Saint of the Day for January 21

Today is Tuesday, June 6, 2023

This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on January 21 every year.

👉 Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin and Martyr

Saint Meinrad of Einsiedeln

Our Lady of Altagracia

Blessed Ines de Beniganim

Blessed Gautier of Bruges

Saint Publius of Malta

Saint Alban Bartholomew Roe

Saint Epiphanius of Pavia

Blessed Thomas Reynolds

Saint Patroclus of Troyes

Blessed Nicholas Woodfen

Blessed Edward Stransham

Blessed Cristiana di Paride

Saint John Yi Yun-on

Saint Eulogius of Tarragona

St Eulogius of Tarragona was burned to death t the stake in 259 at Tarragona, Spain. He was a deacon in Tarragona, Spain, working with St Fructuosus and St Augurius. Additionally, he was arrested in 259 by the Roman governor Emilian and martyred in the persecutions of Valerian. St Augustine of Hippo wrote in praise of these martyrs.

Saint Valerian of Trebizond

St Valerian of Trebizond, also known as Valarianus, she died as a martyr in 303 AD at Trebizond (in modern Turkey).During the persecutions of Diocletian she fled into the mountains, believing it was safer with the wild animals than people. However, she was caught and executed.

Saint Aquila of Trebizond

St Aquila of Trebizond, also known as Akylas, died as a martyr in 303 AD at Trebizond (in modern Turkey).During the persecutions of Diocletian she fled into the mountains, believing it was safer with the wild animals than people. However, she was caught and executed.

Saint Augurius the Martyr

St Augurius the Martyr was burned to death at the stake in 259 at Tarragona, Spain. He was a deacon in Tarragona, Spain and was arrested in 259 AD by the Roman governor Emilian. Additionally he was martyred in the persecutions of Valerian. Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote in praise of him and his fellow martyrs.

Saint Candidus of Trebizond

St Candidus of Trebizond died as martyr in 303 AD in Trebizond (in modern Turkey). During the persecutions of Diocletian she fled into the mountains, believing it was safer with the wild animals than people. However, she was caught and executed.

Saint Eugenius of Trebizond

St Eugenius of Trebizond died as martyr in 303 AD in Trebizond (in modern Turkey). During the persecutions of Diocletian she fled into the mountains, believing it was safer with the wild animals than people. However, she was caught and executed.

Saint Vimin of Holywood

St Vimin of Holywood was also known as Gwynnin, Vimianus, Viminus, Vimmin, Vinim, Vivian, Wynnia or Wynnin. He was a sixth century bishop born in Scotland and a founder of the monastery of Holywood. He died 615 AD.

Saint Anastasius of Constantinople

St Anastasius of Constantinople was a monk in Constantinople. He was a spiritual student and biographer of Saint Maximus the Confessor. He died in 666 AD at Constantinople (modern Istanul, Turkey).

Saint Zacharias the Angelic

St Zacharias the Angelic was also known as Zacharias of Mount Mercury or Zaccaria… He was a Hermit and monk on Mount Mercury, Lucania, Italy. He later died of natural cause in 950 AD.

Saint Brigid of Kilbride

St Brigid of Kilbride was also known as Brigid of Killbrige or Briga of Kilbride. He was a friend of Saint Brigid of Kildare. He was venerated in the diocese of Lismore, Ireland.

Saint Gunthildis of Biblisheim

St Gunthildis of Biblisheim, also known as Gonthildis, died in 1131. She was a Benedictine nun and also the first abbess of the Biblisheim Abbey in Alsace.

Saint Lawdog

There are four churches in the diocese of Saint David’s, Wales that are named for this 6th century saint. However, no information about him has survived.

Blessed Martyrs of Laval

Blessed Martyrs of Laval, also known as nineteen Martyrs of Laval, were French born and died several dates in 1794 in Laval, Mayenne, France. They consisted of several dates in 1794 in Laval, Mayenne, France. They were beatified in 19 June 1955 by Pope Pius XII at Rome, Italy.

Their names are;

Blessed René-Louis Ambroise
Blessed Pierre Thomas
Blessed Marie Lhuilier
Blessed Louis Gastineau
Blessed Julien-François Morin
Blessed Julien Moulé
Blessed Joseph Pellé
Blessed John Baptist Turpin du Cormier
Blessed Jeanne Veron
Blessed Jean-Marie Gallot
Blessed Jean-Baptiste Triquerie
Blessed Jacques Burin
Blessed Jacques André
Blessed Françoise Tréhet
Blessed Françoise Mézière
Blessed François Migoret-Lamberdière
Blessed François Duchesne
Blessed Augustin-Emmanuel Philippot
Blessed André Duliou

Martyrs of Rome

Martyrs of Rome were thirty Christian soldiers executed together in 304 AD in Rome, Italy in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Mercedarian Nuns of Berriz

Mercedarian Nuns of Berriz are the three pious Mercedarian nun at the monastery of Vera Cruz, Berriz, Spain who are remembered together on the Mercedarian calendar.