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3 Jan 1970 Gladys Aylward, Missionary To China
8 Jan 1956 Nate Saint and Other Martyrs of the Ecuador Mission
9 Jan 1922 Julia Chester Emery, Upholder of Missions
10 Jan 1645 William Laud, Archbishop and Martyr
11 Jan 1915 Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa
12 Jan 1167 Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot
13 Jan 367 Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor
17 Jan 356 Antony, Abbot in Egypt
18-25 Jan NT Octave of Prayer For Christian Unity
18 Jan NT Confession of Peter the Apostle
19 Jan 1095 Wulfstan of Worcester, Bishop
20 Jan 250 Fabian, Bishop and Martyr
21 Jan 304 Agnes of Rome, Martyr
21 Jan 1793 Louis XVI of France, King and Martyr
22 Jan 304 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon and Martyr
23 Jan 1932 Charles Gore, Bishop and Theologian
23 Jan 1893 Phillips Brooks, Bishop and Preacher
24 Jan 1622 Francis De Sales, Bishop and Spiritual Writer
25 Jan NT The Conversion of the Apostle Paul
26 Jan NT Timothy, Titus, and Silas, Companions of Paul
28 Jan 1274 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Friar, and Theologian
29 Jan NT Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe, Co-workers With the Apostles
30 Jan 1649 Charles I of England and Scotland, King and Martyr
1 Feb 523 St Bridget of Kildare, Abbess
2 Feb NT Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
3 Feb 865 Anskar, Bishop and Missionary To Denmark and Sweden
3 Feb 314 Blaise of Sebaste, Bishop and Martyr
4 Feb NT Cornelius the Centurion
5 Feb 1597 The Martyrs of Japan
13 Feb 1818 Richard Allen
14 Feb 300? Valentine, Martyr
14 Feb 869 Cyril
15 Feb 1730 Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary
16 Feb 1977 Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr
17 Feb NT Onesimus, Slave
18 Feb 1546 Brother Martin of Erfurt, Educator, Translator
20 Feb 1906 Cecile Isherwood, Founder
20 Feb 1620 Rasmus Jensen, Pastor, With Others
23 Feb 1719 Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, Missionary To India
23 Feb 156 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna and Martyr
24 Feb NT Matthias the Apostle
25 Feb 560 Ethelbert of Kent, King and Confessor
27 Feb 1633 George Herbert, Priest and Poet
1 Mar 544 Dewi of Wales
2 Mar 672 Chad of Lichfield
7 Mar 202 Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs At Carthage
8 Mar 1910 Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln
9 Mar 395 Gregory of Nyssa
10 Mar 320 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
12 Mar 604 Gregory the Great, Bishop and Doctor
17 Mar 461 Patrick of Ireland
18 Mar 386 Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Theologian
19 Mar NT Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord
20 Mar 687 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop and Missionary
21 Mar 1711 Thomas Ken, Bishop and Non-juror
22 Mar 1879 James De Koven, Priest
23 Mar 332 Gregory the Illuminator, Apostle To Armenia
24 Mar 1758 Jonathan Edwards, Scholar, Preacher, Missionary
25 Mar NT The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ To the Blessed Virgin Mary
26 Mar 1883 Harriet Monsell of Clewer
27 Mar 1929 Charles Henry Brent, Missionary Bishop
28 Mar 1824 Hans Nielsen Hauge, Renewer of the Church
29 Mar 1788 John (3 Mar 1791) and Charles
29 Mar 1866 John Keble, Priest, Poet, Renewer of the Church
31 Mar 1631 John Donne, Priest, Poet, and Preacher
1 Apr 1872 Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest and Theologian
2 Apr 1876 James Lloyd Breck, Priest, Educator, and Missionary
3 Apr 1253 Richard, Bishop of Chichester
6 Apr 1528 Albrecht Duerer, Artist
8 Apr 1877 William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest
09 Apr 1761 William Law, Writer, Priest, and Non-juror
10 Apr 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor and Theologian
10 Apr 1557 Paavo Henrik Ruotsalainen, Preacher
11 Apr 1878 George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop and Missionary
15 Apr 1889 Damien, Priest, Missionary
16 Apr 1879 Bernadette of Lourdes, Nun and Visionary
19 Apr 1012 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr
19 Apr 1552 Olavus Petri, Priest
19 Apr 1560 Philipp Melanchthon, Renewer of the Church
21 Apr 1109 Anselm of Canterbury, Monk, Archbishop, Theologian
21 Apr 1142 Peter Abelard, Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher
22 Apr 1960 Toyohiko Kagawa, Renewer of Society
23 Apr 303 George, Soldier and Martyr
23 Apr 1616 Wm Shakespeare, Playwright
24 Apr 1915 The Martyrs of Armenia
25 Apr NT Mark the Evangelist
29 Apr 1380 Catherine of Sienna, Reformer and Spiritual Teacher
30 Apr 909 The Early Abbots of Cluny
30 Apr 1922 Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures,
1 May NT Philip and James, Apostles
2 May 373 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian, Doctor
4 May 387 Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo
8 May 1417 Dame Julian of Norwich, Contemplative
9 May 389 Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop and Theologian
12 May NT Simon of Cyrene, Cross-bearer
14 May 346 Pachomius, Founder of Christian Community Monasticism
17 May 1160 Erik, King of Sweden, Martyr
18 May 1910 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Renewer of Society
19 May 988 Dunstan of Canterbury, Monk and Archbishop
20 May 804 Alcuin, Deacon, Scholar, and Abbot of Tours
21 May 1690 John Eliot, Missionary To the American Indians
22 May 1918 Ludwig Nommensen, Missionary To Sumatra
23 May 1543 Nicolas Copernicus, Priest and Scholar
24 May 1870 Jackson Kemper, Bishop, Missionary
25 May 735 Bede the Venerable, Priest, Monk, Scholar
26 May 605 Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop and Missionary
27 May 1564 John Calvin, Theologian
29 May 1637 Juraj Tranovsky, Hymnwriter
30 May 1933 Apolo Kivebulaya, Missionary
30 May 1431 Joan of Arc, Visionary
31 May NT The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 Jun 167 Justin Martyr, Philosopher, Apologist, and Martyr
2 Jun 177 The Martyrs of Lyons
3 Jun 1886 The Martyrs of Uganda
4 Jun 1963 Angelo (John XXIII) Roncalli, Bishop
5 Jun 754 Boniface, Bishop, Missionary, Martyr
7 Jun 1866 Seattle, Chief of the Duwamish Confederacy
9 Jun 1549 The First Book of Common Prayer
9 Jun 597 Columba, Abbot of Iona and Missionary
10 Jun 373 Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon and Hymn-writer
11 Jun NT Barnabas the Apostle
12 Jun 1936 G K Chesterton, Writer
13 Jun 1231 Antony of Padua, Preacher
14 Jun 379 Basil the Great, Bishop, Theologian
15 Jun 1941 Evelyn Underhill, Theologian and Mystic
16 Jun 1752 Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Theologian
18 Jun 1896 Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Africa
21 Jun 1931 Onesimos Nesib, Translator and Missionary
22 Jun 304 Alban, First Martyr of Britain
22 Jun 1535 Thomas More, Martyr
24 Jun NT The Birth of John the Baptist
27 Jun 444 Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian
28 Jun 202 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Theologian
29 Jun 64 Peter and Paul, Apostles and Martyrs
30 Jun 64 Early Martyrs of Rome
30 Jun 1839 Johan Olaf Wallin of Sweden, Bishop, Hymn Writer
1 Jul 1878 Catherine Winkworth, Hymnwriter and Educator
4 Jul 1776 Independence Day (United States of America)
6 Jul 1415 John Huss, Priest and Martyr
8 Jul NT Aquila and Priscilla, Companions of the Apostle Paul
11 Jul 540 Benedict, Abbot and Founder
12 Jul 1931 Nathan Soderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala
13 Jul NT Silas, Missionary Companion of Paul
15 Jul 1015 Olga and Vladimir, First Christian Rulers of Russia
17 Jul 1836 William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania
17 Jul 1566 Bartolome De Las Casas, Missionary, Priest, Defender of the Oppressed
19 Jul 379 Macrina the Younger, Monastic and Teacher
22 Jul NT Mary Magdalene, First Witness of the Resurrection
23 Jul 1373 Birgitta of Sweden, Foundress and Devotional Writer
24 Jul 1471 Thomas a Kempis, Priest, Monk, and Writer
25 Jul 41 James Bar-zebedee, Apostle
26 Jul NT Parents of the Virgin Mary
27 Jul 1909 William Reed Huntington, Priest
28 Jul 1750 Heinrich Schuetz, Musician
29 Jul NT Mary and Martha of Bethany
30 Jul 1833 William Wilberforce, Renewer of Society
31 Jul 1556 Ignatius Loyola, Mystic, Educator, Preacher, and Founder of the Jesuits
1 Aug NT Joseph of Arimathaea, Burier of Jesus
1 Aug 42 Deliverance of the Apostle Peter
3 Aug NT Nicodemus, Scholar
4 Aug 1859 John-baptist Vianney, Pastor
5 Aug 642 Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr
6 Aug NT Feast of the Transfiguration
7 Aug 1866 John Mason Neale, Priest, Scholar, and Translator
8 Aug 1221 Dominic, Preacher, Friar, Missionary
9 Aug 1943 Franz Jagerstatter, Martyr
10 Aug 258 Laurence, Deacon and Martyr
11 Aug 1253 Clare of Assisi, Nun
12 Aug 235 Hippolytus, Bishop, Scholar, and Martyr
13 Aug 1667 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop and Theologian
14 Aug 1941 Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr
14 Aug 1965 Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian
15 Aug NT The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord
18 Aug 1918 William Porcher Dubose, Priest and Theologian
19 Aug 330 Helena, Empress and Widow
20 Aug 1153 Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Theologian, and Poet
21 Aug 1662 Blaise Pascal, Scientist, Religious Writer
24 Aug NT Bartholomew the Apostle
25 Aug 1270 Louis IX, King of France
27 Aug 1902 Thomas Gallaudet, Priest
28 Aug 430 Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Theologian
30 Aug 1688 John Bunyan, Writer
31 Aug 651 Aidan of Lindisfarne, Missionary
1 Sep 1931 David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary
2 Sep 1942 The Martyrs of New Guinea
3 Sep 1872 Nikolai Grundtvig, Bishop and Writer
4 Sep 1941 Paul Jones, Bishop
5 Sep 1965 Albert Schweitzer, Missionary
9 Sep 1878 Constance and Her Companions, the Martyrs of Memphis
10 Sep 1898 Alexander Crummell, Priest, Missionary, Educator
12 Sep 1830 John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York
13 Sep 258 Cyprian of Carthage, Bishop and Martyr
14 Sep 335 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
15 Sep 1321 Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer
16 Sep 430 Ninian of Galloway, Bishop, Missionary To Scotland
17 Sep 1179 Hildegard of Bingen, Visionary
18 Sep 1961 Dag Hammarskjold, Peacemaker
18 Sep 1882 The Oxford Tractarians, Renewers of the Church
18 Sep 1882 Edward B Pusey and Companions, Renewers of the Church
19 Sep 690 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury
20 Sep 1871 John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and His Companions, Martyrs
21 Sep NT Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
25 Sep 1392 Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity
26 Sep 1626 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop and Scholar
27 Sep 1660 Vincent De Paul, Helper of the Poor
27 Sep 1947 Church of South India
29 Sep OT Michael and All Angels
30 Sep 420 Jerome, Scholar, Translator, and Theologian
1 Oct 530 Remigius of Rheims, Bishop, Apostle of the Franks
4 Oct 1226 Francis of Assisi, Friar
5 Oct 1864 Theodor Fliedner, Pastor, Founder
6 Oct 1536 William Tyndale, Priest, Scholar, Martyr
7 Oct 1787 Henry M Muhlenberg, Patriarch of American Lutherans
7 Oct 1915 Edith Cavell, Nurse,
9 Oct 1253 Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln
10 Oct 644 Paulinus, Missionary, First Archbishop of York
11 Oct NT Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
12 Oct 709 Wilfrid, Archbishop of York
13 Oct 1066 Edward the Confessor, King
15 Oct 1582 Teresa of Avila, Reformer and Contemplative
16 Oct 1555 Nicholas Ridley, Bishop and Martyr
17 Oct 107 Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
18 Oct NT Luke the Evangelist
19 Oct 1646 Jesuit Martyrs of North America
19 Oct 1812 Henry Martyn, Missionary and Translator
22 Oct 524 Boethius, Educator, Statesman, Philosopher
23 Oct NT James of Jerusalem, Bishop and Martyr
25 Oct NT Forty Martyrs (Rc) of England and Wales
25 Oct 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer, Poet, Spiritual Writer
26 Oct 1608 Philipp Nicolai, Hymnwriter
26 Oct 899 Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons
27 Oct 1944 William Temple, Theologian, Archbishop of Canterbury
28 Oct NT Simon and Jude, Apostles
29 Oct 1885 James Hannington and the Martyrs of Uganda
1 Nov NT For the Feast of All Saints
2 Nov NT For the Day of All Souls
3 Nov 1600 Richard Hooker, Doctor of the Church
7 Nov 1873 John C F Heyer, Missionary
7 Nov 739 Willibrord of Utrecht, Archbishop and Missionary
8 Nov 1674 John Milton, Poet
9 Nov 1440? Margery Kempe, Mystic
10 Nov 461 Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor
11 Nov 397 Martin of Tours, Bishop and Theologian
11 Nov 1855 Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
12 Nov 1836 Charles Simeon, Teacher
14 Nov 1359 Gregory Palamas, Monk, Mystic, and Theologian
15 Nov 1280 Albert the Great, Friar and Scholar
16 Nov 1093 Margaret, Queen of Scotland
17 Nov 1200 Hugh of Lincoln
18 Nov 680 Hilda of Whitby, Abbess and Peacemaker
19 Nov 1231 Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess and Philanthropist
20 Nov 870 Edmund of East Anglia, King and Martyr
21 Nov 265 Dionysius of Alexandria, Bishop and Scholar
22 Nov 1963 C S Lewis, Scholar and Spiritual Writer
23 Nov 100? Clement of Rome, Bishop
25 Nov 1935 James Otis Sargent Huntington, Founder
25 Nov NT Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr
25 Nov 1748 Isaac Watts, Hymn-writer
28 Nov 1864 King Kamehameha and Queen Emma of Hawaii
30 Nov NT Andrew the Apostle
1 Dec 1637 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Man of Prayer
1 Dec 1916 Charles De Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor
2 Dec 1910 Channing Moore Williams, Missionary To Asia
3 Dec 1552 Francis Xavier, Missionary
4 Dec 750 John of Damascus, Hymn-writer, Defender of Icons
5 Dec 213? Clement of Alexandria, Teacher and Apologist
7 Dec 397 Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor
10 Dec 1968 Thomas Merton, Monk, Poet, Spiritual Writer
11 Dec 1910 Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, Missionary To India
12 Dec 1784 Samuel Johnson, Writer
13 Dec 304 Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
14 Dec 1591 John of the Cross, Friar, Reformer, Poet, Mystic
17 Dec 1957 Dorothy L Sayers, Writer and Theologian
21 Dec NT Thomas the Apostle
26-31 Dec NT The Witness Days
27 Dec NT John, Apostle and Evangelist
28 Dec NT The Holy Innocents
29 Dec 1170 Thomas of Canterbury, Archbishop and Martyr
30 Dec 1906 Josephine Butler, Pioneer Worker Among Women
31 Dec 335 Sylvester of Rome, Bishop
31 Dec 1384 John Wyclif, Translator and Controversialist


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