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Saints of 25 December

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

Feasts (1)

  • Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Also called Feast of the Nativity, Nativity of the Lord, and Cristes Maesse.

Saints (8)

  • St. Adalsindis of Hamay Died: c.715. Also called Adalasenda, Adalsendis, Adalsind.
  • St. Alburga of Wilton Born: in Wessex, England. Died: 810 at Wilton abbey, England.
  • St. Anastasia of Sirmium Died: burned to death c.304 at Sirmium, Dalmatia. Patronage: martyrs, weavers, and widows.
  • St. Basilea of the Via Latina Died: c.258 on the Vita Latina, Rome, Italy. Also called Basilée, Basiléo.
  • St. Eugenia of Rome Died: c.258.
  • St. Jovin of the Via Latina Died: c.258 on the Vita Latina, Rome, Italy. Also called Giovino, Iovino.
  • St. Peter Nolasco Born: 1182 at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles. Died: 25 December 1258. Canonized: 30 September 1628 by Pope Urban VIII (cultus confirmation). Also called Pedro.
  • St. Romulus of Berry Died: c.700.

Blessed (10)

  • Blessed Artale Died: Oran, Algeria.
  • Blessed Bentivoglio de Bonis Born: 1188 at San Severino, Italy. Died: 25 December 1232 at San Severino, Italy. Beatified: 30 December 1852 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed). Also called Bentivolius Bonis and Bentivoglio de Bonis of San Severino Marche.
  • Blessed Diego de Aro
  • Blessed Fulk of Toulouse Born: c.1155 at Genoa, Italy. Died: 1231. Also called Folquet.
  • Blessed Jacopone da Todi
  • Blessed Maria Therese von Wüllenweber Born: 19 February 1833 in Myllendonk Castle, Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Germany. Died: 25 December 1907 in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 13 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI. Also called Maria of the Apostles and Mary of the Apostles.
  • Blessed Matthew of Albano Died: 1134.
  • Blessed Michaël Nakashima Saburoemon Born: c.1583 in Machiai, Kumamoto, Japan. Died: scalded to death in the hot springs at Mount Ungen, Shimabara, Japan on 25 December 1628. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX.
  • Blessed Nera Born: 1230. Died: 1287.
  • Blessed Peter the Venerable Born: 1092 in Auvergne, France. Died: 25 December 1156. Beatified: 1862 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation). Also called Peter of Cluny and Peter of Montboissier.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Nicomedia Died: burned alive in 303 in the basilica of Nicomedia.

Other (2)

  • Matthew Paul
  • Susanna of Armenia

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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