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Calendar of Franciscan Saints and Blesseds

 This calendar came out of collaboration between Fr. Pio Maria Hoffmann, CFR and Fred Schaeffer, SFO. Each of the major Franciscan branches has its own calendar. This calendar seeks to combine them.
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In the linked pages, if the feast day dates are different from those in this listing, please disregard them.
This listing is the latest and most accurate!
 

JANUARY 

3    Holy Name of Jesus.

6    Bl. Diego José of Cádiz, priest, I Ord.

      * Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on January 5

7    Bl. Angela of Foligno, religious, III Ord.

8    Bl. Eurosia Fabris, III Order

12  St. Bernard of Corleone, religious, I Ord. 

14  Bl. Odoric of Pordenone, priest, I Ord.

16  Sts. Berard, priest, and companions, protomartyrs of the Order 

18  St. Charles of Sezze, religious, I Ord.

19  Bl. Thomas of Cori, priest, I Ord.

      St. Eustochia Calafato, virgin, II Order

20  Bl. John Baptist Triquerie, priest, martyr, I Ord.

24  St. Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor, III Ord., founder

27  St. Angela Merici, virgin, III Ord., founder

29  Bl. Roger of Todi, religious, I Ord.

30  St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti, virgin, III Ord.

31  St. John Bosco, priest, III Ord., founder

 

FEBRUARY

1    St. Veridiana, virgin, III Ord. 

      Bl. Andrew of Segni, religious, I Ord.

4    St. Joseph of Leonessa, priest, I Ord.

6    Sts. Peter Baptist, priest, and companions, martyrs [Martin of the Ascension, Francis Blanco, priests; Philip of Jesus, cleric; Francis of St. Michael, Gonsalvo Garcia, religious; seventeen tertiaries], I and III Ord.

7    St. Colette of Corbie, virgin, II Ord.

8    St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph, religious, I Ord.

15  Transfer of the Body of St. Anthony of Padua

17  Bl. Luke Belludi, religious, I Ord.

19  St. Conrad of Piacenza, hermit, III Ord.

27  Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio, religious, I Ord.

 

MARCH

2    Bl. Agnes of Bohemia, virgin, II Ord.

3    Bls. Liberatus Weiss, Samuele Marzorati and Michele Pio Fasoli, priests and martyrs, I Ord.

5    St. John Joseph of the Cross, priest, I Ord.

9    St. Frances of Rome, religious, III Ord.

12  Bl. Angela Salawa, virgin, III Ord.

18  St. Salvator of Horta, religious I Ord.

20  Bl. John of Parma, priest, I Ord.

22  St. Benvenute of Osimo, priest, I Ord.

23  St. Catherine of Genoa, III Ord.

24  Bl. Ludovico of Casoria, priest, I Ord.

30  St. Peter Regaldo, priest, I Ord.

 

APRIL

2    Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini, religious, III Ord., founder

3    St. Benedict the Moor, religious, I Ord. (Sometimes celebrated on April 4)

6    St. Crescentia Höss, virgin, III Order

16  St. Bernadette Soubirous, cord-bearer of St. Francis

      St. Benedict Joseph Labre, cord-bearer of St. Francis

21  St. Conrad of Parzham, religious, I Ord.

23  Bl. Giles of Assisi, religious, I Ord.

24  St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr, I Ord.  

25  Bl. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, religious, III Ord., founder

27  St. Zita of Lucca, virgin, III Ord.

28  Bl. Luchesius, III Ord.

30  Bl. Benedict of Urbino, priest, I Ord.

      St. Benedict Joseph Cottolengo, III Ord.

 

MAY

3    Bl. Arthur Bell, Henry Heath, John Woodcock, et al., priests, martyrs of England, I Ord.

7    Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, religious, I Ord.

8    Bl. Jeremiah of Valacchia, religious, I Ord..

9    St. Catherine of Bologna, virgin, II Ord.

10  St. Ivo of Brittany, III Ord.

11  St. Ignatius of Laconi, religious, I Ord.

      Bl. Antonio of St. Anne Galvoa, I Ord., founder

12  St. Leopold Mandic, priest, I Ord.

16  St. Margaret of Cortona, III Ord.

17  St. Paschal Baylon, religious, I Ord.

18  St. Felix of Cantalice, religious,  I Ord.

19  St. Crispin of Viterbo, religious, I Ord.

      St. Theophilus of Corte, priest, I Ord.

20  St. Bernardine of Siena, priest, I Ord. 

24  Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

28  St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, virgin, III Ord.

30  Bl. Baptista Varano, virgin, II Ord.

      St. Ferdinand, king, III Ord.

 

JUNE

2    St. Felix of Nicosia, religious, I Ord.

8    Bl. Nicholas of Gèsturi, religious, I Ord.

12  Bl. Florida Cevoli, virgin, I Ord.

      Bl. Jolenta, religious, III Ord.

      Bl. Antoninus Bajewski, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pius Bartosik, Innocent Guz, Achille Puchala, Herman Stepien, priests; Timothy Troianowski, Boniface Zukowski, religious], I Ord.

13 St. Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor, I Ord.

16 Bl. Anizet Koplin, priest, and companions, martyrs of Poland [Henry Krzystofik, Florian Stêpniak, Fidelis Chojnacki, Symforiam Ducki], I Ord.

      Bl. Guy (Guido) Vignotelli, priest, I Ord. 

17  St. Albert Chmielowski, religious, III Ord., founder

22  St. Thomas More, martyr, III Ord.

23  St. Joseph Cafasso, priest, III Ord.

26  Bl. Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, bishop, I Ord.

30  Bl. Raymond Lull, martyr, III Ord.

 

JULY

1    Bl. Junipero Serra, priest, I Ord.

4    St. Elizabeth of Portugal, queen, III Ord.

8    Bl. Gregory Grassi, bishop, and companions, martyrs, I and III Ord.

9    St. Nicholas Pick, priest, and companions, martyrs, I Ord.

10  St. Veronica Giuliani, virgin, II Ord.

12  Sts. John Jones and John Wall, priests, martyrs, I Ord.

13  Bl. Angeline of Marciano, religious, III Ord.

15  St. Bonaventure, bishop, doctor, I Ord.

16  Canonization of St. Francis - Canonized 16 July 1228 by Pope Gregory IX

      St. Francis Solano, priest, I Ord.

      * Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on July 14

18  St. Simon of Lipnica 

21  St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor, I Ord.

23  Bl. Cunegunda, religious, II Ord.

      St. Bridget of Sweden, widow, III Ord.

24  Bl. Louise of Savoy, widow, II Ord.

      Bl. Modestino of Jesus and Mary, religious, I Ord.

      Bl. Antonio Lucci, bishop, I Ord.

27  Bl. Mary Magdalene of Martinengo, virgin, II Ord.

28  Bl. Mary Teresa Kowalska, virgin, martyr of Poland, II Ord.

      Bl. Mattia Nazarei, virgin, II Ord.

 

 

AUGUST

2    Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula

3    Bl. Frederic Janssoone, priest, I Ord.

4    St. John Vianney, priest, III Ord.

7    Bls. Agathangelus and Cassian, priests and martyrs, I Ord.

8    Holy Father Dominic, priest, founder, Order of Preachers

9    Bl. John of La Verna, priest, I Ord.

11  St. Clare of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.

13  Bl. Mark of Aviano, priest, I Ord.

14  St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, I Ord.

17  St. Roch, III Ord.

18  Bls. John-Louis Loir, Protase Bourdon and Sebastian François, priests, martyrs of Rochefort, I Ord.

      * On this day the Conventuals celebrate Bls. Louis-Armand Adam and Nicholas Savouret, priests, martyrs of Rochefort, I Ord.

19 St. Louis of Toulouse, bishop, I Ord.

21 St. Pius X, pope, III Ord.

23 Bl. Bernard of Offida, religious, I Ord.

25 St. Louis IX, king, Patron of the Third Order

 

SEPTEMBER

1    St. Beatrice of Silva, virgin, II Ord., founder

2    Bls. Apollinaris of Posat, John Francis Burté, Severin Girault, priests, and companions, martyrs, I and III Ord.

3    Bl. Claudio Granzotto, religious, I Ord.

4    St. Rose of Viterbo, virgin, III Ord.

17  Stigmata of our Holy Father Francis

18  St. Joseph of Cupertino, priest, I Ord.

19  St. Francis Mary of Camporossa, religious, I Ord.

22  St. Ignatius of Santhia, priest, I Ord.

23  St. Pio of Pietrelcina, priest, I Ord.    

24  St. Pacifico of San Severino, priest, I Ord.

25  Finding of the Body of St. Clare

26  Bl. Aurelio of Vinalesa, priest, and companions, martyrs of Valencia [Ambrose of Benaguacil, Pedro of Benisa, Joachim of Albocácer, Modesto of Albocácer, Germaine of Cargagente, Bonaventure of Puzol, Santiago of Rafelbunol, Henry of Almazora, Fidel of Puzol, Berard Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet, Pacifico of Valencia], I Ord.

      St. Elzear of Sabran and Bl. Delphina of Glandenes, husband & wife, III Ord. 

28  Bl. Innocent of Berzo, priest, I Ord.

 

OCTOBER

3    St. John of Dukla, priest, I Ord.

4    Our Holy Father Francis, deacon, Founder of the Three Orders

6    St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, virgin, III Ord.

10  St. Daniel, priest, and companions, martyrs [Angelus, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus and Nicholas], I Ord.

      Bl. Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, III Ord.

11  Bl. John XXIII, pope, III Ord.

12  St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, religious, I Ord.

13  Bl. Honorat Kozminski, priest, I Ord., founder

20  Bl. James of Strepar, bishop, I Ord.

      Bl. Contardo Ferrini, III Ord.

21  Bl. Josephine Leroux, virgin, martyr, II Ord.

22  St. Peter of Alcantara, priest, I Ord.

      * Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on October 19

23  St. John of Capestrano, priest, I Ord.

26  Bl. Maria Jesus Ferragut, virgin, and companions, martyrs of Valencia [Maria Veronica Masiá, Maria Felicity Masiá Ferragut, Isabel Claduch Rovira, Milagros Ortells Gimeno], II Ord.
If anyone has good information on these Blesseds, please let us know.

      Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza, priest, I Ord.

31  Bl. Angelo of Acri, priest, I Ord.

 

NOVEMBER

   St. Charles Borromeo, bishop, III Ord.

6    Bl. Alfonso Lopez, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pedro Rivera, Modesto Vegas, Dionisio Vicente, priests; Francisco Remon, Miguel Remon, religious, I Ord.  
Bl. Alfonso Lopez OFM Conv., no further info-Listed under Martyrs of Valencia

   St. Didacus of Alcala, religious, I Ord.

8    Bl. John Duns Scotus, priest, I Ord.

13  St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, III Ord., founder

14  St. Nicholas Tavelic, priest, and companions, martyrs, I Ord.

17  St. Elizabeth of Hungary, widow, Patron of the Third Order

18  Bl. Salome, virgin, II Ord.

19  St. Agnes of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.

25  Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, virgin, III Ord.

26  St. Leonard of Port Maurice, priest, I Ord.  

27  St. Francis Anthony Fasani, priest, I Ord.

      Manifestation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (OFM Conv.)

      Bl. Umile de Bisignano, religious, I Ord.

28  St. James of the March, priest, I Ord.  

29  All Saints of the Franciscan Order (We pray the Franciscan Litany of Saints) cf.

      Beginning of the Novena for the Immaculate Conception

 

DECEMBER

2    Bl. Maria Angela Astorch, virgin, II Ord. 

      Bl. Rafal Chylinski, priest, I Ord.

8    IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Patron & Queen of the Franciscan Order

10  Bl. Peter Tecelano, III Ord.

13  Finding the Body of St. Francis

15  Bl. Mary Frances Schervier, virgin, III Ord.

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