# Calendar of saints (Church in Wales)

In the Calendar of the Church in Wales, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. Commemorations not included in this Calendar may be observed with the approval of the bishop.

## Category 1

* The First Sunday of Advent: 27 November – 3 December
* The Second Sunday of Advent: 4–10 December
* The Third Sunday of Advent: 11–17 December
* The Fourth Sunday of Advent: 18–24 December
* Christmas Day: 25 December
* The (First) Sunday of Christmas: 26–31 December
* The Epiphany of our Lord: 6 January
* The Presentation of Christ: 2 February
* The Second Sunday before Lent, Creation Sunday
* The Sunday before Lent, Transfiguration Sunday
* Ash Wednesday
* The First Sunday of Lent (Invocabit)
* The Second Sunday of Lent (Reminiscence)
* The Third Sunday of Lent (Oculi)
* The Fourth Sunday of Lent, Mothering Sunday
* The Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday
* The Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday
* Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week
* Maundy Thursday
* Good Friday
* Easter Eve
* Easter Day
* Monday to Saturday of Easter Week
* The Second Sunday of Easter
* The Third Sunday of Easter
* The Fourth Sunday of Easter
* The Fifth Sunday of Easter
* The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Rogation Sunday
* The Ascension of our Lord: Thursday
* The Day of Pentecost
* Trinity Sunday
* The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Bible Sunday: 23–29 October
* All Saints' Day: 1 November
* The First Sunday of the Kingdom: 30 October – 5 November
* The Second Sunday of the Kingdom: 6–12 November
* The Third Sunday of the Kingdom: 13–19 November
* The Fourth Sunday of the Kingdom, Christ the King: 20–26 November

## Category 2

* Christmas Eve: 24 December
* The Second Sunday of Christmas: 2–5 January (The Epiphany may be celebrated on this Sunday)
* The First (Second) Sunday of Epiphany, The Baptism of Christ: 7–13 January

## Category 3

* The Second (Third) Sunday of Epiphany: 14–20 January
* The Third (Fourth) Sunday of Epiphany: 21–27 January
* The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: 28 January – 1 February
* The Fifth Sunday before Lent
* The Fourth Sunday before Lent
* The Third Sunday before Lent
* Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism
* The Second to Twenty second Sundays after Pentecost

## Category 4

* Rogation Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
* Thursday: Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion

## Calendar
### January

* 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

### February

* 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

### March

* 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

### April

* 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

### May

* 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 Edmund 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

### June

* 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

### July

* 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

### August

* 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

### September

* 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

### October

* 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

### November

* 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
* 30 Andrew, Apostle, Patron Saint of Scotland

### December

* 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