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Saints of 18 February

27 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 18 February, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

Our Lady of Laon

Saints (19)

St. Angilbert of Centula Born: c.740. Died: 18 February 814. Also called Homer.
St. Colman of Lindisfarne Born: c.605 at Connaught, Ireland. Died: 8 August 676 at Inishboffin abbey. Also called Colman of Mayo.
St. Constance of Vercelli Died: early 6th century.
St. Esuperia of Vercelli Died: early 6th century.
St. Ethelina Patronage: Little Sodbury, England. Also called Eudelme.
St. Geltrude Caterina Comensoli Born: 18 January 1847 in Biennio, Brescia, Italy as Caterina. Died: 18 February 1903 in Bergamo, Italy. Canonized: 26 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.
St. Helladius of Toledo Born: at Toledo, Spain. Died: 632. Also called Eladio, Eladius, Elladio, Heladio.
St. Ioannes Chen Xianheng Born: c.1820 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Died: beheaded on 18 February 1862 at Kaiyang, Guizhou, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by PopeJohn Paul II. Also called John Chen Xianheng and Ruowang.
St. Ioannes Zhang Tianshen Born: c.1805 in Jiashanlong, Kaiyang City, Guizhou, China. Died: beheaded on 18 February 1862 at Kaiyang, Guizhou, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by PopeJohn Paul II. Also called John Zhang Tianshen and Ruowang.
St. Jean Francois Regis Clet Born: 1748 at Grenoble, France. Died: slowly strangled to death. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
St. Jean-Pierre Néel Born: 18 October 1832 in Soleymieux, Sainte-Catherine-sur-Riviere, France. Died: dragged by his hair by a horse. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called John Néel and John Peter Néel.
St. Leo of Patera Died: 260 at Patara, Lycia.
St. Maonacan of Athleague Died: 6th century. Patronage: Athleague, Ireland. Also called Maenucan, Manchan, Mancheanus, Manchán, Moenagain.
St. Martinus Wu Xuesheng Born: c.1817 in Chuchangbo, Qingzhen, Guizhou, China. Died: beheaded on 18 February 1862 at Kaiyang, Guizhou, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by PopeJohn Paul II. Also called Mading, Martin.
St. Paregorius of Patara Died: 260 at Patara, Lycia.
St. Sadoth of Seleucia Died: beheaded c.342 outside the walls of Seleucia, Mesopotamia.
St. Simon of Jerusalem Died: crucified in 106. Also called Simeon.
St. Tarasius of Constantinople Born: c.750 at Constantinople. Died: 25 February 806. Also called Father of the Poor and Taraisius, Tarasio, Tarasios, Tharasius.
St. Theotonius of Coimbra Born: 1086 at Gonfeo, Spain. Died: 1166. Canonized: 1167 by the Portguese bishops. Patronage: Coimbra, Portugal, diocese of, Viseu, Portugal, city of, and Viseu, Portugal, diocese of. Also called Teotonio.

Blessed (5)

Blessed Fra Angelico Born: 1387 in Vicchio di Mugello near Florence, Italy as Guido di Pietro. Died: 18 February 1455 in the Dominican convent in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: artists.
Blessed Jerzy Kaszyra Born: 4 April 1904 in Aleksandravele, Vilniaus rajonas, Lithuania. Died: burned alive on 18 February 1943 in Rositsa (Rosica), Vitebskaya voblasts', Belarus. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called George Kashira, George Kaszyra, Juryj Kašyra, and Giorgio, Jerzy, Yuri.
Blessed John Pibush Born: at Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged on 18 February 1601 at Saint Thomas's Waterings, Camberwell, England. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
Blessed Matthew Malaventino
Blessed William Harrington Born: Felixkirk, Borth Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.

Martyr groups (1)

Martyrs of Rome Died: 295 in Rome, Italy.

Other (1)

Martyrs in North Africa Born: African. Died: 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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