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Saints of 31 January

44 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 31 January, with short facts.

Saints (33)

  • St. John Bosco Born: 16 August 1815 at Becchi, Castelnuovo d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy as Giovanni Melchior Bosco. Died: 31 January 1888 at Turin, Italy. Canonized: 1 April 1934 by Pope Pius XI. Patronage: apprentices, boys, editors, Mexican young people, laborers, students, school children, and young people.
  • St. Abraham of Abela Died: beheaded c.345 at Telman, Persia. Also called Abraham of Arbela, Abraham the Persian, Abraham Persianus, and Abrahán, Abraamios, Abraämius, Abramius.
  • St. Aedan of Ferns Born: c.550 at Inisbrefny, Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. Died: 31 January 632 at Ferns, Ireland. Patronage: Ferns, Ireland, diocese of and Wexford, Ireland. Also called Aeddan Foeddog and Mo-Aedh-og (= my dear Aedh).
  • St. Aiden Born: c.550 in Connaught, Ireland. Died: 626.
  • St. Athanasia of Canope Died: beheaded in Canope, Egypt.
  • St. Athanasius of Modon Born: in Catania, Sicily. Died: c.885.
  • St. Bobinus of Troyes Born: in Aquitaine, France. Died: c.766.
  • St. Cyriacus of Alexandria Died: Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Cyrus the Physician Died: beheaded in Canope, Egypt. Patronage: Portici, Italy, Represenation, man with a small cross in his hand, and man driving away or holding off a wild boar. Also called Cyrus of Alexandria, Cyrus of Canopus, Abba Cyrus, Abbacyrus, and Abukir.
  • St. Eudoxia of Canope Died: c.303 outside Canope, Egypt.
  • St. Eusebius of Saint Gall Born: Ireland. Died: hit.
  • St. Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi Born: 2 December 1743 in Arpino, Frosinone, Italy. Died: 31 January 1815 in Naples, Italy. Canonized: 21 October 1951 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Apostle of Naples and Francis Xavier Bianchi.
  • St. Geminian of Modena Died: 348. Patronage: Modena, Italy, Pontremoli, Italy, Sacrofano, Italy, and San Gimignano, Italy. Also called Geminiano, Geminianus, Gimignano.
  • St. John the Physician Born: Syria. Died: beheaded in 312 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Julius of Novara Died: c.390. Patronage: Orta San Giulio, Italy. Also called Julius of Orta and Giulio.
  • St. Madoes Also called Madianus.
  • St. Marcella Born: 325 at Rome, Italy. Died: August 410 at Rome, Italy.
  • St. Martin Manuel Born: in Auranca, Portugal. Died: 1156 in prison in Cordoba, Spain.
  • St. Metranus of Alexandria Died: stoned to death c.250 outside the city walls of Alexandria, Egypt. Also called Metras, Metrano.
  • St. Nicetas of Novgorod Born: in Kiev, Ukraine.
  • St. Potamius of Troyes Born: Troyes, Gaul (in modern France). Also called Potamio, Pouange.
  • St. Saturninus of Alexandria Died: c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Tarskius of Alexandria Died: Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Theoctista of Canope Died: c.303 outside Canope, Egypt.
  • St. Theodotia of Canope Died: c.303 outside Canope, Egypt. Also called Theodota.
  • St. Thrysus Died: c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Tryphaena of Cyzicus
  • St. Tysul Born: 462. Died: 544.
  • St. Ulphia of Amiens Died: c.750. Also called Olfe, Ulpha, Ulphe, Wulfe, Wulfia.
  • St. Victor of Alexandria Died: c.250 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Waldo of Evreux Died: Coutances, Neustria (in modern France). Also called Gaud, Gaudo, Valdo, Waldus.
  • St. Wilgils Born: Northumbria, England. Also called Wilgis, Hilgis.
  • St. Zoticus of Alexandria Died: martyred in Alexandria, Egypt.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Adamnan of Coldingham Born: Ireland. Died: c.680. Beatified: 1898 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed John Angelus Born: in Venice, Italy. Died: c.1050.
  • Blessed Louise degli Albertoni Born: 1474 in Rome, Italy. Died: 31 January 1533 in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 28 January 1671 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed). Also called Louisa Albertoni and Ludovica Albertoni Cetera.
  • Blessed Luigi Talamoni Born: 3 October 1848 at Monza, Milan, Italy. Died: 31 January 1926 in Milan, Italy. Beatified: 21 March 2004 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Maria Cristina di Savoia Born: 14 November 1812 in Cagliari, Italy as Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa. Died: 31 January 1836 in Naples, Italy. Beatified: 25 January 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Maria Cristina of Savoy.
  • Blessed Maria Yi Seong Born: 1801 in Hongju, South Korea. Died: beheaded on 31 January 1840 in Danggogae, South Korea. Beatified: 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, South Korea.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Corinth
  • Martyrs of Korea Died: 1839 - 1867. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also kept on 20 September in some calendars.

Other (3)

  • Candelarija of Saint Joseph
  • Lutgarda Yi Sun-i
  • Matthaeus Yu Jung-seong

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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