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Saints of 29 February

4 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 29 February, with short facts.

Saints (2)

  • 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 28 February in some calendars.
  • St. Oswald of Worcester Died: 29 February 992. Also kept on 28 February in some calendars.

Popes (1)

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

Blessed (1)

  • 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 28 February in some calendars.

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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