Italy. Died: 16 January 1897 in Brescia, Italy. Beatified: 20 September 1998 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante Born: 1187 at Vizella. Died: 10 January 1259. Beatified: 1560 by Pope Pius IV. Also called Gonçalo, Gonzalvus, Gundisalvus.
  • Blessed James of Luino Born: c.1416 in Luino, Italy. Died: 1477 in Luino, Italy. Also called James de Leuteri, James of Eleuterii, and Giacomo.
  • Blessed Joan of Bagno di Romagna Born: Tuscany, Italy. Died: 16 January 1105 at Bagno di Romagna, Forli, Italy. Beatified: 15 April 1823 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation). Patronage: Bagno di Romagna, Italy. Also called Giovanna, Jeanne.
  • Blessed Juana Maria Condesa Lluch Born: 30 March 1862 in Valencia, Spain. Died: 16 January 1916 in Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 23 March 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Joanna Maria Condesa Lluch.
  • Blessed Konrad II of Mondsee Born: c.1100 at Trier, Germany. Died: murdered in Oberwang, Austria in 1145. Also called Konrad Bosinlother and Conrad....
  • Blessed Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières Lacase Born: 14 July 1809 in Quillan, Aude, France. Died: 16 January 1890 in Gijon, Asturias, Spain. Beatified: 22 April 2017 by Pope Francis.

Other (1)

  • Adjute of Morocco

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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