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Saints of 29 December

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

Saints (13)

  • St. Thomas Becket Born: 21 December 1118 at London, England. Died: murdered on 29 December 1170 in the Cathedral at Canterbury, England. Canonized: 21 February 1173 by Pope Alexander III. Patronage: clergy, Exeter College, Oxford, England, Portsmouth, England, and secular clergy.
  • St. Aileran of Clonard Died: 29 December 664. Also called Aileran Sapiens and Aileran the Wise.
  • St. Albert of Gambron
  • St. Ebrulf of Ouche Born: 626 in Bayeux, Normandy, France. Died: 706.
  • St. Florent de Bourges Died: 664. Also called Florentius.
  • St. Girald of Fontenelle Born: late 10th century near Mantes in the Seine Valley of France. Died: murdered by a monk. Also called Gerardus, Giraldus, Girard, Giraud, Giralda.
  • St. Libosus of Vaga Died: c.258 near Carthage (modern Tunis, Tunisia). Also called Libóso, Lybosus.
  • St. Marcellus the Righteous Born: 5th century at Apamea, Syria. Died: c.485 at Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). Also called Marcellus Akimetes, Marcellus the Sleepless, Marcellus l'Acemeta, and Marcello....
  • St. Martinian of Milan Died: 29 December 435. Also called Maternian, Matinian, Martinien, Martinianus.
  • St. Quartillosa of Carthage Died: c.258 in Carthage (modern Tunis Tunisia).
  • St. Thaddeus of Scythia Died: received 130 lashes and was left for dead; he survived two days before dying of the injuries. Also called Thaddee.
  • St. Trophimus of Arles Died: c.280. Patronage: against drought, Arles, France, and children.
  • St. Trophimus of Ephesus Born: Ephesus. Died: 1st century.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Francis Ruiz Born: 1546 in Rioja, Spain. Died: 1590 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Tucman, Peru. Also called Francesco.
  • Blessed Gérard Cagnoli Born: c.1267 at Valenzo, Italy. Died: c.1342. Beatified: 13 May 1908 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed). Also called Gerardo, Gerardus.
  • Blessed José Aparicio Sanz Born: 12 March 1893 in Enguera, Valencia, Spain. Died: 29 December 1936 in Picadero de Paterna, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed José Perpiñá Nácher Born: 22 February 1911 in Sueca, Valencia, Spain. Died: 29 December 1936 in Picadero de Paterna, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Paul Mary Died: 1597.
  • Blessed William Howard Born: 30 November 1614 in Strand, London, England. Died: beheaded on 29 December 1680 on Tower Hill, London, England. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.

Martyr groups (4)

  • 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 North Africa
  • Martyrs of Rome
  • Martyrs of Seoul Born: South Korea. Died: beheaded on 29 December 1839 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II.

Other (2)

  • King David Born: c.1085 BC at Bethlehem. Died: c.1015 BC at Jerusalem. Patronage: miners, musicians, poets, and singers.
  • Peter of Lutra

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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