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Saints of 12 February

36 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 12 February, with short facts.

Marian titles (2)

  • Our Lady of Argenteuil
  • Our Lady of Iviron

Saints (16)

  • St. Alexis of Kiev Died: 1364. Also called Alexius of Kiev and Alexius of Moscow.
  • St. Ammonius of Alexandria
  • St. Anthony Kauleas Born: 829 near Constantinople. Died: 12 February 901. Also called Anthony Cauleas, Antony Cauleas, Antony Kauleas, and Antony II of Constantinople.
  • St. Benedict of Aniane Born: c.747 at Languedoc, France as Witiza. Died: 11 February 821 at Cornelimunster, Aachen, Germany. Also called Euticius and Witiza.
  • St. Damian of Africa Died: in Africa.
  • St. Damian of Rome Died: in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Ethelwald of Lindisfarne Born: at Northumbria, England. Died: c.740. Also called Aethelweald, Aedilauld, Ethilwald, Ethelwold.
  • St. Eulalia of Barcelona Born: c.290 in Barcelona, Spain. Died: 12 February 304 at Barcelona, Spain. Canonized: 633. Patronage: against drought, against dysentery, boatmen, mariners, sailors, watermen, pregnant women, for rain, safe sailing, safe seafaring, travellers, and others.
  • St. Gaudentius of Verona Died: c.465.
  • St. Goscelinus of Turin Died: 12 February 1053. Also called Goscelinus of San Solutore and Goslin, Goslino, Gozzelino, Gozzelinus.
  • St. Julian of Alexandria Died: 160 at Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Meletius of Antioch Born: early 4th century Melitene, Lower Armenia (modern Malatya, Turkey). Died: 381 at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). Also called Meletios, Melezio.
  • St. Modestus of Alexandria
  • St. Modestus of Carthage Died: c.160 at Carthage. Patronage: Cartagena, Spain.
  • St. Modestus the Deacon Born: Sardinia (part of modern Italy). Died: c.304.
  • St. Sedulius Born: Irish. Also called Seadhal, Siadal, Siadhal.

Blessed (17)

  • Blessed Anthony of Saxony Died: 1369 at Vidin (in modern Bulgaria).
  • Blessed Benedict Revelli Died: c.900. Beatified: by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation).
  • Blessed George Haydock Born: c.1557 in Cottam Hall, Lancashire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Gregory of Traguio Died: 1369 at Vidin (in modern Bulgaria).
  • Blessed Humbeline of Jully Born: 1092 in Dijon, France. Died: 21 August 1136 at the Jully-les-Nonnains convent in France. Beatified: 1703 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: against loss of parents.
  • Blessed Jak Bushati Born: 8 August 1890 in Shkodrë, Albania. Died: 12 February 1949 in Shkodrë, Albania. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed James Fenn Born: at Montacute, Somerset, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed John Munden Born: at Coltley, South Maperton, Dorset, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed John Nutter Born: at Burnley, Lancashire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Josep Gassol Montseny Born: 31 March 1915 in Solivella, Tarragona, Spain. Died: 12 February 1937 in Sarral, Tarragona, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Ladislas of Hungary Died: 1369 at Vidin (in modern Bulgaria).
  • Blessed Ludan Born: 12th century Scotland. Died: 1202 in Nordheim, Alsace, France. Also called Ludano, Ludain, Luden.
  • Blessed Nicholas of Hungary Died: 1369 at Vidin (in modern Bulgaria).
  • Blessed Nicolò of San Bernardo Died: at Villers Abbey near Villiers-la-Villes, Belgium.
  • Blessed Paolo of Barletta Born: early 16th century in Barletta, Italy. Died: 13 May 1580 San Thomé, East India.
  • Blessed Thomas Hemeford Born: Stoke, Dorset, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Thomas of Foligno Died: 1369 at Vidin (in modern Bulgaria).

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Albitina Died: tortured to death in 304 in prison at Albitina, 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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