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Saints of 19 December

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 19 December, with short facts.

Saints (15)

  • St. Augustine Moi Van Nguyen Born: c.1806 in Phú Trang, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: strangled in 1839. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Augustinô Nguyen Van Moi.
  • St. Avitus of Micy Also called Adjutus, Avit, Avy.
  • St. Bernard Valeara of Teramo Born: c.1050 in the castle of Pagliara near Castelli, Isola del Gran Sasso, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. Died: 19 December 1122. Patronage: Teramo, Italy, city of and Teramo, Italy, diocese of. Also called Bernard Paleara, Bernard Pagliara, and Bernhard, Berard, Bernardo, Berardo.
  • St. Boniface of Cilicia Died: c.290 in Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Dominic Uy Van Bui Born: 1813 in Vietnam. Died: strangled to death in 1839 in Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Fausta of Sirmium Died: late 3rd century in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Gregory of Auxerre Born: c.455. Died: c.540.
  • St. Manirus of Scotland Born: c.700 in Scotland. Died: 824 in Scotland. Also called Manire, Monire, Miniar, Niniar.
  • St. Meuris of Alexandria Born: Gaza, Palestine. Died: tortured to death in 307 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Phanxicô Xaviê Hà Trong Mau Born: c.1790 in Ke Rien, Thái Bình, Vietnam. Died: strangled to death on 19 December 1839 in Co Me, Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Francis Xavier Mau.
  • St. Ribert of Saint-Oyend Died: c.790. Also called Ribarius.
  • St. Stêphanô Nguyen Van Vinh Born: c.1813 in Phú Trang, Nam Ðanh, Vietnam. Died: strangled to death on 19 December 1839 in Co Me, Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh.
  • St. Thea of Alexandria Born: Gaza, Palestine. Died: tortured to death in 307 in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Timothy the Deacon Died: burned alive c.250 in North Africa. Also called Timothy of Africa and Timoteus.
  • St. Tôma Nguyen Van Ðe Born: c.1811 in Bo Trang, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: strangled to death on 19 December 1839 in Co Me, Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Thomas De.

Popes (2)

  • Pope St. Anastasius I Born: 4th century in Rome, Italy. Died: 402.
  • Pope Blessed Urban V Born: 1310 Grizac Castle, Languedoc, France as Guillaume de Grimoard. Died: 19 December 1370 at Avignon, Papal States (in modern France). Also called Guillaume de Grimoard and Urbanus V.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Berengar de Banares Died: 13th century in Tarragona, Spain.
  • Blessed Bogumila Noiszewska Born: 11 June 1885 in Uzumiskiai, Vilniaus rajonas, Lithuania as Bogumila Noiszewska. Died: 19 December 1942 in Slonim, Minskaya voblasts', Belarus. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed Cecilia of Ferrara Born: 15th century Italy. Died: late December 1511. Also called Caecilia.
  • Blessed John Gogniat Born: late 15th century. Died: 19 December 1553. Also called John of Bellelay.
  • Blessed Kazimiera Wolowska Born: 30 September 1879 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland as Kazimiera Wolowska. Died: 19 December 1942 in Slonim, Minskaya voblasts', Belarus. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed Konrad Liechtenau Born: late 12th century Germany. Died: 1240.
  • Blessed Mercedarian Fathers
  • Blessed William of Fenoli Born: 1065 in Garessio-Borgoratto, Diocese of Mondovi, Italy. Died: c.1120 in Casotto, Italy. Beatified: 29 March 1860 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation). Also called Guglielmo, Gulielmus.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Nicaea Died: at Nicaea, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey).
  • Martyrs of Nicomedia Died: 303 at Nicomedia, Asia Minor.

Other (1)

  • Adelaide of Susa

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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