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17 Feb NT	Onesimus, Slave
24 Feb NT	Matthias the Apostle
19 Mar NT	Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord
25 Mar NT	The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ To the Blessed Virgin Mary
25 Apr NT	Mark the Evangelist
12 May NT	Simon of Cyrene, Cross-bearer
31 May NT	The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
11 Jun NT	Barnabas the Apostle
24 Jun NT	The Birth of John the Baptist
13 Jul NT	Silas, Missionary Companion of Paul

22 Jul NT	Mary Magdalene, First Witness of the Resurrection
26-31 Dec NT	The Witness Days
26 Jul NT	Parents of the Virgin Mary
29 Jul NT	Mary and Martha of Bethany
1 Aug NT	Joseph of Arimathaea, Burier of Jesus
6 Aug NT	Feast of the Transfiguration
27 Dec NT	John, Apostle and Evangelist
15 Aug NT	The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord
24 Aug NT	Bartholomew the Apostle
28 Dec NT	The Holy Innocents

29 Sep OT	Michael and All Angels
11 Oct NT	Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
18 Oct NT	Luke the Evangelist
23 Oct NT	James of Jerusalem, Bishop and Martyr
28 Oct NT	Simon and Jude, Apostles
25 Nov NT	Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr
30 Nov NT	Andrew the Apostle
21 Dec NT	Thomas the Apostle
18-25 Jan NT	Octave of Prayer For Christian Unity
1 May NT	Philip and James, Apostles

8 Jul NT	Aquila and Priscilla, Companions of the Apostle Paul
3 Aug NT	Nicodemus, Scholar
21 Sep NT	Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
25 Oct NT	Forty Martyrs (Rc) of England and Wales
1 Nov NT	For the Feast of All Saints
2 Nov NT	For the Day of All Souls
18 Jan NT	Confession of Peter the Apostle
25 Jan NT	The Conversion of the Apostle Paul
26 Jan NT	Timothy, Titus, and Silas, Companions of Paul
29 Jan NT	Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe, Co-workers With the Apostles

2 Feb NT	Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
4 Feb NT	Cornelius the Centurion
25 Jul 41	James Bar-zebedee, Apostle
1 Aug 42	Deliverance of the Apostle Peter
29 Jun 64	Peter and Paul, Apostles and Martyrs
30 Jun 64	Early Martyrs of Rome
23 Nov 100?	Clement of Rome, Bishop
17 Oct 107	Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
23 Feb 156	Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna and Martyr
1 Jun 167	Justin Martyr, Philosopher, Apologist, and Martyr

2 Jun 177	The Martyrs of Lyons
7 Mar 202	Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs At Carthage
28 Jun 202	Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Theologian
5 Dec 213?	Clement of Alexandria, Teacher and Apologist
12 Aug 235	Hippolytus, Bishop, Scholar, and Martyr
20 Jan 250	Fabian, Bishop and Martyr
10 Aug 258	Laurence, Deacon and Martyr
13 Sep 258	Cyprian of Carthage, Bishop and Martyr
21 Nov 265	Dionysius of Alexandria, Bishop and Scholar
14 Feb 300?	Valentine, Martyr

23 Apr 303	George, Soldier and Martyr
21 Jan 304	Agnes of Rome, Martyr
22 Jan 304	Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon and Martyr
22 Jun 304	Alban, First Martyr of Britain
13 Dec 304	Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
3 Feb 314	Blaise of Sebaste, Bishop and Martyr
10 Mar 320	The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
19 Aug 330	Helena, Empress and Widow
23 Mar 332	Gregory the Illuminator, Apostle To Armenia
14 Sep 335	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

31 Dec 335	Sylvester of Rome, Bishop
14 May 346	Pachomius, Founder of Christian Community Monasticism
17 Jan 356	Antony, Abbot in Egypt
13 Jan 367	Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor
2 May 373	Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian, Doctor
10 Jun 373	Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon and Hymn-writer
14 Jun 379	Basil the Great, Bishop, Theologian
19 Jul 379	Macrina the Younger, Monastic and Teacher
18 Mar 386	Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Theologian
4 May 387	Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo

9 May 389	Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop and Theologian
9 Mar 395	Gregory of Nyssa
11 Nov 397	Martin of Tours, Bishop and Theologian
7 Dec 397	Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor
30 Sep 420	Jerome, Scholar, Translator, and Theologian
28 Aug 430	Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Theologian
16 Sep 430	Ninian of Galloway, Bishop, Missionary To Scotland
27 Jun 444	Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Theologian
17 Mar 461	Patrick of Ireland
10 Nov 461	Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Doctor

1 Feb 523	St Bridget of Kildare, Abbess
22 Oct 524	Boethius, Educator, Statesman, Philosopher
1 Oct 530	Remigius of Rheims, Bishop, Apostle of the Franks
11 Jul 540	Benedict, Abbot and Founder
1 Mar 544	Dewi of Wales
25 Feb 560	Ethelbert of Kent, King and Confessor
9 Jun 597	Columba, Abbot of Iona and Missionary
12 Mar 604	Gregory the Great, Bishop and Doctor
26 May 605	Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop and Missionary
5 Aug 642	Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr

10 Oct 644	Paulinus, Missionary, First Archbishop of York
31 Aug 651	Aidan of Lindisfarne, Missionary
2 Mar 672	Chad of Lichfield
18 Nov 680	Hilda of Whitby, Abbess and Peacemaker
20 Mar 687	Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop and Missionary
19 Sep 690	Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury
12 Oct 709	Wilfrid, Archbishop of York
25 May 735	Bede the Venerable, Priest, Monk, Scholar
7 Nov 739	Willibrord of Utrecht, Archbishop and Missionary
4 Dec 750	John of Damascus, Hymn-writer, Defender of Icons

5 Jun 754	Boniface, Bishop, Missionary, Martyr
20 May 804	Alcuin, Deacon, Scholar, and Abbot of Tours
3 Feb 865	Anskar, Bishop and Missionary To Denmark and Sweden
14 Feb 869	Cyril
20 Nov 870	Edmund of East Anglia, King and Martyr
26 Oct 899	Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons
30 Apr 909	The Early Abbots of Cluny
19 May 988	Dunstan of Canterbury, Monk and Archbishop
19 Apr 1012	Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr
15 Jul 1015	Olga and Vladimir, First Christian Rulers of Russia

13 Oct 1066	Edward the Confessor, King
16 Nov 1093	Margaret, Queen of Scotland
19 Jan 1095	Wulfstan of Worcester, Bishop
21 Apr 1109	Anselm of Canterbury, Monk, Archbishop, Theologian
21 Apr 1142	Peter Abelard, Abbot, Theologian, Philosopher
20 Aug 1153	Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Theologian, and Poet
17 May 1160	Erik, King of Sweden, Martyr
12 Jan 1167	Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot
29 Dec 1170	Thomas of Canterbury, Archbishop and Martyr
17 Sep 1179	Hildegard of Bingen, Visionary

17 Nov 1200	Hugh of Lincoln
8 Aug 1221	Dominic, Preacher, Friar, Missionary
4 Oct 1226	Francis of Assisi, Friar
13 Jun 1231	Antony of Padua, Preacher
19 Nov 1231	Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess and Philanthropist
3 Apr 1253	Richard, Bishop of Chichester
11 Aug 1253	Clare of Assisi, Nun
9 Oct 1253	Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln
25 Aug 1270	Louis IX, King of France
28 Jan 1274	Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Friar, and Theologian

15 Nov 1280	Albert the Great, Friar and Scholar
15 Sep 1321	Dante Alighieri, Poet, Spiritual Writer
14 Nov 1359	Gregory Palamas, Monk, Mystic, and Theologian
23 Jul 1373	Birgitta of Sweden, Foundress and Devotional Writer
29 Apr 1380	Catherine of Sienna, Reformer and Spiritual Teacher
31 Dec 1384	John Wyclif, Translator and Controversialist
25 Sep 1392	Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity
25 Oct 1400	Geoffrey Chaucer, Poet, Spiritual Writer
6 Jul 1415	John Huss, Priest and Martyr
8 May 1417	Dame Julian of Norwich, Contemplative

30 May 1431	Joan of Arc, Visionary
9 Nov 1440?	Margery Kempe, Mystic
24 Jul 1471	Thomas a Kempis, Priest, Monk, and Writer
6 Apr 1528	Albrecht Duerer, Artist
22 Jun 1535	Thomas More, Martyr
6 Oct 1536	William Tyndale, Priest, Scholar, Martyr
23 May 1543	Nicolas Copernicus, Priest and Scholar
18 Feb 1546	Brother Martin of Erfurt, Educator, Translator
9 Jun 1549	The First Book of Common Prayer
19 Apr 1552	Olavus Petri, Priest

3 Dec 1552	Francis Xavier, Missionary
16 Oct 1555	Nicholas Ridley, Bishop and Martyr
31 Jul 1556	Ignatius Loyola, Mystic, Educator, Preacher, and Founder of the Jesuits
10 Apr 1557	Paavo Henrik Ruotsalainen, Preacher
19 Apr 1560	Philipp Melanchthon, Renewer of the Church
27 May 1564	John Calvin, Theologian
17 Jul 1566	Bartolome De Las Casas, Missionary, Priest, Defender of the Oppressed
15 Oct 1582	Teresa of Avila, Reformer and Contemplative
14 Dec 1591	John of the Cross, Friar, Reformer, Poet, Mystic
5 Feb 1597	The Martyrs of Japan

3 Nov 1600	Richard Hooker, Doctor of the Church
26 Oct 1608	Philipp Nicolai, Hymnwriter
23 Apr 1616	Wm Shakespeare, Playwright
20 Feb 1620	Rasmus Jensen, Pastor, With Others
24 Jan 1622	Francis De Sales, Bishop and Spiritual Writer
26 Sep 1626	Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop and Scholar
31 Mar 1631	John Donne, Priest, Poet, and Preacher
27 Feb 1633	George Herbert, Priest and Poet
29 May 1637	Juraj Tranovsky, Hymnwriter
1 Dec 1637	Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Man of Prayer

10 Jan 1645	William Laud, Archbishop and Martyr
19 Oct 1646	Jesuit Martyrs of North America
30 Jan 1649	Charles I of England and Scotland, King and Martyr
27 Sep 1660	Vincent De Paul, Helper of the Poor
21 Aug 1662	Blaise Pascal, Scientist, Religious Writer
13 Aug 1667	Jeremy Taylor, Bishop and Theologian
8 Nov 1674	John Milton, Poet
30 Aug 1688	John Bunyan, Writer
21 May 1690	John Eliot, Missionary To the American Indians
21 Mar 1711	Thomas Ken, Bishop and Non-juror

23 Feb 1719	Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, Missionary To India
15 Feb 1730	Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary
25 Nov 1748	Isaac Watts, Hymn-writer
28 Jul 1750	Heinrich Schuetz, Musician
16 Jun 1752	Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Theologian
24 Mar 1758	Jonathan Edwards, Scholar, Preacher, Missionary
09 Apr 1761	William Law, Writer, Priest, and Non-juror
4 Jul 1776	Independence Day (United States of America)
12 Dec 1784	Samuel Johnson, Writer
7 Oct 1787	Henry M Muhlenberg, Patriarch of American Lutherans

29 Mar 1788	John (3 Mar 1791) and Charles
21 Jan 1793	Louis XVI of France, King and Martyr
19 Oct 1812	Henry Martyn, Missionary and Translator
13 Feb 1818	Richard Allen
28 Mar 1824	Hans Nielsen Hauge, Renewer of the Church
12 Sep 1830	John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York
30 Jul 1833	William Wilberforce, Renewer of Society
17 Jul 1836	William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania
12 Nov 1836	Charles Simeon, Teacher
30 Jun 1839	Johan Olaf Wallin of Sweden, Bishop, Hymn Writer

11 Nov 1855	Soren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
4 Aug 1859	John-baptist Vianney, Pastor
5 Oct 1864	Theodor Fliedner, Pastor, Founder
28 Nov 1864	King Kamehameha and Queen Emma of Hawaii
29 Mar 1866	John Keble, Priest, Poet, Renewer of the Church
7 Jun 1866	Seattle, Chief of the Duwamish Confederacy
7 Aug 1866	John Mason Neale, Priest, Scholar, and Translator
24 May 1870	Jackson Kemper, Bishop, Missionary
20 Sep 1871	John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and His Companions, Martyrs
1 Apr 1872	Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest and Theologian

3 Sep 1872	Nikolai Grundtvig, Bishop and Writer
7 Nov 1873	John C F Heyer, Missionary
2 Apr 1876	James Lloyd Breck, Priest, Educator, and Missionary
8 Apr 1877	William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest
11 Apr 1878	George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop and Missionary
1 Jul 1878	Catherine Winkworth, Hymnwriter and Educator
9 Sep 1878	Constance and Her Companions, the Martyrs of Memphis
22 Mar 1879	James De Koven, Priest
16 Apr 1879	Bernadette of Lourdes, Nun and Visionary
18 Sep 1882	The Oxford Tractarians, Renewers of the Church

18 Sep 1882	Edward B Pusey and Companions, Renewers of the Church
26 Mar 1883	Harriet Monsell of Clewer
29 Oct 1885	James Hannington and the Martyrs of Uganda
3 Jun 1886	The Martyrs of Uganda
15 Apr 1889	Damien, Priest, Missionary
23 Jan 1893	Phillips Brooks, Bishop and Preacher
18 Jun 1896	Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Africa
10 Sep 1898	Alexander Crummell, Priest, Missionary, Educator
27 Aug 1902	Thomas Gallaudet, Priest
20 Feb 1906	Cecile Isherwood, Founder

30 Dec 1906	Josephine Butler, Pioneer Worker Among Women
27 Jul 1909	William Reed Huntington, Priest
8 Mar 1910	Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln
18 May 1910	Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Renewer of Society
2 Dec 1910	Channing Moore Williams, Missionary To Asia
11 Dec 1910	Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, Missionary To India
11 Jan 1915	Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa
24 Apr 1915	The Martyrs of Armenia
7 Oct 1915	Edith Cavell, Nurse,
1 Dec 1916	Charles De Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor

22 May 1918	Ludwig Nommensen, Missionary To Sumatra
18 Aug 1918	William Porcher Dubose, Priest and Theologian
9 Jan 1922	Julia Chester Emery, Upholder of Missions
30 Apr 1922	Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures,
27 Mar 1929	Charles Henry Brent, Missionary Bishop
21 Jun 1931	Onesimos Nesib, Translator and Missionary
12 Jul 1931	Nathan Soderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala
1 Sep 1931	David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary
23 Jan 1932	Charles Gore, Bishop and Theologian
30 May 1933	Apolo Kivebulaya, Missionary

25 Nov 1935	James Otis Sargent Huntington, Founder
12 Jun 1936	G K Chesterton, Writer
15 Jun 1941	Evelyn Underhill, Theologian and Mystic
14 Aug 1941	Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr
4 Sep 1941	Paul Jones, Bishop
2 Sep 1942	The Martyrs of New Guinea
9 Aug 1943	Franz Jagerstatter, Martyr
27 Oct 1944	William Temple, Theologian, Archbishop of Canterbury
10 Apr 1945	Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor and Theologian
27 Sep 1947	Church of South India

8 Jan 1956	Nate Saint and Other Martyrs of the Ecuador Mission
17 Dec 1957	Dorothy L Sayers, Writer and Theologian
22 Apr 1960	Toyohiko Kagawa, Renewer of Society
18 Sep 1961	Dag Hammarskjold, Peacemaker
4 Jun 1963	Angelo (John XXIII) Roncalli, Bishop
22 Nov 1963	C S Lewis, Scholar and Spiritual Writer
14 Aug 1965	Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian
5 Sep 1965	Albert Schweitzer, Missionary
10 Dec 1968	Thomas Merton, Monk, Poet, Spiritual Writer
3 Jan 1970	Gladys Aylward, Missionary To China

16 Feb 1977

Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr