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Saints of 21 January

34 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 21 January, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Altagracia Patronage: Dominican Republic. Also called Our Lady of Grace, Our Lady of High Grace, Tatica from Higuey, Virgen de la Altagracia, and Virgin of Altagracia.

Saints (22)

  • St. Agnes of Rome Died: beheaded and burned. Patronage: affianced couples, betrothed couples, bodily purity, chastity, Children of Mary, Colegio Capranica of Rome, crops, engaged couples, and others. Also called Ines, Ines del Campo, and Ynez.
  • St. Agnes of Aislinger Born: 15 century in Aislingen, Bavaria, Germany. Died: 21 January 1504 in Rebdort, Germany.
  • St. Alban Bartholomew Roe Born: 1583 in Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Died: hanged. Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
  • St. Anastasius of Constantinople Died: 666 in Constantinople (modern Istanul, Turkey).
  • St. Aquila of Trebizond Died: c.303 in Trebizond (in modern Turkey). Also called Akylas.
  • St. Augurius the Martyr Died: burned at the stake in 259 at Tarragona, Spain.
  • St. Brigid of Kilbride Also called Brigid of Killbrige and Briga of....
  • St. Candidus of Trebizond Died: c.303 in Trebizond (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Epiphanius of Pavia Born: 439 at Pavia, Italy. Died: 496 at Burgundy, France. Also called Epiphanius the Peacemaker, Glory of Italy, and Light of Bishops.
  • St. Eugenius of Trebizond Died: c.303 in Trebizond (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Eulogius of Tarragona Died: burned at the stake in 259 at Tarragona, Spain.
  • St. Fructuosus of Tarragona Died: burned at the stake on 21 January 259 at Tarragona, Spain.
  • St. Gunthildis of Biblisheim Died: 1131. Also called Gonthildis.
  • St. John Yi Yun-on Born: 1823 in Hongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: beheaded on 21 January 1867 in Daegu, Gyrongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Giovanni Yi Yun-il, Ioannes Yi Yun-il, and Yohan Yi Yun-il.
  • St. Lawdog
  • St. Maccalin of Waulsort Born: Irish. Died: 978 near Dinant, Belgium. Also called Macallan, Maolcalain.
  • St. Meinrad of Einsiedeln Born: at Solgen, Swabia (Sülichgau near Wurtemberg). Died: beaten to death. Patronage: Einsiedeln, Switzerland, hospitality, and Swabia, Germany. Also called Meinrad of Reichenau and Maynard, Meginrad, Meginrat, Meino.
  • St. Patroclus of Troyes Died: beheaded in 259. Patronage: Soest, Germany. Also called Parre, Parres, Patroccus, Patroklus.
  • St. Publius of Malta Died: c.112. Patronage: Floriana, Malta and Malta. Also called Publius of Athens.
  • St. Valerian of Trebizond Died: c.303 in Trebizond (in modern Turkey). Also called Valarianus.
  • St. Vimin of Holywood Born: Scotland. Died: c.615.
  • St. Zacharias the Angelic Died: c.950. Also called Zacharias of Mount Mercury and Zaccaria....

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Cristiana di Paride Born: early 13th century Italy. Died: latter 13th century Italy. Also called Cristiana of Assisi.
  • Blessed Cristiana of Assisi Born: early 13th century Italy. Died: mid 13th century Italy. Also called Cristina of Assisi.
  • Blessed Edward Stransham Born: at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Franciscus Bang Born: Myeoncheon, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: 21 January 1799 in Hongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Gautier of Bruges Born: 1225 in Zande, Ostend, Belgium. Died: 21 January 1307 in Poitiers, France. Beatified: popular veneration began immediately at his death. Patronage: against fever.
  • Blessed Ines de Beniganim Born: 9 February 1625 at Benigánim, Valencia, Spain. Died: 21 January 1696 at Benigánim, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 26 February 1888 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Giuseppa Maria di Sant'Agnese, Giuseppa Teresa Albinàna, Ines Albiniani, Inez, and Josefa María Albiñana Gomar.
  • Blessed Martyrs of Laval Born: French. Died: several dates in 1794 in Laval, Mayenne, France. Beatified: 19 June 1955 by Pope Pius XII at Rome, Italy. Also called Nineteen Martyrs of Laval.
  • Blessed Nicholas Woodfen Born: c.1550 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Nicholas Wheeler.
  • Blessed Thomas Reynolds Born: c.1562 at Oxford, England as Thomas Green. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Richard Reynolds and Thomas Green.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Rome Died: 304 in Rome, Italy.

Other (1)

  • Mercedarian Nuns of Berriz

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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