Calendar of Franciscan Saints and Blesseds
This calendar came out of collaboration between Fr. Pio Maria Hoffman, CFR and Fred Schaeffer, OFS. Each of the major Franciscan branches has its own calendar. This calendar seeks to combine them.
SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER
JANUARY
3 Holy Name of Jesus.
6 Bl. Diego José of Cádiz (priest)
7 Bl. Angela of Foligno, religious, III Ord.
8 Bl. Eurosia Fabris, III Ord.
12 St. Bernard of Corleone, religious, I Ord.
14 Bl. Odoric of Pordenone, priest, I Ord..
16 Sts Berard, priest, and companions, protomartyrs of
the Order
18 St. Charles of Sezze, I Ord.
19 Bl. Thomas of Cori & St. Eustochia Calafato II Ord.
20. Bl. John Baptist Triquerie, priest, I Ord.
27 St. Angela Merici, virgin, III Ord., founder.
29 Bl. Roger of Todi
30 St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti, virgin,III Ord..
31 St. John Bosco, priest, III Ord., founder.
FEBRUARY
1 St. Veridiana.
1 Bl. Andrew of Segni
4 St. Joseph of Leonissa, priest of I Ord..
6 Sts Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, and Comp.,
martyrs of I and III Ord.. (Opt. for SFO)
martyrs [Martin of the Ascension, Francis Blanco, prts;
Philip of Jesus, cleric; Francis of St. Michael, Gonsalvo
Garcia, religious; seventeen tertiaries], I and III Ord.,also-
Pius Bartosik, Innocent Guz, Achille Puchala, Herman
Stepien, priests; Timothy Troianowski, Boniface
Zukowski religious], I Ord. (Victims of World War II)
7 St. Colette of Corbie, virgin of II Ord..
8 St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph I Ord.
15 Transfer of the Body of St. Anthony of Padua
17 Bl. Luke Belludi, religious I Ord.
19 St. Conrad of Piacenza, hermit, III Ord..
27 Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio, I Ord.
MARCH
2 Bl. Agnes of Bohemia, virgin, II Ord..
3 Bl. Liberatus Weiss, Samuele Marzorati
and Michele Pio Fasoli (Martyrs, I Ord.)
5 St. John Joseph of the Cross, I Ord.
9 St. Frances of Rome, religious of III Ord.
12 Bl. Angela Salawa, III Ord.
18 St. Salvator of Horta, I Ord.; 20 Bl. John of Parma, pr., I Or
22 St. Benvenute of Osimo, I Ord.
23 St. Catherine of Genoa, III Ord.
24 Bl. Ludovico of Casoria, I Ord.
30 St. Peter Regaldo, I Ord.
APRIL
2 Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini, III Ord.
3 St. Benedict the Moor, religious of I Ord..
6 St. Crescentia Höss, III Ord.
16 St. Bernadette Soubirous, cord-bearer of St. Francis.
St. Benedict Joseph Labre, cord-bearer of St. Francis.
21 St. Conrad of Parzham, religious, I Ord..
23 Bl. Giles of Assisi, religious of I Ord..
24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest & martyr of I Ord..
25 Bl. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, III Ord.
27 St. Zitta of Lucca. III Ord.
28 Bl. Luchesius, layman of III Ord..
30 Bl. Benedict of Urbino (priest) I Ord.
Bl. Benedict Joseph Cottolengo, III Ord.
MAY
3 Bl. Arthur Bell, Henry Heath,
John Woodcock, et al., I Ord.
7 Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, religious of I Ord.
8 Bl. Jeremiah of Valacchia, I Ord. Cap.
9 St. Catherine of Bologna, virgin, II Ord..
10 St. Ivo of Brittany, III Ord.
11 St. Ignatius of Laconi, religious of I Ord..
12 St. Leopold Mandic of Herzegovina, priest I Ord
16 St. Margaret of Cortona, III Ord..
17 St. Paschal Baylon, religious of I Ord..
18 St. Felix of Cantalice, religious of I Ord..
19 St. Crispin of Viterbo, religious of I Ord.
St. Theophilus of Corte, I Ord.
20 St. Bernardine of Siena, priest of I Ord..
24 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.
28 St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, virgin III Ord.
30 St. Baptista Varano, virgin of II Ord..
St. Ferdinand, King, member of III Ord..
JUNE
2 St. Felix of Nicosia, Religious of I Ord.
8 Bl. Nicholas of Gèsturi, Rel., I Ord.
12 Bl. Jolenta, Religious of the III Ord..
Bl. Florida Cevoli, Religious of I Ord.
Bl. Antoninus Bajewski, priest, and companions, martyrs
[Pius Bartosik, Innocent Guz, Achille Puchala, Herman
Stepien, priests; Timothy Troianowski, Boniface
Zukowski, religious], I Ord
13 St. Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor, I Ord. (Cont'd)
16 Bls Anizet Koplin, priest and Comp., [Henry Krzystofik,
Florian Stêpniak, Fidelis Chojnacki, Symforiam Ducki],
I Ord. Martyrs of Nazi persecution in Poland.
Bl. Guy (Guido) Vignotelli, priest, I Ord.
17 St. Albert Chmielowski, III Ord.
22 St. Thomas More, martyr of the III Ord.
with St. John Fisher.
23 St. Joseph Cafasso, III Ord.
26 Bl. Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, Bishop, I Ord.
30 Bl. Raymond Lull, martyr of III Ord..
JULY
1 Bl. Junipero Serra, priest of I Ord..
4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal, III Ord..
8 Bl. Gregory Grassi, bishop, & comp., mar. I and III Ord.
9 St. Nicholas Pick, priest, & companions, mar. I Ord..
10 St. Veronica Giuliani, virgin of II Ord..
12 Sts John Jones and John Wall, priests & martyrs, I Ord.
13 Bl. Angeline of Marciano, religious, III Ord.
15 St. Bonaventure, bishop & doctor, I Ord.
16 Canonization of St. Francis
St. Francis Solano, priest of I Ord.(July 14 outside USA)
21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest & doctor I Ord..
23 Bl. Cunegunda, religious of II Ord..
23 St. Bridget of Sweden
24 Bl. Louise of Savoy, Widow, II Ord.
Bl. Modestino of Jesus and Mary, religious of I Ord..
Bl. Antonio Lucci, Bishop, I Ord.
27 Bl. Mary Magdalene of Martinengo, virgin of II Ord..
28 Bl. Mary Teresa Kowalska, martyr of Nazi persecution,
Poland. II Ord.
Bl Mattia Nazarei, Virgin II Ord.
30 Blessed Solanus Casey OFM Cap.
AUGUST
2 Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula.
3 Bl. Frederic Janssoone, I Ord.
4 St. John Vianney, priest of III Ord..
7 Bls. Agathangelus and Cassian, priests & martyrs I Ord.
8 Holy Father Dominic, priest , founder, Order of Preachers.
9 Bl. John La Verna. priest, I Ord.
11 St. Clare of Assisi, virgin, II Ord..
14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest of I Ord..
17 St. Roch, member of III Ord..
18 Bls. John Louis Loir, Protase Bourdon and Sebastian
françois, presbyters and martyrs of Rochefort (Cap.)
* On this day the Conventuals celebrate Bl. Louis-Armand
Adam and Nicholas Savouret, priests, martyrs of
Rochefort, I Ord.
19 St. Louis of Toulouse, bishop of I Ord..
21 St. Pius X, pope, member of III Ord.
23 Bl. Bernard of Offida, religious I Ord.
25 St. Louis IX, king, member & patron, III Ord.
SEPTEMBER
1 Bl. Beatrice of Silva, virgin, II Ord., founder.
2 Bl. Apollinaris of Posat, Bl. John Francis Burté, Bl.
Severin Girault, & Comp., martyrs, I & III Ord.,
3 Bl. Claudio Granzotto, I Ord.
4 St. Rose of Viterbo, virgin, III Ord..
17 Stigmata of our holy Father Francis
18 St. Joseph of Cupertino, priest, I Ord.
19 St. Francis Mary of Camporosso, religious, I Ord.
22 St. Ignatius of Santhia, priest, I Ord.
23 St. Pio of Pietrelcina, priest, I Ord.
24 St. Pacifico of San Severino, priest, I Ord.
25 Finding of the Body of St. Clare
26 Bl. Aurelio of Vinalesa, priest, & 16 Companions
[Ambrose of Benaguacil, Pedro of Benisa, Joachim of
Albocácer, Modesto of Albocácer, Germaine of
Cargagente, Bonaventure of Puzol, Santiago of
Rafelbunol, Henry of Almazora, Fidel of Puzol, Berard
Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet, Pacifico of Valencia], I Ord.;
St. Elzear of Sabran & Bl. Delphina of Glandenes,
husband & wife of III Ord.
28 Bl. Innocent of Berzo, priest I Ord.
OCTOBER
3 St. John of Dukla, I Ord.
4 Our Holy Father Francis, founder of the Three Orders
6 St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, virgin of III Ord..
10 Sts Daniel, priest, and companions, martyrs, [Angelus,
Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus and Nicholas], I Ord.;
Bl. Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, III Ord.
11 Bl. John XXIII, III Ord.
12 St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, relig., I Ord.
13 Bl. Honoratus Kozminski, priest, I Ord., founder
16 The Servant of the Lord—James of the Rosary
20 Bl. James of Strepar, bishop of I Ord..
Bl. Contardo Ferrini, III Ord.
21 Bl. Josephine Leroux, virgin and martyr of II Ord.
22 St. Peter of Alcantara, priest of I Ord. (Oct.19 outside
USA)
23 St. John of Capistrano, priest of I Ord..
26 Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza, priest, I Ord..
31 Bl. Angelo of Acri, priest I Ord.
NOVEMBER
4 St. Charles Borromeo, bishop of III Ord..
6 Bl. Alfonso Lopez, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pedro
Rivera, Modesto Vegas, Dionisio Vicente, priests;
Francisco Remon, Miguel Remon, religious, I Ord.;
7 St. Didacus of Alcala, rel., of I Ord..
8 Bl. John Duns Scotus, I Ord.
13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, III Ord.. Founder
14 St. Nicholas Tavelic, priest & comp., martyrs of I Ord..
17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, widow, member and Patron of
the Secular Franciscan Order
18 Bl. Salome, virgin of II Ord..
19 St. Agnes of Assisi, virgin of II Ord.. (Optional for SFO)
25 Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, virgin, III Ord.
26 St. Leonard of Port Maurice, priest, I Ord.
27 St. Francis Anthony Fasani, priest of I Ord..
27 Manifestation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Bl. Umile de Bisignano, OFM
28 St. James of the March, priest of I Ord..
29 All Saints of the Franciscan Family.
Beginning of the Novena for the Immaculate Conception
DECEMBER
2 Bl. Maria Angela Astorch, Virgin, II Ord.
Bl. Rafal Chylinski, I Ord.
8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY, Patron & Queen of the Franciscan Order
10 Bl. Peter Tecelano, III Ord.
13 Finding the Body of St. Francis
15 Bl. Mary Frances Schervier, virgin of III Ord.
Source: Fred Schaeffer, OFS
2012