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Saints of 16 February

23 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 February, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of the Thorns Also called Notre Dame de l'Epine, Event Date, and About.

Saints (14)

  • St. Aganus of Airola Born: 1050. Died: 1100.
  • St. Faustinus of Brescia Died: 381.
  • St. John III of Constantinople Died: 577.
  • St. Julian of Cappadocia Died: burned in a slow fire in 309 in Cilicia, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Julian of Egypt Died: martyred in Egypt.
  • St. Juliana of Campania
  • St. Juliana of Nicomedia Died: burned. Patronage: against bodily ills or sickness and sick people. Also called Juliana of Cumae.
  • St. Maruta Died: c.415.
  • St. Onesimus of Ephesus
  • St. Pamphilus of Cilicia Died: 16 February 309 in Cilicia, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey). Also called Pamphilus of Caesarea and Panfilo....
  • St. Porphyrius of Caesarea Died: torn.
  • St. Seleucius of Caesarea Died: beheaded in 309 at Caesarea.
  • St. Simeon of Metz
  • St. Tetradius of Bourges Born: mid-5th century. Died: c.512. Also called Tetradio, Tétrade.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Archinrico of Montmajour
  • Blessed Bernard Scammacca Born: 1430 in Catania, Sicily. Died: 11 January 1487. Beatified: 1825 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed Filippa Mareri Born: c.1195 at Mareri, Rieti, Italy. Died: 16 February 1236 in Borgo San Pietro, Rieti, Italy. Beatified: 30 April 1806 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation; decree of heroic virtues). Also called Philippa Mareria.
  • Blessed Franciscus Toyama Jintaro Born: c.1600 in Yamanashi, Japan. Died: 16 February 1624 in Hiroshima, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Joseph Allamano Born: 21 January 1851 at Castelnuova, Asti, Italy. Died: 16 February 1926 at Turin, Italy. Beatified: 7 October 1990 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Giuseppe Allamano.
  • Blessed Mariano Arciero Born: 26 February 1707 in Contursi Terme, Salerno, Italy. Died: 16 February 1788 in Naples, Italy. Beatified: 24 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Patronage: Contursi Terme, Italy. Also called Apostle of Calabria.
  • Blessed Nicola Paglia Born: 1197 in Giovinazzo, Bari, Italy. Died: 1256 at the Dominican monastery in Perugia, Umbia, Italy. Beatified: 26 March 1828 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmation).

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Cilicia Died: 309 in Cilicia, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey).

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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