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Holy Days |
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In the printing of the Calendar, Principal
Feasts and other Principal Holy Days are printed in bold; Festivals are printed in roman typeface; other Sundays and
Lesser Festivals are printed in ordinary roman typeface, in
black. Commemorations are printed in italics. |
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January |
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1
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The Naming
and Circumcision of Jesus |
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2
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Basil the Great and
Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379
and 389 |
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2
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Seraphim,
Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833 |
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2
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Vedanayagam
Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist,
1945 |
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6
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The
Epiphany |
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10
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William
Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 |
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11
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Mary
Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915 |
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12
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Aelred of Hexham,
Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 |
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12
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Benedict
Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689 |
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13
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Hilary, Bishop of
Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 |
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13
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Kentigern
(Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria,
603 |
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13
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George Fox,
Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers),
1691 |
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17
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Antony of Egypt,
Hermit, Abbot, 356 |
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17
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Charles
Gore,Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection,
1932 |
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18-25
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Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity |
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19
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Wulfstan, Bishop of
Worcester, 1095 |
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20
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Richard
Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 |
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21
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Agnes, Child Martyr
at Rome, 304 |
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22
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Vincent of
Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304 |
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24
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Francis de Sales,
Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622 |
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25
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The
Conversion of Paul |
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26
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Timothy and Titus,
Companions of Paul |
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28
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Thomas Aquinas,
Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 |
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30
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Charles, King and
Martyr, 1649 |
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31
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John Bosco,
Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order,
1888 |
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February |
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1
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Brigid, Abbess of
Kildare, c.525 |
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2
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The Presentation of
Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) |
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3
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Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg,
Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 |
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4
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Gilbert of Sempringham,
Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 |
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6
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The Martyrs of Japan,
1597 |
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10
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Scholastica, sister of
Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543 |
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14
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Cyril and Methodius,
Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 |
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14
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Valentine, Martyr at
Rome, c.269 |
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15
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Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle
of Sweden, 1045 |
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15
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Thomas Bray, Priest,
Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730 |
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17
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Janani Luwum, Archbishop of
Uganda, Martyr, 1977 |
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23
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Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna,
Martyr, c.155 |
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27
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George Herbert, Priest, Poet,
1633 |
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Alternative
dates |
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Matthias may be celebrated on 24
February instead of 14 May. |
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March |
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1
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David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron
of Wales, c.601 |
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2
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Chad, Bishop of Lichfield,
Missionary, 672 |
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7
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Perpetua, Felicity and their
Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203 |
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8
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Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln,
1910 |
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8
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Felix, Bishop, Apostle
to the East Angles, 647 |
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8
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Geoffrey Studdert
Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929 |
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17
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Patrick, Bishop, Missionary,
Patron of Ireland, c.460 |
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18
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Cyril, Bishop of
Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386 |
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19
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Joseph of Nazareth |
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20
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Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne,
Missionary, 687 |
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Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556 |
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24
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Walter Hilton of
Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic,
1396 |
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24
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Oscar Romero, Archbishop
of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980 |
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25
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The Annunciation of
Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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26
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Harriet Monsell, Founder
of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883 |
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31
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John Donne, Priest,
Poet, 1631 |
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Alternative
dates |
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Chad may be celebrated with Cedd
on 26 October instead of 2 March. |
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Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4
September instead of 20 March. |
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April |
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1
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Frederick Denison
Maurice, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1872 |
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9
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945 |
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10
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William Law, Priest, Spiritual
Writer, 1761 |
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10
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William of Ockham,
Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347 |
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11
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George Augustus Selwyn,
first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 |
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16
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Isabella Gilmore,
Deaconess, 1923 |
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Alphege, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Martyr, 1012 |
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Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec,
Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith,
1109 |
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George, Martyr, Patron of
England, c.304 |
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24
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Mellitus, Bishop of
London, first Bishop at St Paul's, 624 |
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Mark the Evangelist |
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Christina Rossetti,
Poet, 1894 |
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28
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Peter Chanel, Missionary
in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841 |
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Catherine of Siena, Teacher of
the Faith, 1380 |
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30
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Pandita Mary Ramabai,
Translator of the Scriptures, 1922 |
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May |
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Philip and James,
Apostles |
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Athanasius, Bishop of
Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373 |
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4
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English Saints and Martyrs of
the Reformation
Era |
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Julian of Norwich, Spiritual
Writer, c.1417 |
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Matthias the Apostle |
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Caroline Chisholm,
Social Reformer,
1877 |
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Dunstan, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988 |
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Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of
Tours,
804 |
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Helena, Protector of the
Holy Places, 330 |
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24
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John and Charles Wesley,
Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788 |
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The Venerable Bede, Monk at
Jarrow, Scholar, Historian,
735 |
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25
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Aldhelm, Bishop of
Sherborne,
709 |
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26
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Augustine, first Archbishop of
Canterbury, 605 |
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26
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John Calvin, Reformer,
1564 |
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26
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Philip Neri, Founder of
the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595 |
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28
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Lanfranc, Prior of Le
Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089 |
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Josephine Butler, Social
Reformer, 1906 |
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Joan of Arc, Visionary,
1431 |
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Apolo Kivebulaya,
Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933 |
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31
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The Visit of the Blessed
Virgin Mary to Elizabeth |
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Alternative
dates |
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Matthias may be celebrated on 24
February instead of 14 May. |
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The Visit of the Blessed Virgin
Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31
May. |
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June |
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Justin, Martyr at Rome,
c.165 |
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The Martyrs of Uganda,
1886 and 1978 |
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Petroc, Abbot of
Padstow, 6th century |
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Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton,
Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754 |
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Ini Kopuria, Founder of
the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945 |
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Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and
Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711 |
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9
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Columba, Abbot of Iona,
Missionary, 597 |
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9
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Ephrem of Syria, Deacon,
Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373 |
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11
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Barnabas the Apostle |
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14
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Richard Baxter, Puritan
Divine, 1691 |
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15
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Evelyn Underhill,
Spiritual Writer, 1941 |
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16
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Richard, Bishop of Chichester,
1253 |
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16
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Joseph Butler, Bishop of
Durham, Philosopher, 1752 |
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Samuel and Henrietta
Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936 |
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18
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Bernard Mizeki, Apostle
of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896 |
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19
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Sundar Singh of India,
Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith,
1929 |
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Alban, first Martyr of Britain,
c.250 |
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Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely,
c.678 |
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24
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The Birth of John the
Baptist |
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27
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Cyril, Bishop of
Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444 |
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28
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Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons,
Teacher of the Faith, c.200 |
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29
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Peter and Paul,
Apostles |
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Alternative
dates |
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Peter the Apostle may be
celebrated alone, without Paul, on 29 June. |
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July |
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Henry, John, and Henry
Venn the younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813
and 1873 |
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Thomas the Apostle |
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Thomas More, Scholar,
and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs,
1535 |
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11
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Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of
Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550 |
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14
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John Keble, Priest, Tractarian,
Poet, 1866 |
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15
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Swithun, Bishop of Winchester,
c.862 |
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15
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Bonaventure, Friar,
Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 |
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Osmund, Bishop of
Salisbury, 1099 |
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18
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Elizabeth Ferard, first
Deaconess of the Church of England , Founder of the
Community of St Andrew, 1883 |
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19
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Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, and
his sister Macrina, Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith, c.394
and c.379 |
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Margaret of Antioch,
Martyr, 4th century |
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20
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Bartolomé de las
Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566 |
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Mary Magdalene |
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Bridget of Sweden,
Abbess of Vadstena, 1373 |
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James the Apostle |
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26
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Anne and Joachim, Parents of the
Blessed Virgin Mary |
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27
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Brooke Foss Westcott,
Bishop of Durham, Teacher of the Faith, 1901 |
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29
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Mary, Martha and Lazarus,
Companions of our Lord |
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30
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William Wilberforce, Social
Reformer, 1833 |
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31
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Ignatius of Loyola,
Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556 |
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Alternative
dates |
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The Visit of the Blessed Virgin
Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31
May. |
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Thomas the Apostle may be
celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July. |
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Thomas Becket may be celebrated
on 7 July instead of 29 December. |
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August |
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Jean-Baptiste Vianney,
Curé d'Ars, Spiritual Guide, 1859 |
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5
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Oswald, King of Northumbria,
Martyr, 642 |
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6
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The Transfiguration of our
Lord |
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John Mason Neale,
Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866 |
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8
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Dominic, Priest, Founder of the
Order of Preachers, 1221 |
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9
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Mary Sumner, Founder of the
Mothers' Union, 1921 |
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10
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Laurence, Deacon at Rome,
Martyr, 258 |
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11
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Clare of Assisi, Founder of the
Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 |
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11
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John Henry Newman,
Priest, Tractarian, 1890 |
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13
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Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down
and Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667 |
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13
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Florence Nightingale,
Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910 |
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13
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Octavia Hill, Social
Reformer, 1912 |
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14
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Maximilian Kolbe, Friar,
Martyr, 1941 |
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The Blessed Virgin
Mary |
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Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux,
Teacher of the Faith, 1153 |
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20
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William and Catherine
Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 and
1890 |
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Bartholomew the
Apostle |
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Monica, mother of Augustine of
Hippo, 387 |
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28
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Augustine, Bishop of Hippo,
Teacher of the Faith,430 |
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29
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The Beheading of John the
Baptist |
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30
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John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer,
1688 |
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31
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Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne,
Missionary, 651 |
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Alternative
dates |
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The Blessed Virgin Mary may be
celebrated on 8 September instead of 15 August. |
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September |
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Giles of Provence,
Hermit, c.710 |
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The Martyrs of Papua New
Guinea, 1901 and 1942 |
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3
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Gregory the Great, Bishop of
Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604 |
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4
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Birinus, Bishop of
Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650 |
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6
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Allen Gardiner,
Missionary, Founder of the South American Mission Society,
1851 |
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8
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The Birth of the Blessed Virgin
Mary |
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Charles Fuge Lowder,
Priest, 1880 |
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13
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John Chrysostom, Bishop of
Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407 |
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14
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Holy Cross Day |
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15
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Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage,
Martyr, 258 |
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16
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Ninian, Bishop of Galloway,
Apostle of the Picts, c.432 |
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16
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Edward Bouverie Pusey,
Priest, Tractarian, 1882 |
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Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen,
Visionary, 1179 |
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19
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Theodore of Tarsus,
Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 |
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20
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John Coleridge Patteson, First
Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871 |
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Matthew, Apostle and
Evangelist |
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25
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Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of
Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626 |
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25
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Sergei of Radonezh,
Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith,
1392 |
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26
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Wilson Carlile, Founder
of the Church Army,1942 |
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27
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Vincent de Paul, Founder of the
Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660 |
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29
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Michael and All
Angels |
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30
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Jerome, Translator of
the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 |
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Alternative
dates |
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Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4
September instead of 20 March. |
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October |
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1
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Remigius, Bishop of
Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533 |
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Anthony Ashley Cooper,
Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885 |
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4
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Francis of Assisi, Friar,
Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226 |
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6
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William Tyndale, Translator of
the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536 |
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9
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Denys, Bishop of Paris,
and his Companions,Martyrs, c.250 |
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9
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Robert Grosseteste,
Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253 |
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10
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Paulinus, Bishop of York,
Missionary, 644 |
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10
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Thomas Traherne, Poet,
Spiritual Writer, 1674 |
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11
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Ethelburga, Abbess of
Barking, 675 |
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11
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James the Deacon,
companion of Paulinus, 7th century |
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12
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Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop,
Missionary, 709 |
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12
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Elizabeth Fry, Prison
Reformer, 1845 |
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12
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Edith Cavell, Nurse,
1915 |
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13
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Edward the Confessor, King of
England, 1066 |
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15
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Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the
Faith, 1582 |
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16
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Nicholas Ridley, Bishop
of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester,
Reformation Martyrs, 1555 |
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Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch,
Martyr, c.107 |
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18
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Luke the Evangelist |
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19
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Henry Martyn, Translator of the
Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812 |
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25
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Crispin and Crispinian,
Martyrs at Rome, c.287 |
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26
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Alfred the Great, King of the
West Saxons, Scholar, 899 |
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26
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Cedd, Abbot of
Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664 |
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28
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Simon and Jude,
Apostles |
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29
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James Hannington, Bishop of
Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885 |
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31
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Martin Luther, Reformer,
1546 |
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Alternative
dates |
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Chad may be celebrated with Cedd
on 26 October instead of 2 March. |
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November |
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All Saints'
Day |
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2
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Commemoration of the Faithful
Departed (All Souls' Day) |
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3
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Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican
Apologist, Teacher of the Faith, 1600 |
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3
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Martin of Porres, Friar,
1639 |
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6
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Leonard, Hermit, 6th
century |
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6
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William Temple,
Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith,
1944 |
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7
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Willibrord of York, Bishop,
Apostle of Frisia, 739 |
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8
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The Saints and Martyrs of
England |
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9
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Margery Kempe, Mystic,
c.1440 |
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10
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Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome,
Teacher of the Faith, 461 |
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11
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Martin, Bishop of Tours,
c.397 |
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13
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Charles Simeon, Priest,
Evangelical Divine, 1836 |
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14
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Samuel Seabury, first
Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796 |
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16
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Margaret, Queen of Scotland,
Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093 |
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16
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Edmund Rich of Abingdon,
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240 |
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17
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Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln,
1200 |
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18
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Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess
of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231 |
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19
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Hilda, Abbess of Whitby,
680 |
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19
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Mechtild, Béguine
of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280 |
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20
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Edmund, King of the East Angles,
Martyr, 870 |
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20
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Priscilla Lydia Sellon,
a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England,
1876 |
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22
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Cecilia, Martyr at Rome,
c.230 |
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23
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Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr,
c.100 |
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25
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Catherine of Alexandria,
Martyr, 4th century |
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25
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Isaac Watts, Hymn
Writer, 1748 |
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29
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Day of Intercession and
Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the
Church |
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30
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Andrew the Apostle |
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December |
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1
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Charles de Foucauld,
Hermit in the Sahara, 1916 |
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3
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Francis Xavier,
Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552 |
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4
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John of Damascus, Monk,
Teacher of the Faith, c.749 |
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4
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Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon,
Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 |
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6
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Nicholas, Bishop of Myra,
c.326 |
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7
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Ambrose, Bishop of Milan,
Teacher of the Faith, 397 |
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8
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The Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary |
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13
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Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse,
304 |
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13
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Samuel Johnson,
Moralist, 1784 |
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14
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John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher
of the Faith,1591 |
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17
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O Sapientia |
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17
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Eglantyne Jebb, Social
Reformer, Founder of 'Save The Children', 1928 |
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24
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Christmas Eve |
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25
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Christmas
Day |
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26
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Stephen, Deacon, First
Martyr |
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27
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John, Apostle and
Evangelist |
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28
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The Holy Innocents |
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29
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Thomas Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 |
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31
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John Wyclif, Reformer,
1384 |
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Alternative
dates |
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Thomas the Apostle may be
celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July. |
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Thomas Becket may be celebrated
on 7 July instead of 29 December. |
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