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Saints of 19 January

26 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 19 January, with short facts.

Saints (21)

  • St. Abachum of Persia Born: in Persia. Died: beheaded in 270 at Saint Ninfa, 13 miles. Patronage: Caselette, Italy.
  • St. Appiano of Sagona Also called Appiano of Sagone.
  • St. Arsenius of Corfu Born: Constantinople. Died: 959. Patronage: Corfu, Greece.
  • St. Audifax of Persia Born: Persia. Died: beheaded in 270 at Saint Ninfa, 13 miles. Patronage: Caselette, Italy.
  • St. Bassian of Lodi Born: c.320 in Syracuse, Sicily. Died: 413 in Lodi, Italy. Patronage: Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Lodi, Italy, and San Bassano, Italy. Also called Bassiano, Bassianus.
  • St. Branwallader of Jersey Died: 6th century.
  • St. Catellus of Castellammare Died: 9th century. Canonized: Pre-Congregation. Patronage: Castellammare di Stabia, Italy, city of and Castellammare di Stabia, Italy, diocese of.
  • St. Contentius of Bayeux Died: c.510 in Normandy, France. Also called Contestus.
  • St. Faustina of Como Born: Como, Italy. Died: c.580.
  • St. Fillan Born: Ireland. Died: c.777. Patronage: against insanity, against mental disorders, against mental illness, and mentally ill people.
  • St. Firminus of Gabales
  • St. Germanicus of Smyrna Born: at Smyrna (in modern Turkey). Died: torn apart by animals in 156. Also called Germanico.
  • St. Godone di Novalesa
  • St. John of Ravenna Died: 595.
  • St. Liberata of Como Born: Rocca d'Olgisio, Italy. Died: 580. Patronage: babies.
  • St. Lomer of Corbion Born: Neuville-la-Mare, Diocese of Chartres, France. Died: January 593. Also called Laumer, Laudomarus, Launomar, Launomaro.
  • St. Macarius of Alexandria Died: c.390. Also called Macarius the Alexandrian.
  • St. Maris of Persia Born: Persia. Died: beheaded in 270 at Saint Ninfa 13 miles. Patronage: Caselette, Italy.
  • St. Martha of Persia Born: Persia. Died: drowned in 270 at Saint Ninfa 13 miles. Patronage: Caselette, Italy.
  • St. Ponziano of Spoleto Died: stabbed. Patronage: against earthquakes, Spoleto, Italy, and Utrecht, Netherlands. Also called Pontian, Pontianus.
  • St. Remigius of Rouen Died: 19 January 772 in Rouen, France. Also called Remigio, Remedius, Remi.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Beatrix of Lens Born: Lens. Died: after 1216.
  • Blessed Elisabetta Berti Died: Barcelona, Spain.
  • Blessed Marcelo Spinola y Maestre Born: 14 January 1835 on the Isle of San Fernando. Died: 20 January 1906 at Seville, Spain. Beatified: 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II at Vatican City. Also called Marcelo Rafael José María de los Dolores Hilario.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Carthage Died: Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunis, Tunisia).
  • Martyrs of Numidia Died: 2nd century Numidia in North Africa.

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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