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Saints List: February
Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid
February 1
Patron Saint of
Ireland,
dairymaids,
cattle,
midwives,
Irish nuns,
and newborn babies
The Feast of Candlemas
The Feast of Candlemas
The Presentation of the Lord
February 2
Prayer Candle
Prayer Candle
February
Holy Smokes: Incense in Mass
Incense in Mass
February
Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise
February 3
Blessing of the Throats
Patron Saint of
throat illnesses,
animals,
wool combers,
and wool trading
Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar
February 3
Patron Saint of Scandinavia
Saint Joseph of Leonessa
Saint Joseph of Leonessa
February 4
Patron Saint of
Leonessa, Italy
Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha
February 5
Patron Saint of Sicily,
bell founders,
breast cancer,
against fire,
Palermo,
rape victims,
and wet nurses
Saint Paul Miki & Companions
Saint Paul Miki
& Companions
February 6
Patron Saint of Japan
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
Saint Dorothy
of Caesarea
February 6
Patron Saint of
horticulture;
brewers; brides;
florists; gardeners;
midwives;
newlyweds
and love
Saint Theodore Stratelates
Saint Theodore Stratelates
February 7
Patron Saint of Soldiers
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Saint Jerome Emiliani
February 8
Patron Saint of
Orphans &
Abandoned Children
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Saint Josephine Bakhita
February 8
Patron of Sudan
Saint Apollonia
Saint Apollonia
February 9
Patron Saint of
Dentists; Tooth problems
Saint Scholastica
Saint Scholastica
February 10
Patron Saint of school;
tests; books;
reading; nuns;
convulsive children;
invoked against storms
and rain
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes
February 11
Saint Ermenilda of Ely
Saint Ermenilda of Ely
February 13
Saint Catherine de Ricci
Saint Catherine de Ricci
February 4 or 13
Patron Saint of the sick
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine
February 14
Patron Saint of
Affianced couples,
happy marriages, & love...
Saint Claude de la Colombière
Saint Claude de la Colombière
February 15
Patron Saint of Toy Makers
Saint Juliana of Cumae
Saint Juliana of Cumae
February 16
Patron Saint of sickness
The Seven Holy Founders
of the Servite Order
The Seven Holy Founders
of the Servite Order
February 17
Saint Fra Angelico
Saint Fra Angelico
February 18
Patron Saint of Artists
Saint Amy
Saint Amy
February 20
Saint Peter Damian
Saint Peter Damian
February 21
Patron Saint of
Olympic Style Sports
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
Feast of the
Chair of Saint Peter
February 22
Saint Margaret of Cortona
Saint Margaret of Cortona
February 22
Patron Saint of weight loss...
Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp
February 23
Saint Walburga
Saint Walburga
February 25
Saint Esther
Saint Esther
Purim Jewish Holiday
February 28- March 1
Mardi Gras!!
Mardi Gras,
Fat Tuesday,
Shrove Tuesday
47 days before
Easter Sunday
February
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
46 days before Easter Sunday
February/March
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
March
Saint Blath of Kildare (Flora)
Saint Blath of Kildare (Flora)
March
Proclamation of the
Kingdom of Heaven
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven
March
Saint Odran
Saint Odran
February 19
the first Christian
martyr in Irish history
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