Conception Of The Blessed Virgin Mary (Anglican Communion)

The Church of England commemorates many of the same saints as those in the General Roman Calendar, mostly on the same days, but also commemorates various notable (often post-Reformation) Christians who have not been canonised by Rome, with a particular though not exclusive emphasis on those of English origin. There are differences in the calendars of other churches of the Anglican Communion (see Saints in Anglicanism).

The only person canonised in a near-conventional sense by the Church of England since the English Reformation is King Charles the Martyr ( King Charles I), although he is not widely recognised by Anglicans as a saint outside the Society of King Charles the Martyr. The Church of England has no mechanism for canonising saints, and unlike the Roman Catholic Church it makes no claims regarding the heavenly status of those whom it commemorates in its calendar. For this reason, the Church of England avoids the use of the prenominal title "Saint" with reference to uncanonised individuals and is restrained in what it says about them in its liturgical texts. In order not to seem to imply grades of sanctity, or to discriminate between holy persons of the pre- and post-Reformation periods, the title "Saint" is not used at all in the calendar, even with reference to those who have always been known by that title, for example the Apostles.

No Old Testament figures are commemorated in the Church of England calendar, but the litany "Thanksgiving for the Holy Ones of God" (included in ''Common Worship: Times and Seasons'' on pp. 558–560, immediately after "The Eucharist of All Saints") includes ten names from before Christ, so they are presumably not excluded on principle, and could be considered among the saints.

The ninth Lambeth Conference held in 1958 clarified the commemoration of Saints and Heroes of the Christian Church in the Anglican Communion. Resolution 79 stated:

There is no single calendar for the various churches making up the Anglican Communion; each makes its own calendar suitable for its local situation. As a result, the calendar here contains a number of figures important in the history of the English church. Calendars in different provinces will focus on figures more important to those different countries. At the same time, different provinces often borrow important figures from each other's calendars as the international importance of different figures becomes clear. In this way the calendar of the Church of England has importance beyond the immediate purpose of supporting the liturgy of the English Church. It is, for example, one of the key sources of the calendar for the international daily office Oremus.Oremus calendar
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Holy Days are variously categorised as Principal Feasts, Festivals, Lesser Festivals, or Commemorations. In order to minimise problems caused by the ambivalence regarding the manner of commemoration of uncanonised persons, all such days are Lesser Festivals or Commemorations only, whose observance is optional.

The following table lists the Holy Days in the calendar of ''Common Worship'', the calendar most generally followed in the Church of England (though the calendar of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' is still authorised for use). This calendar was finalised in 2000, with some further names added in 2010. The table includes the feast date, the name of the person or persons being commemorated, their title, the nature and location of their ministry or other relevant facts, and year of death, all in the form in which they are set out in the authorised ''Common Worship'' calendar. The typography shows the level of the observance: BOLD CAPITALS denote Principal Feasts and Principal Holy Days, bold denotes Festivals, roman denotes Lesser Festivals, and ''italics'' denote Commemorations. SMALL CAPITALS denote observances that are unclassified.

Moveable dates

* The Baptism of Christ, the Sunday following the Epiphany (when the Epiphany is kept on 6 January)
*ASH WEDNESDAY, the Wednesday 46 days before Easter Day
*MAUNDY THURSDAY, the Thursday in the week before Easter Day
*GOOD FRIDAY, the Friday in the week before Easter Day
*EASTER DAY, the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon
*ASCENSION DAY, the Thursday forty days after Easter Day
*DAY OF PENTECOST, the Sunday fifty days after Easter Day
*TRINITY SUNDAY, the Sunday after Pentecost
* The Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi), the Thursday after Trinity Sunday
* Dedication Festival, the first Sunday in October or the Last Sunday after Trinity, if date unknown
*Christ the King, the Sunday next before Advent

January

*1 The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
*2 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
*2 ''Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833''
*2 ''Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist, 1945''
*6 THE EPIPHANY – may be celebrated on the Sunday between 2 and 8 January
*10 ''William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645''
*11 ''Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915''
*12 Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
*12 ''Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689''
*13 Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367
*13 '' Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603''
*13 ''George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691''
*17 Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
*17 ''Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932''
*18-25 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
*18 ''Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, Spiritual Writer, 1951''
*19 Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
*20 ''Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349''
*21 Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
*22 ''Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304''
*24 Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
*25 The Conversion of Paul
*26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
*28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
*30 Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
*31 ''John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888''

February

*1 ''Brigid of Kildare, Abbess of Kildare, c.525''
*2 THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (Candlemas) – may be celebrated on the Sunday between 28 January and 3 February
*3 Anskar, Archbishop of Bremen, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
*4 ''Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189''
*6 '' The Martyrs of Japan, 1597''
*10 ''Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543''
*14 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885
*14 '' Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269''
*15 ''Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045''
*15 ''Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730''
*17 Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
*23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
*27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633

Alternative dates:
*Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.

March

*1 David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
*2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
*7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
*8 Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
*8 ''Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647''
*8 ''Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929''
*17 Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460
*18 ''Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386''
*19 Joseph of Nazareth
*20 Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
*21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
*22 Heahmund, Bishop of Sherborne, Martyr, 871
*24 ''Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396''
*24 ''Paul Couturier, Priest, Ecumenist, 1953''
*24 ''Óscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980''
*25 THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
*26 ''Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883''
*31 ''John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631''

Alternative dates:
*Chad may be celebrated with Cedd on 26 October instead of 2 March. Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4 September instead of 20 March.

April

*1 ''Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1872''
*9 ''Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945''
*10 William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761
*10 ''William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347''
*11 '' George Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878''
*16 ''Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923''
*19 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
*21 Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109
*23 George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304
*24 ''Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop at St Paul's, 624''
*24 '' The Seven Martyrs of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Solomon Islands, 2003''
*25 Mark the Evangelist
*27 ''Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894''
*28 ''Peter Chanel, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841''
*29 Catherine of Siena, Teacher of the Faith, 1380
*30 '' Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922''

May

*1 Philip and James, Apostles
*2 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373
*4 English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era
*8 Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c.1417
*12 ''Gregory Dix, Priest, Monk, Scholar, 1952''
*14 Matthias the Apostle
*16 ''Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877''
*19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
*20 Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804
*21 '' Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330''
*24 John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
*25 The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735
*25 ''Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, 709''
*26 Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
*26 ''John Calvin, Reformer, 1564''
*26 ''Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595''
*28 ''Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089''
*30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906
*30 ''Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431''
*30 ''Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933''
*31 Visitation (Christian), The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth

Alternative dates:
*Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.
*The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.

June

*1 Justin Martyr, Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165
*3 ''Martyrs of Uganda, The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885–7 and 1977''
*4 ''Saint Petroc, Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century''
*5 Saint Boniface, Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
*6 ''Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945''
*8 Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuring schism, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711
*9 Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
*9 ''Ephrem the Syrian, Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373''
*11 Barnabas, Barnabas the Apostle
*14 ''Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691''
*15 ''Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941''
*16 Richard of Chichester, Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
*16 ''Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752''
*17 ''Samuel Augustus Barnett, Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936''
*18 ''Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the Shona people, MaShona, Martyr, 1896''
*19 ''Sadhu Sundar Singh, Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929''
*22 Saint Alban, Alban, first Martyr of Great Britain, Britain, c.250
*23 Æthelthryth, Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely Cathedral, Ely, c.678
*24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist, The Birth of John the Baptist
*27 ''Cyril of Alexandria, Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444''
*28 Irenaeus, Irenæus, Archdiocese of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon, Teacher of the Faith, c.200
*29 Saint Peter, Peter and Paul of Tarsus, Paul, Apostles

Alternative dates:
*Peter the Apostle may be celebrated alone, without Paul, on 29 June.

July

*1 ''Henry Venn (Clapham Sect), Henry, John Venn (priest), John, and Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society), Henry Venn the younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873''
*3 Thomas the Apostle
*6 ''Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs, 1535''
*11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550
*14 John Keble, Priest, Oxford Movement, Tractarian, Poet, 1866
*15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
*15 ''Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274''
*16 ''Saint Osmund, Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099''
*18 ''Elizabeth Ferard, first Deaconess of the Church of England, Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883''
*19 Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory, Bishop of Nevşehir, Nyssa, and his sister Saint Macrina the Younger, Macrina, Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith, c.394 and c.379
*20 ''Margaret the Virgin, Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century''
*20 ''Bartolomé de Las Casas, Bartolomé de las Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566''
*22 Mary Magdalene
*23 ''Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena Municipality, Vadstena, 1373''
*25 James, son of Zebedee, James the Apostle
*26 Saint Anne, Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
*27 ''Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher of the Faith, 1901''
*29 Mary, sister of Lazarus, Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord
*30 William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, Anti-Slavery Campaigners, 1833, 1797 and 1846
*31 ''Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556''

Alternative dates:
*The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.
*Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July.
*Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December.

August

*4 ''Jean Vianney, Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Curé d'Ars-sur-Formans, Ars, Spiritual Guide, 1859''
*5 Oswald of Northumbria, Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
*6 Transfiguration of Jesus, The Transfiguration of Our Lord
*7 ''John Mason Neale, Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866''
*8 Saint Dominic, Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Dominican Order, Order of Preachers, 1221
*9 Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers' Union, 1921
*10 Lawrence of Rome, Laurence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258
*11 Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
*11 ''John Henry Newman, Priest, Oxford Movement, Tractarian, 1890''
*13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667
*13 ''Florence Nightingale, Nursing, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910''
*13 ''Octavia Hill, Social Reformer, 1912''
*14 ''Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr, 1941''
*15 Blessed Virgin Mary, The Blessed Virgin Mary
*20 Bernard of Clairvaux, Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux Abbey, Clairvaux, Teacher of the Faith, 1153
*20 ''William Booth, William and Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 and 1890''
*24 Bartholomew the Apostle
*27 Monica of Hippo, Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
*28 Augustine of Hippo, Augustine, Bishop of Hippo Regius, Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430
*29 The Beheading of John the Baptist
*30 John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688
*31 Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651

Alternative dates:
*The Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated on 8 September or 8 December instead of 15 August.

September

*1 ''Saint Giles, Giles of Provence, Hermit, c.710''
*2 ''Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901 and 1942''
*3 Pope Gregory I, Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604
*4 ''Birinus, Bishop of Winchester, Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650''
*6 ''Allen Gardiner, Missionary, Founder of the South American Mission Society, 1851''
*8 Nativity of Mary, The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
*9 ''Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest, 1880''
*13 John Chrysostom, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407
*14 Feast of the Cross, Holy Cross Day
*15 Cyprian, Carthage (episcopal see), Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
*16 Saint Ninian, Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432
*16 ''Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, Oxford Movement, Tractarian, 1882''
*17 Hildegard of Bingen, Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen am Rhein, Bingen, Visionary, 1179
*19 ''Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690''
*20 John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871
*21 Matthew the Evangelist, Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
*25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626
*25 ''Sergius of Radonezh, Sergei of Radonezh, Russian Monk, Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith, 1392''
*26 ''Wilson Carlile, Founder of the Church Army, 1942''
*27 Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Lazarists, Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660
*29 Michaelmas, Michael and All Angels
*30 ''St. Jerome, Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420''

Alternative dates:
*Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4 September instead of 20 March.

October

*1 ''Saint Remigius, Remigius, Archbishop of Reims, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533''
*1 ''Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885''
*3 ''George Bell (bishop), George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958''
*4 Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Franciscan, Friars Minor, 1226
*6 William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536
*9 ''Saint Denis of Paris, Denys, Archbishop of Paris, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c.250''
*9 ''Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253''
*10 Paulinus of York, Paulinus, Archbishop of York, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
*10 ''Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674''
*11 ''Ethelburga of Barking, Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking Abbey, Barking, 675''
*11 ''James the Deacon, companion of St. Paulinus of York, Paulinus, 7th century''
*12 Wilfrid, Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709
*12 ''Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reformer, 1845''
*12 ''Edith Cavell, Nursing, Nurse, 1915''
*13 Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066
*15 Teresa of Ávila, Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith, 1582
*16 ''Nicholas Ridley (martyr), Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555''
*17 Ignatius of Antioch, Ignatius, List of Patriarchs of Antioch, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107
*18 Luke the Evangelist
*19 Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persian Empire, Persia, 1812
*25 ''Crispin, Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.287''
*26 Alfred the Great, King of the Wessex, West Saxons, Scholar, 899
*26 ''Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the Kingdom of Essex, East Saxons, 664''
*28 Simon the Zealot, Simon and Jude the Apostle, Jude, Apostles
*29 James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
*31 ''Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546''

Alternative dates:
*Chad may be celebrated with Cedd on 26 October instead of 2 March.

November

*1 All Saints' Day, ALL SAINTS' DAY
*2 All Souls' Day, Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)
*3 Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher of the Faith, 1600
*3 ''Martin de Porres, Martin of Porres, Friar, 1639''
*6 ''Leonard of Noblac, Leonard, Hermit, 6th century''
*6 ''William Temple (archbishop), William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1944''
*7 Willibrord, Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739
*8 The Saints and Martyrs of England
*9 ''Margery Kempe, Mysticism, Mystic, c.1440''
*10 Pope Leo I, Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 461
*11 Martin of Tours, Martin, List of Archbishops of Tours, Bishop of Tours, c.397
*13 Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836
*14 ''Samuel Seabury (1729–1796), Samuel Seabury, first Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796''
*16 Saint Margaret of Scotland, Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093
*16 ''Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240''
*17 Hugh of Lincoln, Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
*18 Elisabeth of Hungary, Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231
*19 Hilda of Whitby, Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
*19 ''Mechthild of Magdeburg, Mechthild, Beguines and Beghards, Béguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280''
*20 Edmund the Martyr, Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
*20 ''Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876''
*22 ''Cecilia (saint), Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c.230''
*23 Pope Clement I, Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100
*25 ''Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century''
*25 ''Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748''
*29 Day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church, DAY OF INTERCESSION AND THANKSGIVING FOR THE MISSIONARY WORK OF THE CHURCH
*30 Saint Andrew, Andrew the Apostle

December

*1 ''Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916''
*3 ''Francis Xavier, Society of Jesus, Jesuit Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552''
*4 ''John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749''
*4 ''Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding community, 1637''
*6 Saint Nicholas, Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
*7 Ambrose, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397
*8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception, The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
*13 Saint Lucy, Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse, 304
*13 ''Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784''
*14 John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591
*17 O antiphons, O SAPIENTIA
*17 ''Eglantyne Jebb, Eglantine Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of 'Save the Children, Save The Children', 1928''
*24 Christmas Eve
*25 Christmas Day, CHRISTMAS DAY
*26 Saint Stephen, Stephen, Deacon, List of protomartyrs, First Martyr
*27 John the Apostle, John, Apostles in the New Testament, Apostle and Four Evangelists, Evangelist
*28 Massacre of the Innocents, The Holy Innocents
*29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
*31 ''John Wycliffe, John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384''

Alternative dates:
*Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July.
*Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December.

See also

* Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
* Coptic calendar, Coptic Orthodox calendar of saints
* List of saints
* Movable feasts
* Name days
* General Roman Calendar
* Calendar of saints

References

External links

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{{Calendar of Saints

Anglican calendars of saints, England
Church of England festivals