Calendar of saints (Church in Wales)

• 1 The Naming of Jesus
• 3 Morris Williams (1874), Priest and Poet
• 6 The Epiphany of our Lord
• 10 William Laud (1645), Bishop
• 11 Rhys Prichard (1644), Priest and Poet
• 11 William Williams (1791), Deacon and Poet
• 11 Isaac Williams (1865), Priest and Poet
• 13 Hilary (368), Bishop
• 14 Kentigern (c 603), Bishop
• 17 Antony (356), Abbot
• 18 The Confession of Peter, Apostle
• 21 Agnes (304), Virgin and Martyr
• 23 Francis de Sales (1622), Bishop
• 24 Cadoc (6th century), Abbot
• 25 The Conversion of Paul, Apostle
• 26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
• 27 John Chrysostom (407), Bishop and Doctor
• 28 Thomas Aquinas (1274), Doctor

• 1 Bride or Bridget (6th century), Abbess
• 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
• 3 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Europe
• 3 Seiriol (6th century), Abbot
• 4 Manche Masemola (1928), Martyr
• 9 Teilo (6th century), Bishop
• 14 Cyril (869), Monk and Missionary
• 14 Methodius (885), Bishop and Missionary
• 18 John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico) (1455), Priest, Religious and Painter
• 18 Andrei Rublev (c 1430), Religious, Painter
• 19 Thomas Burgess (1837), Bishop and Teacher of the Faith
• 20 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Africa
• 23 Polycarp (c 155), Bishop and Martyr
• 24 Matthias, Apostle
• 27 George Herbert (1633), Priest, and all Pastors

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Lent I

• 1 David (6th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Wales
• 2 Chad, Bishop (672)
• 5 Non (5th century), Mother of David of Wales
• 7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions (203), Martyrs
• 9 Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop (395)
• 12 Gregory the Great (604), Bishop and Doctor
• 17 Patrick (5th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Ireland
• 18 Cyril of Jerusalem (386), Bishop
• 19 Joseph of Nazareth
• 20 Cuthbert, Bishop (687)
• 21 Thomas Cranmer (1556), Bishop, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr
• 21 Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Robert Ferrar (1555), Bishops, Teachers of the Faith and Martyrs
• 24 Oscar Romero (1980), Bishop and Martyr
• 25 The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 29 Woolos (6th century), King
• 30 John Keble, Priest and Teacher (1886)
• 31 John Donne, Priest and Poet (1631)

Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism

• 3 Richard, Bishop (1253)
• 7 Brynach (5th century), Abbot
• 8 Griffith Jones (1761), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
• 9 Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of South America
• 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1945), Pastor, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr
• 11 George Augustus Selwyn (1878), Bishop and Missionary
• 15 Padarn (6th century), Bishop
• 20 Beuno (c 640), Abbot
• 21 Anselm (1109), Bishop and Doctor
• 23 George (304?), Martyr, Patron Saint of England
• 25 Mark, Evangelist
• 29 Catherine of Siena (1380), Writer

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Pentecost

Thursday after Trinity Sunday: Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion

• 1 Philip and James, Apostles
• 2 Athanasius (373), Bishop and Doctor
• 3 Henry Vaughan (1695), Poet
• 4 Monica (378)
• 5 Asaph (6th century), Bishop
• 8 Julian of Norwich (c 1417)
• 9 Gregory of Nazianzus (390), Bishop
• 14 Matthias, Apostle
• 15 Edmwnd Prys (1624), Priest, Poet and Translator
• 15 John Davies (1644), Priest and Translator
• 19 Dunstan (988), Bishop
• 20 Chad (672), Bishop
• 24 Charles Wesley (1788) and John Wesley (1791), Priests and Missionaries
• 25 Julian of Norwich (c 1417)
• 25 Bede (735), Doctor
• 26 Augustine of Canterbury (605), Bishop
• 27 The Venerable Bede, Doctor (735)
• 28 Melangell (6th century), Abbess
• 31 The Visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following Pentecost

• 1 Justin (c 165), Apologist and Martyr
• 1 Euddogwy, Bishop (6th century)
• 2 Blandina and her Companions (177), Martyrs
• 3 James Hannington (1885), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr
• 3 Martyrs of Uganda (1886)
• 3 Janani Luwum, (1977), Bishop and Martyr
• 5 Boniface (754), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr
• 9 Columba (597), Abbot
• 10 Ephrem the Syrian (373), Deacon, Hymnwriter and Teacher of the Faith
• 11 Barnabas, Apostle
• 14 Basil the Great (397), Bishop and Doctor
• 16 Richard (1253), Bishop
• 20 Alban (250), Martyr
• 20 Julius and Aaron (304-5), Martyrs
• 24 The Nativity of John the Baptist
• 28 Irenaeus (c 200), Bishop and Doctor
• 29 Peter, Apostle
• 29 Peter and Paul, Apostles
• 30 The Martyrdom of Paul, Apostle

• 1 Euddogwy (6th century), Bishop
• 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 3 Thomas, Apostle
• 4 Peblig (4th century), Abbot
• 6 Thomas More (1535), Martyr
• 11 Benedict (c 540), Abbot
• 14 John Keble (1886), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
• 18 Elizabeth of Russia (1918), Religious and Martyr
• 19 Gregory of Nyssa (c 394), Bishop, Teachers of the Faith
• 19 Macrina (c 379), Virgin, Teacher of the Faith
• 21 Howell Harris (1773), Preacher
• 22 Mary Magdalene
• 23 Bridget of Sweden (1373), Abbess
• 25 James, Apostle
• 26 Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary
• 26 Anne and Joachim Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 27 Martha and Mary of Bethany
• 27 Martha, Mary and Lazarus of Bethany
• 28 Samson (5th century), Bishop of Dôl
• 29 William Wilberforce (1833), Josephine Butler (1906) and all Social Reformers
• 30 Silas, Missionary
• 31 Joseph of Arimathea
• 31 Ignatius of Loyola (1556), founder of the Society of Jesus

• 3 Germanus of Auxerre (5th century), Bishop
• 5 Oswald (642), King and Martyr
• 6 The Transfiguration of our Lord
• 7 Mary Sumner (1921)
• 8 Dominic of Toulouse (1221), Abbot and Preacher
• 9 Augustine Baker (1641), Priest and Religious
• 9 Mary Sumner (1921), Founder of the Mothers’ Union
• 9 Edith Stein (1942), Teacher of the Faith, Religious and Martyr
• 10 Lawrence (258), Deacon and Martyr
• 11 Clare of Assisi (1253), Abbess, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares) and Mendicant
• 12 Ann Griffiths (1805), Poet
• 13 Jeremy Taylor (1667), Bishop
• 14 Maximilian Kolbe (1941), Priest and Martyr
• 15 Mary, Mother of our Lord
• 20 Bernard (1153), Abbot
• 23 Tydfil (430), Martyr
• 24 Bartholomew, Apostle
• 25 Timothy and Titus
• 27 Monica (378), Mother of Augustine of Hippo
• 28 Augustine of Hippo (430), Bishop and Doctor
• 29 The Beheading of John the Baptist
• 31 Aidan (651), Bishop

• 2 Lucian Tapiedi (1942), Missionary and Martyr
• 2 Martyrs of Papua New Guinea (1901 & 1942)
• 3 Gregory the Great (604), Bishop and Doctor
• 4 Cuthbert (687), Bishop
• 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 10 William Salesbury (1584), Translator
• 10 William Morgan (1604), Bishop and Translator
• 11 Deiniol (6th century), Bishop
• 13 Cyprian (258), Bishop, Doctor and Martyr
• 14 Holy Cross
• 16 Ninian (c 430), Bishop
• 20 Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Australasia & the Pacific
• 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
• 25 Sergei of Radonezh (1392), Abbot
• 25 Cadoc (6th century), Abbot
• 26 Lancelot Andrewes (1626), Bishop
• 27 Vincent de Paul (1660), Priest
• 29 Michael and All Angels
• 30 Jerome (420), Doctor

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 14 September

• 4 Francis of Assisi (1226), Friar
• 6 William Tyndale (1536), Translator and Martyr
• 9 Cynog (5th century), Abbot
• 13 Edward the Confessor (1066), King
• 14 Esther John (1960), Missionary and Martyr
• 15 Teresa of Avila (1582), Teacher of the Faith
• 16 Daniel Rowland (1790), Priest and Preacher
• 17 Ignatius (c 117), Bishop and Martyr
• 18 Luke, Evangelist
• 19 Henry Martyn (1812), Pastor, Translator and Missionary
• 23 James of Jerusalem, Bishop
• 25 Lewis Bayley (1631), Bishop and Writer
• 26 Alfred (899), King
• 28 Simon and Jude, Apostles
• 30 Richard Hooker (1600), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
• 31 Vigil of All Saints
• 31 Catholic and Protestant Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era

• 1 All Saints
• 2 The Commemoration of All Souls
• 3 The Martyrs and Confessors of our Time
• 3 Winifred (7th century), Abbess
• 4 The Saints and Martyrs of the Anglican Communion
• 5 Cybi (6th century), Abbot
• 6 Illtud (5th century), Abbot
• 7 Richard Davies (1581), Bishop and Translator
• 8 The Saints of Wales
• 10 Leo (461), Bishop and Doctor
• 11 Martin of Tours (c 397), Bishop
• 12 Tysilio (6th century), Abbot
• 13 Charles Simeon (1836), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
• 14 Dyfrig (5th - 6th century), Bishop
• 15 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of North America
• 16 Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 - 1093), Queen
• 17 Hugh (1200), Bishop
• 18 Hilda (680), Abbess
• 19 Elizabeth of Hungary (1231), Princess
• 21 Paulinus (5th century), Abbot
• 22 Cecilia (230), Martyr
• 23 Clement (c 100), Bishop
• 25 John Donne (1631), Priest and Poet
• 29 Vigil and Day of Intercession for the Mission of the Church[7]
• 30 Andrew, Apostle, Patron Saint of Scotland

• 1 Nicholas Ferrar (1637), Deacon
• 2 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Asia
• 3 Francis Xavier (1552), Missionary
• 6 Nicholas (c 342), Bishop
• 7 Ambrose (397), Bishop and Doctor
• 8 Cynidr (6th century), Bishop
• 13 Lucy (304), Martyr
• 14 John of the Cross (1591), Priest, Poet and Teacher of the Faith
• 17 O Wisdom!
• 18 O Adonai!
• 19 O Root of Jesse!
• 20 O Key of David!
• 21 O Dayspring!
• 21 Thomas, Apostle
• 22 O King of the nations!
• 23 O Emmanuel!
• 24 Vigil
• 25 Nativity of the Lord: Christmas Day
• 26 Stephen, Deacon and First Martyr
• 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist
• 28 The Innocents
• 29 Thomas of Canterbury (1170), Bishop and Martyr
• 30 Tathan (6th century), Abbot
• 31 John Wycliffe (1384), Priest and Translator

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 13 December