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Saints of 20 November

33 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 20 November, with short facts.

Saints (26)

  • St. Ampelus of Messina Died: c.302 in Messina, Sicily.
  • St. Anatolius of Nicea Died: 235 in Nicea, Asia Minor.
  • St. Apothemius of Angers Born: Greece. Died: c.389. Also called Apotemius, Apothème, Hypotheme.
  • St. Autbodus of Valcourt Born: Ireland. Died: 690.
  • St. Basil of Antioch Died: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey).
  • St. Bernerio of Eboli Born: c.1100 in Spain. Died: late 12th century. Canonized: 18 May 1602. Patronage: Eboli, Italy. Also called Berniero.
  • St. Crispin of Ecija Died: beheaded in the early 4th century in Ecija, Andalusia, Spain.
  • St. Cyprian of Calamizzi Born: c.1125 in Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Died: 20 November 1190 at the monastery of San Nicola, Calamizzi, Italy. Also called Cipriano.
  • St. Dasius of Dorostorum Died: c.303. Also called Dasius of Silistria and Dasio of....
  • St. Dorus of Benevento Died: Benevento, Italy.
  • St. Edmund of East Anglia Born: c.841 probably at Nuremburg, Germany. Died: beaten. Patronage: against plague, diocese of East Anglia, England, kings, torture victims, and wolves. Also called Edmund the Martyr and King of the East Angles.
  • St. Eudo of Carméry Died: c.760. Also called Eudon, Eudes, Odo, Odon.
  • St. Eustachius of Nicea Died: 235 in Nicea, Asia Minor.
  • St. Eval of Cornwall Also called Urval, Uvol, Urfol.
  • St. Francis Xavier Can Nguyen Born: c.1803 in Son Miêng, Hà Ðông, Vietnam. Died: strangled to death on 20 November 1837 in prison in Ô Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Phanxicô Xaviê Can.
  • St. Gaius of Messina Died: c.302 in Messina, Sicily.
  • St. Gregory Decapolites Born: at the Decapolis, Asia Minor. Died: 842 in Constantinople.
  • St. Hippolytus of Belley Died: c.772 in Jura, France. Also called Hippolytus of Condat, Hippolytus of Saint-Oyend, and Ippolito of....
  • St. Humbert of Elmham Died: 870 in East Anglia.
  • St. Leo of Nonantula Died: 1000.
  • St. Maxentia of Beauvais Born: Ireland. Died: martyred in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France.
  • St. Nerses of Sahgerd Died: Persia.
  • St. Simplicius of Verona Died: c.535.
  • St. Sylvester of Châlons-sur-Saône Died: c.525 in Châlons-sur-Saône, France.
  • St. Teonesto of Vercelli Died: c.313 in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. Also called Theoneste, Theonestus.
  • St. Thespesius of Nicea Died: 235 in Nicea, Asia Minor.

Blessed (2)

  • Blessed Ambrose of Camaldoli Born: 16 September 1386 in Portico di Romagna, Florence, Tuscany, Italy as Ambrose Traversari. Died: 21 October 1439 in Rome, Italy. Also called Ambrose Traversari and Ambrogio....
  • Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti Born: 10 February 1827 in Veroli, Frosinone, Italy as Anna Felicia Viti. Died: 20 November 1922 in Veroli, Frosinone, Italy. Beatified: 8 October 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Patronage: against poverty; poor people, against temptations, loss of parents, and against mental illness; mentally ill people.

Martyr groups (5)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyred Sisters of the Christian Doctrine Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Martyrs of Antioch Died: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey).
  • Martyrs of Heraclea Died: Heraclea, Thrace.
  • Martyrs of Turin Died: beheaded in 297 in Turin, Italy. Patronage: Turin, Italy.

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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