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Saints of 16 December

25 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 December, with short facts.

Saints (9)

  • St. Adelaide of Burgundy Born: c.931 at Burgundy, France. Died: 999 at the monastery of Selta (Seltz), Alsace. Canonized: 1097 by Pope Urban II. Patronage: abuse victims, against in-law problems, brides, empresses, exiles, parenthood, parents of large families, people in exile, and others.
  • St. Adelard of Cysoing
  • St. Ado of Vienne Born: Sens, France. Died: 875 in Vienne, France. Also called Adon, Adonis.
  • St. Albina of Caesarea Born: Caesarea. Died: martyred c.250 at Formiae, Gata, Campagna, Italy.
  • St. Bean Born: Scotland. Died: 1012. Also called Beano, Beanus.
  • St. Beoc Born: 5th-6th century in an area now in Wales. Died: 5th-6th century.
  • St. Irenion Died: 389. Also called Irenian.
  • St. Macarius of Collesano
  • St. Nicholas Chrysoberges Died: 996.

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Adolphus, Blessed Arnaldo and Blessed James of Tunis Born: Catalan (in modern Spain). Died: 1314 in Tunis, Tunisia. Also called Adolfo.
  • Blessed Clemente Marchisio Born: 1 March 1833 in Racconigi, Cuneo, Italy. Died: 16 December 1903 in Rivalba, Turin, Italy. Beatified: 30 September 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Klemens Marchisio.
  • Blessed Dominic Dosso
  • Blessed Elizabeth of Saint Francis Born: Coimbra, Portugal. Died: 1534.
  • Blessed Filip Siphong Onphithakt Born: 30 September 1907 in Nong Seng, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Died: shot on 16 December 1940 in Muang Phaluka, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Beatified: 22 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Filippo Siphong Onphitak.
  • Blessed Jaume Mases Boncompte Born: 14 April 1894 in Agramunt, Lleida, Spain. Died: 16 December 1936 in Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Brother Lambert Carles.
  • Blessed Mary Fontanella Born: 7 January 1661 at Balderino, Italy. Died: 16 December 1717 at Turin, Italy. Beatified: 14 May 1865 by Pope Pius IX. Also called Mary of the Angels, Maria degli Angeli, and Maria Fontanella of the Angels.
  • Blessed Raynald de Bar Died: 1151.
  • Blessed Sebastian Maggi Born: 1414 at Brescia, Italy. Died: 1496 at Genoa, Italy. Beatified: 15 April 1760 by Pope Clement XIII.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyred Women of North-West Africa Died: 482 in North-West Africa.
  • Martyrs of Ravenna Died: c.305 at Ravenna, Italy.

Other (5)

  • Bernard of Portes
  • Everard of Friuli
  • Haggai the Prophet Died: c.516 BC. Also called Aggaeus, Aggeus, Hággáy, Haggaios.
  • Honoratus Kozminski
  • Theodoric of Rommersdorf

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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