BUTLER’S LIVES OF THE SAINTS · 1894
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Lives of faith, arranged by day.
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01The Circumcision of Our Lord02Saint Fulgentius, Bishop; Saint Macarius of Alexandria03Saint Genevieve, Virgin04Saint Titus, Bishop; Saint Gregory, Bishop05Saint Simeon Stylites06The Epiphany of Our Lord07Saint Lucian, Martyr08Saint Apollinaris, the Apologist, Bishop09Ss Julian and Basilissa, Martyrs10Saint William, Archbishop11Saint Theodosius, the Cenobiarch12Saint Aelred, Abbot13Saint Veronica of Milan14Saint Hilary of Poitiers15Saint Paul, the First Hermit16Saint Honoratus, Archbishop17Saint Antony, Patriarch of Monks18Saint Peter'S Chair At Rome19Saint Canutus, King, Martyr20Saint Sebastian, Martyr21Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr22Saint Vincent, Martyr23Saint Raymund of Pennafort24Saint Timothy, Bishop, Martyr25The Conversion of Saint Paul26Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr27Saint John Chrysostom28Saint Cyril of Alexandria29Saint Francis of Sales30Saint Bathildes, Queen31Saint Marcella, Widow
01Saint Bridgid, Abbess, and Patroness of Ireland; Saint Ignatius, Bishop, Martyr02The Purification, Commonly Called Candlemas Day03Saint Blase, Bishop and Martyr04Saint Jane of Valois05Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr; The Martyrs of Japan06Saint Dorothy, Virgin, Martyr07Saint Romuald, Abbot08Saint John of Matha09Saint Apollonia and the Martyrs of Alexandria10Saint Scholastica, Abbess11Saint Severinus, Abbot of Agaunum12Saint Benedict of Anian13Saint Catherine of Ricci14Saint Valentine, Priest and Martyr15Sts Faustinus and Jovita, Martyrs16Blessed John De Britto, Martyr; Saint Onesimus, Disciple of Saint Paul17Saint Flavian, Bishop, Martyr18Saint Simeon, Bishop, Martyr19Saint Barbatus, Bishop20Saint Eucherius, Bishop21Saint Severianus, Martyr, Bishop22Saint Peter'S Chair At Antioch23Saint Peter Damian; Saint Serenus, a Gardener, Martyr24Saint Matthias, Apostle25Saint Tarasius26Saint Porphyry, Bishop27Saint Leander, Bishop28Sts Romanus and Lupicinus, Abbots29Saint Oswald, Bishop
01Saint David, Bishop; Saint Albinus, Bishop02Saint Simplicius, Pope03Saint Cunegundes, Empress04Saint Casimir, King05Sts Adrian and Eubulus, Martyrs06Saint Colette, Virgin07Saint Thomas Aquinas08Saint John of God09Saint Frances of Rome10The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste11Saint Eulogius, Martyr12Saint Gregory the Great13Saint Euphrasia, Virgin14Saint Maud Queen15Saint Zachary, Pope16Sts Abraham and Mary17Saint Patrick, Bishop, Apostle of Ireland18Saint Cyril of Jerusalem19Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin and Patron of the Universal Church20Saint Wulfran, Archbishop21Saint Benedict, Abbot22Saint Catharine of Sweden, Virgin23Sts Victorian and Others, Martyrs24Saint Simon, Infant Martyr; Footnotes25The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary26Saint Ludger, Bishop27Saint John of Egypt28Saint Gontran, King29Sts Jonas, Barachisius, and their Companions, Martyrs30Saint John Climacus31Saint Benjamin, Deacon, Martyr
01Saint Hugh, Bishop02Saint Francis of Paula03Saint Richard of Chichester04Saint Isidore, Archbishop05Saint Vincent Ferrer06Saint Celestine, Pope07Saint Hegesippus, a Primitive Father; Blessed Herman Joseph of Steinfeld08Saint Perpetuus, Bishop09Saint Mary of Egypt; Saint John the Almoner10Saint Bademus, Martyr11Saint Leo the Great12Saint Julius, Pope13Saint Hermenegild, Martyr14Saint Benezet, or Little Bennet15Saint Paternus, Bishop16Eighteen Martyrs of Saragossa, and Saint Encratis, or Engratia, Virgin, Martyr17Saint Anicetus, Pope, Martyr18Saint Apollonius, Martyr19Saint Elphege, Archbishop20Saint Marcellinus, Bishop21Saint Anselm, Archbishop22Saint Soter, Pope, Martyr; Saint Leonides, Martyr23Saint George, Martyr24Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen25Saint Mark, Evangelist26Sts Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes, Martyrs27Saint Zita, Virgin28Saint Paul of the Cross; Saint Vitalis, Martyr29Saint Peter, Martyr; Saint Hugh, Abbot of Cluny30Saint Catherine of Siena
01Sts Philip and James, Apostles02Saint Athanasius, Bishop03The Discovery of the Holy Cross04Saint Monica05Saint Pius V06Saint John Before the Latin Gate07Saint Stanislas, Bishop, Martyr08The Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel09Saint Gregory Nazianzen10Saint Antoninus, Bishop11Saint Mammertus, Archbishop12Saint Epiphanius, Archbishop13Saint John the Silent14Saint Pachomius, Abbot15Sts Peter and Dionysia16Saint John Nepomucen17Saint Paschal Baylon18Saint Venantius, Martyr19Saint Peter Celestine20Saint Bernardine of Siena21Saint Hospitius, Recluse22Saint Yvo, Confessor23Saint Julia, Virgin, Martyr24Sts Donatian and Rogatian, Martyrs25Saint Gregory Vii26Saint Philip Neri; Saint Augustine, Apostle of England27Saint Mary Magdalen of Pazzi; Venerable Bede28Saint Germanus, Bishop29Saint Cyril, Martyr30Saint Felix I , Pope and Martyr31Saint Petronilla, Virgin
01Saint Justin, Martyr; Saint Pamphilus, Martyr02Sts Pothinus, Bishop, Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina, and the other Martyrs of Lyons03Saint Clotilda, Queen04Saint Francis Caracciolo05Saint Boniface, Bishop, Martyr06Saint Norbert, Bishop07Saint Robert of Newminster; Saint Claude, Archbishop08Saint Medard, Bishop09Sts Primus and Felicianus, Martyrs; Saint Columba, or Columkille, Abbot10Saint Margaret of Scotland11Saint Barnabas, Apostle12Saint John of Saint Fagondez13Saint Antony of Padua14Saint Basil the Great15Sts Vitus, Crescentia, and Modestus, Martyrs16Saint John Francis Regis17Saint Avitus, Abbot18Sts Marcus and Marcellianus, Martyrs19Saint Juliana Falconieri20Saint Silverius, Pope and Martyr21Saint Aloysius Gonzaga22Saint Paulinus of Nola23Saint Etheldreda, Abbess24Saint John the Baptist25Saint Prosper of Aquitaine Saint William of Monte Vergine26Sts John and Paul, Martyrs27Saint Ladislas, King28Saint Irenæus, Bishop, Martyr29Saint Peter, Apostle30Saint Paul
01Saint Gal, Bishop02The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin03Saint Heliodorus, Bishop04Saint Bertha, Widow, Abbess05Saint Peter of Luxemburg06Saint Goar, Priest; Saint Palladius, Bishop, Apostle of the Scots07Saint Pantænus, Father of the Church08Saint Elizabeth of Portugal09Saint Ephrem, Deacon10The Seven Brothers, Martyrs, and Saint Felicitas, their Mother11Saint James, Bishop12Saint John Gualbert13Saint Eugenius, Bishop14Saint Bonaventure15Saint Henry, Emperor16Saint Simon Stock17Saint Alexius18Saint Camillus of Lellis19Saint Vincent of Paul20Saint Margaret, Virgin and Martyr; Saint Jerome Emiliani21Saint Victor, Martyr22Saint Mary Magdalen23Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr24Saint Christina, Virgin and Martyr25Saint James, Apostle26Saint Anne27Saint Pantaleon, Martyr28Sts Nazarius and Celsus, Martyrs29Saint Martha, Virgin30Saint Germanus, Bishop31Saint Ignatius of Loyola
01Saint Peter'S Chains02Saint Stephen, Pope and Martyr; Saint Alphonsus Liguori03The Finding of Saint Stephen'S Relics04Saint Dominic05The Dedication of Saint Mary Ad Nives06The Transfiguration of Our Lord07Saint Cajetan08Saint Cyriacus and His Companions, Martyrs; Blessed Peter Favre09Saint Romanus, Martyr10Saint Laurence, Martyr11Sts Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs12Saint Clare, Abbess13Saint Radegundes, Queen14Saint Eusebius, Priest15The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary16Saint Hyacinth17Saint Liberatus, Abbot, and Six Monks, Martyrs18Saint Helena, Empress; Saint Agapetus, Martyr19Saint Louis, Bishop20Saint Bernard21Saint Jane Frances De Chantal22Saint Symphorian, Martyr23Saint Philip Benizi24Saint Bartholomew, Apostle25Saint Louis, King26Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr27Saint Joseph Calasanctius28Saint Augustine of Hippo29The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist30Saint Rose of Lima; Saint Fiaker, Anchorite31Saint Raymund Nonnatus
01Saint Giles, Abbot02Saint Stephen, King03Saint Seraphia, Virgin and Martyr04Saint Rosalia, Virgin05Saint Laurence Justinian06Saint Eleutherius, Abbot07Saint Cloud, Confessor08The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; The Festival, on the Sunday within the Octave of Her Nativity, of the Holy Name of Mary09Saint Omer, Bishop; Saint Peter Claver10Saint Nicholas of Tolentino11Saint Paphnutius, Bishop12Saint Guy of Anderlecht13Saint Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria14The Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ15Saint Catherine of Genoa16Saint Cyprian, Bishop, Martyr17Saint Lambert, Bishop, Martyr18Saint Thomas of Villanova19Saint Januarius, Martyr20Sts Eustachius and Companions, Martyrs21Saint Matthew, Apostle22The Theban Legion23Saint Thecla, Virgin, Martyr24The Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy25Saint Firmin, Bishop, Martyr Saint Finbarr, Bishop26Sts Cyprian and Justina, Martyrs27Sts Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs28Saint Wenceslas, Martyr29Saint Michael, Archangel30Saint Jerome, Doctor
01Saint Remigius, Bishop02The Holy Guardian Angels03Saint Gerard, Abbot04Saint Francis of Assisi05Saint Placid, Martyr06Saint Bruno07Saint Mark, Pope08Saint Bridget of Sweden09Saint Dionysius and his Companions, Martyrs Saint Louis Bertrand10Saint Francis Borgia11Saint Tarachus and his Companions12Saint Wilfrid, Bishop13Saint Edward the Confessor14Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr15Saint Teresa16Saint Gall, Abbot17Saint Hedwige Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque18Saint Luke19Saint Peter of Alcantara20Saint John Cantius21Saint Ursula, Virgin and Martyr22Saint Mello, Bishop Saint Hilarion, Abbot23Saint Theodoret, Martyr24Saint Magloire, Bishop25Sts Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs26Saint Evaristus, Pope and Martyr27Saint Frumentius, Bishop28Sts Simon and Jude29Saint Narcissus, Bishop30Saint Marcellus, the Centurion, Martyr31Saint Quintin, Martyr
01All Saints02All Souls; Saint Malachi, Bishop03Saint Hubert, Bishop04Saint Charles Borromeo05Saint Bertille, Abbess06Saint Leonard07Saint Willibrord08The Feast of the Holy Relics09Saint Theodore Tyro, Martyr10Saint Andrew Avellino11Saint Martin of Tours12Saint Martin, Pope13Saint Stanislas Kostka14Saint Didacus; Saint Laurence O'Toole, Archbishop of Dublin15Saint Gertrude, Abbess16Saint Edmund of Canterbury17Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus18Saint Odo of Cluny19Saint Elizabeth of Hungary20Saint Felix of Valois21The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary22Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr23Saint Clement of Rome24Saint John of the Cross25Saint Catherine of Alexandria26Saint Peter of Alexandria, Bishop, Martyr27Saint Maximus, Bishop28Saint James of La Marca of Ancona29Saint Saturninus, Martyr30Saint Andrew, Apostle
01Saint Eligius02Saint Bibiana, Virgin, Martyr03Saint Francis Xavier04Saint Barbara, Virgin, Martyr05Saint Sabas, Abbot06Saint Nicholas of Bari07Saint Ambrose, Bishop08The Feast of the Immaculate Conception09Saint Leocadia, Virgin, Martyr10Saint Eulalia, Virgin, Martyr11Saint Damasus, Pope12Saint Valery, Abbot Saint Finian, Bishop13Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr14Saint Nicasius, Archbishop, and his Companions, Martyrs15Saint Mesmin16Saint Eusebius, Bishop17Saint Olympias, Widow18Saint Gatian, Bishop19Saint Nemesion, Martyr20Saint Philogonius, Bishop21Saint Thomas, Apostle22Saint Ischyrion, Martyr23Saint Servulus24Saint Delphinus, Bishop Sts Thrasilla and Emiliana, Virgins25The Nativity of Christ, Or Christmas Day26Saint Stephen, First Martyr27Saint John, Evangelist28The Holy Innocents29Saint Thomas of Canterbury30Saint Sabinus, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs31Saint Sylvester, Pope