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Saints of 23 December

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

Saints (17)

  • St. Antonio of Saint Anne Born: 1739 in the "Freguezia" of Santo Antonio da Vila de Guarantingueta, Brazil. Died: 23 December 1822 at the Recolhimento da Luz, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Canonized: 11 May 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. Patronage: World Youth Day 2013.
  • St. Besa of Egypt Also called Wissa.
  • St. Bincema Died: 3rd century Sardinia, Italy.
  • St. Dagobert II Born: c.650. Died: 23 December 679 at Lorraine, France in a hunting accident by Ebroin. Patronage: kidnap victims, kings, orphans, and parents of large families.
  • St. Frithbert of Hexham Died: 766. Also called Fridebert, Frithubeorht.
  • St. John Cirita Born: Spain. Died: c.1164.
  • St. John of Kanty Born: 23 June 1390 at Kanty, Silesia, Poland. Died: 24 December 1473 at Cracow, Poland. Canonized: 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII. Patronage: Lithuania and Poland. Also called John Cantius, John Kantius, John of Kanti, and John of Kenti.
  • St. John Stone Died: hanged. Beatified: 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
  • St. Joseph Cho Yun-ho Born: 1848 in Sinchang, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: beaten to death on 23 December 1866 in Supjeong-i, Jeongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Iosephus Cho Yun-ho and Yosep Jo Yun-ho.
  • St. Mardonius of Rome Died: drowned in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey).
  • St. Marguerite Dyouville Born: 15 October 1701 at Varennes, Quebec, Canada. Died: 23 December 1771 in the General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canonized: 9 December 1990 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Mazota of Abernethy
  • St. Migdonius of Rome Died: drowned in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey).
  • St. Nicolás Factor-Estaña Born: 1520 in Valencia, Spain. Died: 1583. Beatified: 27 August 1786 by Pope Pius VI. Also called Nicholas Factor.
  • St. Servulus of Rome Born: 6th century in Rome, Italy. Died: c.590. Patronage: against cerebral palsy, disabled people, handicapped people, and physically challenged people. Also called Servolo il paralitico and Servolo the Paralysed.
  • St. Thorlac Thorhallsson Born: 1133 at Iceland. Died: 23 December 1193 at Skalholt, Iceland. Canonized: 1198 by the Icelandic Allthing. Patronage: Iceland. Also called Thorlac Thorhalli and Porlakr Thorhallsson.
  • St. Vintila of Orensee Died: 890 at Pugino, Spanish Galacia.

Blessed (4)

  • Blessed Hartmann of Brixen Born: c.1090 at Oberpolling, Bavaria, Germany. Died: 1164. Beatified: 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Bolzano-Bressanone, Italy, diocese of, Brixen, Italy, diocese of, and pregnant women. Also called Armand, Artmanno, Harmannus.
  • Blessed Herman of Scheda Born: at Cologne, Germany. Died: c.1200.
  • Blessed Ivo of Chartres Born: c.1040 at Beauvais, France. Died: 23 December 1115. Beatified: 1570 by Pope Pius V (office granted). Also called Yves, Yvo.
  • Blessed James Aymerich Born: Barcelona, Spain. Died: 23 December 1428.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Ten Martyrs of Crete Died: in 250 on Crete.

Other (3)

  • Abashade of Ethiopia
  • John of Novgorod
  • Paolo Melendez Gonzalo

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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