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Lives of the Saints

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by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. edition

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Lives of Certain Saints

St. Philip of Jesus St. Turribius, Archbishop of Lima St. Francis Solano St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus St. Joan of Arc St. Rita of Cascia, Widow St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother

January

1. The Circumcision of our Lord 2. St. Fulgentius, Bishop 2. St. Macarius of Alexandria 3. St. Genevieve, Virgin 4. St. Titus, Bishop 4. St. Gregory, Bishop 5. St. Simeon Stylites 6. The Epiphany of Our Lord 7. St. Lucian, Martyr 8. St. Apollinaris, the Apologist, Bishop 9. Ss. Julian and Basilissa, Martyrs 10. St. William, Archbishop 11. St. Theodosius, The Cenobiarch 12. St. Aelred, Abbot 13. St. Veronica of Milan 14. St. Hilary of Poitiers 15. St. Paul, the First Hermit 16. St. Honoratus, Archbishop 17. St. Antony, Patriarch of Monks 18. St. Peter's Chair at Rome 19. St. Canutus, King, Martyr 20. St. Sebastian, Martyr 21. St. Agnes, Virgin, Martyr 22. St. Vincent, Martyr 23. St. Raymund of Pennafort 24. St. Timothy, Bishop, Martyr 25. The Conversion of St. Paul 26. St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr 27. St. John Chrysostom 28. St. Cyril of Alexandria 29. St. Francis of Sales 30. St. Bathildes, Queen 31. St. Marcella, Widow

February

1. St. Bridgid, Abbess, and Patroness of Ireland 1. St. Ignatius, Bishop, Martyr 2. The Purification, Commonly Called Candlemas-Day 3. St. Blase, Bishop and Martyr 4. St. Jane of Valois 5. St. Agatha, Virgin, Martyr 5. The Martyrs of Japan 6. St. Dorothy, Virgin, Martyr 7. St. Romuald, Abbot 8. St. John of Matha 9. St. Apollonia and the Martyrs of Alexandria 10. St. Scholastica, Abbess 11. St. Severinus, Abbot of Agaunum 12. St. Benedict of Anian 13. St. Catherine of Ricci 14. St. Valentine, Priest and Martyr 15. Sts. Faustinus and Jovita, Martyrs 16. Blessed John de Britto, Martyr 16. St. Onesimus, Disciple of St. Paul 17. St. Flavian, Bishop, Martyr 18. St. Simeon, Bishop, Martyr 19. St. Barbatus, Bishop 20. St. Eucherius, Bishop 21. St. Severianus, Martyr, Bishop 22. St. Peter's Chair at Antioch 23. St. Peter Damian 23. St. Serenus, a Gardener, Martyr 24. St. Matthias, Apostle 25. St. Tarasius 26. St. Porphyry, Bishop 27. St. Leander, Bishop 28. Sts. Romanus and Lupicinus, Abbots 29. St. Oswald, Bishop

March

1. St. David, Bishop 1. St. Albinus, Bishop 2. St. Simplicius, Pope 3. St. Cunegundes, Empress 4. St. Casimir, King 5. Sts. Adrian and Eubulus, Martyrs 6. St. Colette, Virgin 7. St. Thomas Aquinas 8. St. John of God 9. St. Frances of Rome 10. The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 11. St. Eulogius, Martyr 12. St. Gregory the Great 13. St. Euphrasia, Virgin 14. St. Maud. Queen 15. St. Zachary, Pope 16. Sts. Abraham and Mary 17. St. Patrick, Bishop, Apostle of Ireland 18. St. Cyril of Jerusalem 19. St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin and Patron of the Universal Church 20. St. Wulfran, Archbishop 21. St. Benedict, Abbot 22. St. Catharine of Sweden, Virgin 23. Sts. Victorian and Others, Martyrs 24. St. Simon, Infant Martyr 25. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 26. St. Ludger, Bishop 27. St. John of Egypt 28. St. Gontran, King 29. Sts. Jonas, Barachisius, and their Companions, Martyrs 30. St. John Climacus 31. St. Benjamin, Deacon, Martyr

April

1. St. Hugh, Bishop 2. St. Francis of Paula 3. St. Richard of Chichester 4. St. Isidore, Archbishop 5. St. Vincent Ferrer 6. St. Celestine, Pope 7. St. Hegesippus, a Primitive Father 7. Blessed Herman Joseph of Steinfeld 8. St. Perpetuus, Bishop 9. St. Mary of Egypt 9. St. John the Almoner 10. St. Bademus, Martyr 11. St. Leo the Great 12. St. Julius, Pope 13. St. Hermenegild, Martyr 14. St. Benezet, or Little Bennet 15. St. Paternus, Bishop 16. Eighteen Martyrs of Saragossa, and St. Encratis, or Engratia, Virgin, Martyr 17. St. Anicetus, Pope, Martyr 18. St. Apollonius, Martyr 19. St. Elphege, Archbishop 20. St. Marcellinus, Bishop 21. St. Anselm, Archbishop 22. St. Soter, Pope, Martyr 22. St. Leonides, Martyr 23. St. George, Martyr 24. St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen 25. St. Mark, Evangelist 26. Sts. Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes, Martyrs 27. St. Zita, Virgin 28. St. Paul of the Cross 28. St. Vitalis, Martyr 29. St. Peter, Martyr 29. St. Hugh, Abbot of Cluny 30. St. Catherine of Siena

May

1. Sts. Philip and James, Apostles 2. St. Athanasius, Bishop 3. The Discovery of the Holy Cross 4. St. Monica 5. St. Pius V 6. St. John Before the Latin Gate 7. St. Stanislas, Bishop, Martyr 8. The Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel 9. St. Gregory Nazianzen 10. St. Antoninus, Bishop 11. St. Mammertus, Archbishop 12. St. Epiphanius, Archbishop 13. St. John the Silent 14. St. Pachomius, Abbot 15. Sts. Peter and Dionysia 16. St. John Nepomucen 17. St. Paschal Baylon 18. St. Venantius, Martyr 19. St. Peter Celestine 20. St. Bernardine of Siena 21. St. Hospitius, Recluse 22. St. Yvo, Confessor 23. St. Julia, Virgin, Martyr 24. Sts. Donatian and Rogatian, Martyrs 25. St. Gregory VII 26. St. Philip Neri 26. St. Augustine, Apostle of England 27. St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi 27. Venerable Bede 28. St. Germanus, Bishop 29. St. Cyril, Martyr 30. St. Felix I., Pope and Martyr 31. St. Petronilla, Virgin

June

1. St. Justin, Martyr 1. St. Pamphilus, Martyr 2. Sts. Pothinus, Bishop, Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina, and the other Martyrs of Lyons 3. St. Clotilda, Queen 4. St. Francis Caracciolo 5. St. Boniface, Bishop, Martyr 6. St. Norbert, Bishop 7. St. Robert of Newminster 7. St. Claude, Archbishop 8. St. Medard, Bishop 9. Sts. Primus and Felicianus, Martyrs 9. St. Columba, or Columkille, Abbot 10. St. Margaret of Scotland 11. St. Barnabas, Apostle 12. St. John of St. Fagondez 13. St. Antony of Padua 14. St. Basil the Great 15. Sts. Vitus, Crescentia, and Modestus, Martyrs 16. St. John Francis Regis 17. St. Avitus, Abbot 18. Sts. Marcus and Marcellianus, Martyrs 19. St. Juliana Falconieri 20. St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr 21. St. Aloysius Gonzaga 22. St. Paulinus of Nola 23. St. Etheldreda, Abbess 24. St. John the Baptist 25. St. Prosper of Aquitaine. St William of Monte-Vergine 26. Sts. John and Paul, Martyrs 27. St. Ladislas, King 28. St. Irenæus, Bishop, Martyr 29. St. Peter, Apostle 30. St. Paul

July

1. St. Gal, Bishop 2. The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin 3. St. Heliodorus, Bishop 4. St. Bertha, Widow, Abbess 5. St. Peter of Luxemburg 6. St. Goar, Priest 6. St. Palladius, Bishop, Apostle of the Scots 7. St. Pantænus, Father of the Church 8. St. Elizabeth of Portugal 9. St. Ephrem, Deacon 10. The Seven Brothers, Martyrs, and St. Felicitas, their Mother 11. St. James, Bishop 12. St. John Gualbert 13. St. Eugenius, Bishop 14. St. Bonaventure 15. St. Henry, Emperor 16. St. Simon Stock 17. St. Alexius 18. St. Camillus Of Lellis 19. St. Vincent of Paul 20. St. Margaret, Virgin and Martyr 20. St. Jerome Emiliani 21. St. Victor, Martyr 22. St. Mary Magdalen 23. St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr 24. St. Christina, Virgin and Martyr 25. St. James, Apostle 26. St. Anne 27. St. Pantaleon, Martyr 28. Sts. Nazarius and Celsus, Martyrs 29. St. Martha, Virgin 30. St. Germanus, Bishop 31. St. Ignatius of Loyola

August

1. St. Peter's Chains 2. St. Stephen, Pope and Martyr 2. St. Alphonsus Liguori 3. The Finding of St. Stephen's Relics 4. St. Dominic 5. The Dedication of St. Mary ad Nives 6. The Transfiguration of Our Lord 7. St. Cajetan 8. St. Cyriacus and His Companions, Martyrs 8. Blessed Peter Favre 9. St. Romanus, Martyr 10. St. Laurence, Martyr 11. Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs 12. St. Clare, Abbess 13. St. Radegundes, Queen 14. St. Eusebius, Priest 15. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 16. St. Hyacinth 17. St. Liberatus, Abbot, and Six Monks, Martyrs 18. St. Helena, Empress; St. Agapetus, Martyr 19. St. Louis, Bishop 20. St. Bernard 21. St. Jane Frances de Chantal 22. St. Symphorian, Martyr 23. St. Philip Benizi 24. St. Bartholomew, Apostle 25. St. Louis, King 26. St. Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr 27. St. Joseph Calasanctius 28. St. Augustine of Hippo 29. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist 30. St. Rose of Lima 30. St. Fiaker, Anchorite 31. St. Raymund Nonnatus

September

1. St. Giles, Abbot 2. St. Stephen, King 3. St. Seraphia, Virgin and Martyr 4. St. Rosalia, Virgin 5. St. Laurence Justinian 6. St. Eleutherius, Abbot 7. St. Cloud, Confessor 8. The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin 8. The Festival, on the Sunday Within the Octave of Her Nativity, of The Holy Name of Mary 9. St. Omer, Bishop 9. Saint Peter Claver 10. St. Nicholas of Tolentino 11. St. Paphnutius, Bishop 12. St. Guy of Anderlecht 13. St. Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria 14. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ 15. St. Catherine of Genoa 16. St. Cyprian, Bishop, Martyr 17. St. Lambert, Bishop, Martyr 18. St. Thomas of Villanova 19. St. Januarius, Martyr 20. Sts. Eustachius and Companions, Martyrs 21. St. Matthew, Apostle 22. The Theban Legion 23. St. Thecla, Virgin, Martyr 24. The Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy 25. St. Firmin, Bishop, Martyr. St. Finbarr, Bishop 26. Sts. Cyprian and Justina, Martyrs 27. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs 28. St. Wenceslas, Martyr 29. St. Michael, Archangel 30. St. Jerome, Doctor

October

1. St. Remigius, Bishop 2. The Holy Guardian Angels 3. St. Gerard, Abbot 4. St. Francis of Assisi 5. St. Placid, Martyr 6. St. Bruno 7. St. Mark, Pope 8. St. Bridget of Sweden 9. St. Dionysius and his Companions, Martyrs. St. Louis Bertrand 10. St. Francis Borgia 11. St. Tarachus and his Companions 12. St. Wilfrid, Bishop 13. St. Edward the Confessor 14. St. Callistus, Pope, Martyr 15. St. Teresa 16. St. Gall, Abbot 17. St. Hedwige. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque 18. St. Luke 19. St. Peter of Alcantara 20. St. John Cantius 21. St. Ursula, Virgin and Martyr 22. St. Mello, Bishop. St. Hilarion, Abbot 23. St. Theodoret, Martyr 24. St. Magloire, Bishop 25. Sts. Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs 26. St. Evaristus, Pope and Martyr 27. St. Frumentius, Bishop 28. Sts. Simon and Jude 29. St. Narcissus, Bishop 30. St. Marcellus, the Centurion, Martyr 31. St. Quintin, Martyr

November

1. All-Saints 2. All-Souls 2. St. Malachi, Bishop 3. St. Hubert, Bishop 4. St. Charles Borromeo 5. St. Bertille, Abbess 6. St. Leonard 7. St. Willibrord 8. The Feast of the Holy Relics 9. St. Theodore Tyro, Martyr 10: St. Andrew Avellino 11. St. Martin of Tours 12. St. Martin, Pope 13. St. Stanislas Kostka 14. St. Didacus 14. St. Laurence O'Toole, Archbishop of Dublin 15. St. Gertrude, Abbess 16. St. Edmund of Canterbury 17. St. Gregory Thaumaturgus 18. St. Odo of Cluny 19. St. Elizabeth of Hungary 20. St. Felix of Valois 21. The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22. St. Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr 23. St. Clement of Rome 24. St. John of the Cross 25. St. Catherine of Alexandria 26. St. Peter of Alexandria, Bishop, Martyr 27. St. Maximus, Bishop 28. St. James of La Marca of Ancona 29. St. Saturninus, Martyr 30. St. Andrew, Apostle

December

1. St. Eligius 2. St. Bibiana, Virgin, Martyr 3. St. Francis Xavier 4. St. Barbara, Virgin, Martyr 5. St. Sabas, Abbot 6. St. Nicholas of Bari 7. St. Ambrose, Bishop 8. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception 9. St. Leocadia, Virgin, Martyr 10. St. Eulalia, Virgin, Martyr 11. St. Damasus, Pope 12. St. Valery, Abbot. St. Finian, Bishop 13. St. Lucy, Virgin, Martyr 14. St. Nicasius, Archbishop, and his Companions, Martyrs 15. St. Mesmin 16. St. Eusebius, Bishop 17. St. Olympias, Widow 18. St. Gatian, Bishop 19. St. Nemesion, Martyr 20. St. Philogonius, Bishop 21. St. Thomas, Apostle 22. St. Ischyrion, Martyr 23. St. Servulus 24. St. Delphinus, Bishop. Sts. Thrasilla and Emiliana, Virgins 25. The Nativity of Christ, or Christmas Day 26. St. Stephen, First Martyr 27. St. John, Evangelist 28. The Holy Innocents 29. St. Thomas of Canterbury 30. St. Sabinus, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs 31. St. Sylvester, Pope