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Saints of 28 February

37 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 28 February, with short facts.

Saints (20)

St. Abercius Also called Abircius.
St. Auguste Chapdelaine Born: 6 January 1814 at La Rochelle-Normande, France. Died: beheaded on 29 February 1856 in Su-Lik-Hien, Kwang-Si province, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Augustus Chapdelaine, Father Ma, Papa Chapdelaine, Addtional Memorial, and Martyrs of China. Also kept on 29 February in some calendars.
St. Caerealis Born: Egyptian. Died: 251 in Rome, Italy. Also called Cerulus, Celerius.
St. Caerealis of Alexandria Born: Egyptian. Died: in Alexandria, Egypt.
St. Cyra of Beroea Died: c.455.
St. Ermine Also called Ermina, Febaria.
St. Gaius of Alexandria Born: Egyptian. Died: in Alexandria, Egypt. Also called Caius.
St. Justus the Potter Died: martyred c.250.
St. Llibio Died: 6th century. Patronage: Llanlibio, Wales. Also called Libio.
St. Macarius the Potter Died: martyred c.250.
St. Maidoc Also called Madoc.
St. Marana of Beroea Died: c.455 in Beroea, Syria.
St. Oswald of Worcester Died: 29 February 992. Also kept on 29 February in some calendars.
St. Pupulus of Alexandria Born: Egyptian. Died: in Alexandria, Egypt.
St. Romanus of Condat Born: c.390 at Upper Bugey, France. Died: c.465. Patronage: against insanity or mental illness, drowning victims, and mentally ill people.
St. Ruellinus of Treguier Died: 6th century. Also called Ruellin, Ruelin.
St. Rufinus the Potter Died: martyred c.250.
St. Serapion of Alexandria Born: Egyptian. Died: martyred in Alexandria, Egypt.
St. Sillan of Bangor Died: c.610. Also called Sillian, Silvanus.
St. Theophilus the Potter Died: martyred c.250.

Popes (1)

Pope St. Hilary Died: 28 February 468 at Rome, Italy. Also called Hilarus, Hilarius. Also kept on 29 February in some calendars.

Blessed (9)

Blessed Alexius Sugi Shohachi Born: c.1602 in Amakusa, Nagasaki, Japan. Died: 28 February 1627 in Unzen, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Antonia of Florence Born: 1400 at Florence, Italy. Died: 29 February 1472 in her convent at Aquila, Italy. Beatified: 1847 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed). Also kept on 29 February in some calendars.
Blessed Bosone of Chiaravalle Born: early 12th century Italy. Died: late 12th century. Also called Boson.
Blessed Carlo Gnocchi Born: 25 October 1902 at San Colombano al Lambro, Italy. Died: 28 February 1956 at Milan, Italy. Beatified: 25 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Damianus Ichiyata Born: Antoku Koba, Japan. Died: 28 February 1627 in Unzen, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Daniel Brottier Born: 7 September 1876 at La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, Diocese of Blois, France. Died: 28 February 1936. Beatified: 25 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy.
Blessed Dionisius Saeki Zenka Born: Fukae, Nagasaki, Japan. Died: 28 February 1627 in Unzen, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Stanislaw Antoni Trojanowski Born: 29 July 1908 in Sadlowo, Mazowieckie. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Tymoteusz, Timoteo Trojanowski, and Stanislaw Tymoteusz Trojanowski.
Blessed Villana Debotti Born: 1332 in Florence, Italy. Died: 29 January 1361.

Martyr groups (4)

Anonymous Martyrs of Alexandria
Martyrs of Antwerp Died: in Rome, Italy.
Martyrs of Corinth
Martyrs of Unzen Died: 28 February 1627 in Unzen, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Other (3)

Abba the Great of Selevkia-Ktesiphon
Elisabeth of Pomerania
Jirays Hana Saleh

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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