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Saints of 22 November

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 22 November, with short facts.

Saints (14)

  • St. Cecilia Died: the tomb was opened in 1599. Patronage: Academy of Music, Rome, Italy, for bodily purity, composers, luthiers, martyrs, music, musicians, musical instrument makers, and others. Also called Cecily, Cicilia.
  • St. Amphilochius of Iconium
  • St. Ananias of Arbela Died: scourged and left for dead on the side of the road in 345 in Arbela, Persia (in modern Iran). Also called Ananias of Erbel and Ananio of....
  • St. Apphia Died: stoned to death in the 1st century at Colossae, Phrygia.
  • St. Benignus of Milan Died: c.477 in Milan, Italy. Also called Benigno.
  • St. Christian of Auxerre Died: c.873.
  • St. Deyniolen the Younger Died: 621. Also called Daniel, Dayniol, Deiniol, Deyniolin.
  • St. Mark of Antioch Died: Antioch, Pisidia (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Maurus of North Africa
  • St. Pedro Esqueda Ramírez Born: 29 April 1887 in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco. Died: shot three times on 22 November 1927 in Teocaltitán, Jalisco, Mexico. Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Philemon Died: stoned to death in the 1st century at Colossae, Phrygia.
  • St. Pragmatius of Autun Died: c.520. Also called Prammazio, Pragmazio.
  • St. Sabinian the Abbot Died: c.720.
  • St. Stephen of Antioch Died: Antioch, Pisidia (in modern Turkey).

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Anna Kolesárová Born: 14 July 1928 in Vysoká nad Uhom. Died: shot in the chest and the face. Beatified: 1 September 2018 by Pope Francis. Also called Anka Kolesárová.
  • Blessed Ferran Llovera Pulgsech Born: 19 March 1902 in Orfans, Girona, Spain. Died: 22 November 1936 in Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Father Ferran Maria.
  • Blessed Francisco Lahoz Moliner Born: 15 October 1912 in Campos, Teruel, Spain. Died: 22 November 1936 in Picadero de Paterna, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Brother Bertrán Francisco.
  • Blessed Julián Torrijo Sánchez Born: 17 November 1900 in Torrijo del Campo, Teruel, Spain. Died: 22 November 1936 in Picadero de Paterna, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Brother Elías Julián.
  • Blessed Salvatore Lilli Born: 19 June 1853 at Cappadocia, Aquila, Italy. Died: stabbed. Beatified: 3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Salvatore of Cappadocia.
  • Blessed Tommaso Reggio Born: 8 January 1818 at Genoa, Italy. Died: afternoon of 22 November 1901 at Triora, Imperia, Italy. Beatified: 3 September 2000 by Pope John Paul II.

Martyr groups (4)

  • Apostles of Bulgaria
  • Martyrs of Armenia Died: 22 November 1895 in Mujuk-Dersi, Armenia (in modern Turkey). Beatified: 3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also kept on 4 May in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Forli

Other (5)

  • Agabbas of Syria
  • Celynin ap Helig
  • Eugenia of Matera
  • Joan of Montefalco
  • Michele Puig

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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