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Saints of 21 December

23 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 21 December, with short facts.

Saints (14)

  • St. Peter Canisius Born: 8 May 1521 at Niemguen, Netherlands. Died: 21 December 1597 at Fribourg, Switzerland. Canonized: 21 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Patronage: Catholic press, Germany, and writers of catechisms. Also called Hammer of Protestantism, Peter Kanis, Peter Kannees, Peter Kanys, and Petrus Canisius.
  • St. Anastasius II of Antioch Born: 6th century. Died: 609. Also called Anastasius II the Younger.
  • St. Anrê Tran An Dung Born: c.1795 in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 21 December 1839 in Ô Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Andrew Dung Lac, Andrew Dung Lac An Tran, and Anreâ Duõng La?c.
  • St. Baudacarius of Bobbio Died: 650. Also called Baudacharius.
  • St. Beornwald of Bampton Also called Berenwald, Byrnwald.
  • St. Dioscorus Died: beheaded in 253.
  • St. Festus of Tuscany
  • St. Glycerius of Nicomedia Died: burned at the stake in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey).
  • St. James of Valencia Born: Valencia, Spain. Died: stoned to death in 1362 in Algiers.
  • St. John of Tuscany
  • St. John Vincent Born: at Ravenna, Italy. Died: 1012.
  • St. Phêrô Truong Van Thi Born: c.1763 in Ke So, Hanoi, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 21 December 1839 in Ô Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Peter Thi, Peter Thi Van Truong Pham, and Pietro Truong Van Thi.
  • St. Severinus of Trier Died: c.300.
  • St. Themistocles of Lycia Died: beheaded in 253.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Adrian of Dalmatia Died: in Dalmatia. Also called Hadrian.
  • Blessed Anton Durcovici Born: 17 May 1888 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Horn, Austria. Died: 21 December 1951 in Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures, Romania. Beatified: 17 May 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Bezela of Göda Born: late 10th century Germany. Died: mid-11th century in Göda, Saxony, Germany.
  • Blessed Daniel of the Annunciation Also called Daniele dell'Annunziata.
  • Blessed Dominic Spadafora Born: c.1450 in Randazzo, Sicily. Died: 21 December 1521 at Monte Cerignone, Sicily. Beatified: 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed María Lorenza Requenses de Longo Born: 1463 near Lleida, Spain. Died: 21 December 1539 at the monastery of Saint Mary of Jerusalem in Naples, Italy. Beatified: 9 October 2021 by Pope Francis. Also called Maria Llonc, Maria Llorença Requenses de Llonc, and Maria Llorença Llong.
  • Blessed Sibrand of Marigård Born: late 12th century Netherlands. Died: 21 December 1238. Also called Sibrandus, Siebrandus.

Other (2)

  • Peter Friedhof
  • Peter of Moscow

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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