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Saints of 6 December

22 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 6 December, with short facts.

Saints (16)

  • St. Nicholas
  • St. Abraham of Kratia Born: c.474 at Emesa, Syria. Died: c.558 in Palestine.
  • St. Aemilianus the Martyr Died: flayed alive in 484 somewhere in North Africa. Also called Aemilius, Emilian.
  • St. Asella of Rome Died: c.406.
  • St. Boniface the Martyr Died: 484 somewhere in North Africa.
  • St. Dativa the Martyr Died: burned at the stake in 484 somewhere in North Africa.
  • St. Dionysia the Martyr Died: scourged and burned at the stake in 484.
  • St. Gerard of La-Charite Died: 1109. Also called Gerhard of La-Charité.
  • St. Gertrude the Elder Born: c.560. Died: 6 December 649 at Hamage, France. Also called Gertrude of Hamage and Gertrude of Hamaye.
  • St. Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang Born: c.1832 at Tra-Vinh, Nam-Dinh province, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 6 December 1861 at Hai Duong, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Joseph Kang and Joseph Khang.
  • St. Isserninus of Ireland Also called Iserninus.
  • St. Leontia the Martyr Died: martyred in 484 somewhere in North Africa.
  • St. Majoricus the Martyr Died: beaten to death in 484 somewhere in North Africa.
  • St. Nicholas of Myra Died: c.346 at Myra, Lycia (in modern Turkey). Patronage: schoolchildren, students, educators, and teachers. Also called Nicholas of Bari, Nicholas of Lpnenskij, Nicholas of Lipno, Nicholas of Sarajskij, and Nicholas the Miracle Worker.
  • St. Polychronius Died: 4th century.
  • St. Tertus Died: flayed alive in 484 somewhere in North Africa. Also called Tertius.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Angelica of Milazzo Born: Milazzo, Sicily, Italy. Died: 1559.
  • Blessed János Scheffler Born: 29 October 1887 in Camin, Diocese of Satu Mare, Hungary (in modern Romania). Died: 6 December 1952 in Bucharest, Romania. Beatified: 1 July 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Peter Paschal Born: 1227 at Valencia, Spain. Died: beheaded on 6 December 1300 at Granada, Spain. Beatified: 14 August 1670 by Pope Clement X. Also called Peter Pascual, Peter Pascualez, Peter Paschasius, Pedro Pascual, and Pietro Pascasio.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.

Other (2)

  • Constantine of Scotland
  • Obius of Niardo

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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