Calendar of saints (Lutheran)

January

• 1 Holy Name of Jesus W
• 2 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe, pastor, renewer of the church, 1872 W
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• 6 Epiphany of our Lord W
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• 10 Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 W – LCMS
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• 14 Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian Lutheran bishop W - ELCA
• 15 Martin Luther King, Jr., renewer of society, martyr, 1968 R – ELCA
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• 17 Antony of Egypt, renewer of the church, c. 356 W – ELCA
• * Pachomius, renewer of the church, 346 W – ELCA
• 18 Confession of Saint Peter W
• *Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins
• 19 Henry, Bishop of Uppsala, missionary to Finland, martyr, 1156 R – ELCA
• 20 Sarah, matriarch W – LCMS
• 21 Agnes, martyr R - ELCA
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• 24 Saint Timothy, pastor W - LCMS
• 25 Conversion of Saint Paul W
• *Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ends
• 26 Timothy, Titus, and Silas, missionaries W – ELCA
• *Saint Titus, pastor W - LCMS
• 27 Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe, witnesses to the faith W – ELCA
• *John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 W – LCMS
• 28 Thomas Aquinas, teacher, 1274 W – ELCA
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  February

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• 2 Presentation of our Lord W
• 3 Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865 W – ELCA
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• 5 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 R – ELCA
• * Jacob, patriarch W – LCMS
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• 10 Silas, apostle W – LCMS
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• 13 Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos W – LCMS
• 14 Cyril, monk, 869; Methodius, bishop, 885; missionaries to the Slavs W – ELCA
• *Valentine, martyr, 270 R – LCMS
• 15 Philemon and Onesimus W – LCMS
• 16 Philipp Melanchthon, confessor, 1560 R – LCMS
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• 18 Martin Luther, doctor and confessor, renewer of the church, 1546 W
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• 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr 156 R
• 24 Saint Matthias, Apostle R – LCMS
• 25 Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 1921 W – ELCA
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  March

• 1 George Herbert, priest, hymnwriter, 1633 W – ELCA
• 2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788; priests, renewers of the church W – ELCA
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• 7 Perpetua and Felicity and companions, martyrs at Carthage, 202 R
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• 10 Harriet Tubman, 1913; Sojourner Truth, 1883; renewers of society W – ELCA
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• 12 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 W – ELCA
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• 17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, 461 W
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• 19 Joseph, guardian of our Lord W
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• 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyr, 1556 R – ELCA
• 22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians, 1758 W - ELCA
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• 24 Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop of El Salvador, martyr, 1980 R – ELCA
• 25 Annunciation of Our Lord W
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• 29 Hans Nielsen Hauge, renewer of the church, 1824 W – ELCA
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• 31 John Donne, priest, poet, 1631 W – ELCA
• * Joseph, patriarch W – LCMS

  April

• 1 Amalie Sieveking, philanthropist and social activist – ELCA
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• 4 Benedict the African, confessor, 1589 W – ELCA
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• 6 Albrecht Dürer, 1528; Lucas Cranach, 1553; artists W
• * Matthias Grünewald, artist, 1529 W – ELCA
• * Michelangelo, artist, W – LCMS
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• 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian, martyr, 1945 W – ELCA
• 10 Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557 W – ELCA
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• 19 Olaus Petri, priest, 1552; Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573; renewers of the church W – ELCA
• 20 Johannes Bugenhagen, pastor, 1558 – LCMS
• 21 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, 1109 W
• 22 Caring for God's Creation W – ELCA
• 23 Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960 W - ELCA
• 24 Johann Walter, musician, 1570 W – LCMS
• 25 Saint Mark, Evangelist R
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• 29 Catherine of Siena, theologian, 1380 W – ELCA
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  May

• 1 Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles R
• 2 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373 W
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• 4 Monica, mother of Augustine, 387 W – ELCA
• *Friedrich Wyneken, pastor, missionary, 1864 W – LCMS
• 5 Frederick the Wise, Christian ruler, 1525 W – LCMS
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• 7 Carl F. W. Walther, pastor, theologian, 1887 W – LCMS
• 8 Victor the Moor, martyr, 303 R – ELCA
• * Julian of Norwich, renewer of the Church, c. 1416 W – ELCA
• 9 Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, renewer of the church, hymnwriter, 1760 W – ELCA
• * Job, patriarch W – LCMS
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• 11 Cyrill, 869 and Methodius, 885, missionaries to the Slavs W – LCMS
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• 14 Saint Matthias, apostle R – ELCA
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• 18 Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, 1160 R – ELCA
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• 21 Helena, mother of Constantine, c. 330 W
• * Emperor Constantine, Emperor of Rome, 337 W – LCMS
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• 24 Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543; Leonhard Euler, 1783; scientists W – ELCA
• * Esther, matriarch, W – LCMS
• 25 Bede, theologian, 735 R – LCMS
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• 27 John Calvin, renewer of the church, 1564 W – ELCA
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• 29 Juraj Tranovský, hymnwriter, 1637 W – ELCA
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• 31 The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth W

  June

• 1 Justin, martyr at Rome, c. 165 R
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• 3 Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 R – ELCA
• * John XXIII, Bishop of Rome, 1963 W – ELCA
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• 5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, missionary to Germany, martyr, 754 R
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• 7 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confederacy, 1866 W – ELCA
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• 9 Columba, 597; Aidan, 651; Bede, 735; teachers, renewers of the church W – ELCA
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• 11 Saint Barnabas, Apostle R
• 12 First Ecumenical Council, 325 W – LCMS
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• 14 Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 W – ELCA
• * Macrina, theologian, c. 379 W – ELCA
• * Elisha, prophet R – LCMS
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• 21 Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist, 1931 W – ELCA
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• 24 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist W
• 25 Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 W
• *Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the church, 1560 W – ELCA
• 26 Jeremiah, prophet R – LCMS
• 27 Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, 444 W
• 28 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202 W
• 29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles R
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  July

• 1 Catherine Winkworth, 1878; John Mason Neale, 1866; hymn translators W – ELCA
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• 3 Saint Thomas, apostle R – ELCA
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• 6 Jan Hus, martyr, 1415 R – ELCA
• * Isaiah, prophet R – LCMS
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• 11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 W – ELCA
• 12 Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931 W – ELCA
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• 16 Ruth, matriarch W – LCMS
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• 18 Bartolomé de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566 W – ELCA
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• 20 Elijah, prophet R – LCMS
• 21 Ezekiel, prophet R – LCMS
• 22 Saint Mary Magdalene, Apostle W
• 23 Birgitta of Sweden, renewer of the church, 1373 W – ELCA
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• 25 Saint James the Elder, Apostle R
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• 28 Johann Sebastian Bach, 1750 W
• * Heinrich Schütz, 1672; George Frederick Handel, 1759; musicians W – ELCA
• 29 Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany W
• *Olaf, King of Norway, martyr, 1030 R – ELCA
• 30 Robert Barnes, confessor and martyr R – LCMS
• 31 Joseph of Arimathea W – LCMS

  August

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• 3 Joanna, Mary, and Salome, myrrh-bearing women W – LCMS
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• 6 Transfiguration of Our Lord W
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• 8 Dominic, priest, founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221 W – ELCA
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• 10 Lawrence, deacon, martyr 258 R
• 11 Clare, Abbess of San Damiano, renewer of the Church, 1253 W – ELCA
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• 13 Florence Nightingale, 1910; Clara Maass, 1901; renewers of society W – ELCA
• 14 Maximilian Kolbe, 1941; Kaj Munk, 1944; martyrs R – ELCA
• 15 Mary, Mother of Our Lord W
• 16 Isaac, patriarch W – LCMS
• 17 Johann Gerhard, theologian, 1637 W – LCMS
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• 19 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, hymnwriter, theologian 1153 W – LCMS
• 20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, hymnwriter, theologian, 1153 W – ELCA
• * Samuel, prophet R – LCMS
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• 24 Saint Bartholomew, Apostle R
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• 27 Monica, mother of Augustine 387 W – LCMS
• 28 Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430 W
• *Moses the Black, monk, martyr, c. 400 R - ELCA
• 29 The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist R – LCMS
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  September

• 1 Joshua, prophet R – LCMS
• 2 N. F. S. Grundtvig, bishop, renewer of the church, 1872 W – ELCA
• * Hannah, matriarch W – LCMS
• 3 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 W – LCMS
• 4 Moses, prophet ) R – LCMS
• 5 Zechariah, prophet
• *Elizabeth, matriarch W – LCMS
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• 9 Peter Claver, priest, missionary to Colombia, 1654 – ELCA
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• 13 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 W – ELCA
• 14 Feast of the Holy Cross R
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• 16 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, c. 258 R
• 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, 1179 W – ELCA
• 18 Dag Hammarskjöld, renewer of society, 1961 W – ELCA
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• 20 Nelson Wesley Trout, bishop, 1996 W – ELCA
• 21 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist R
• 22 Jonah, prophet R – LCMS
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• 29 Saint Michael and All Angels W
• 30 Jerome, translator, teacher, 420 W

  October

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• 4 Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church, 1226 W – ELCA
• *Theodor Fliedner, renewer of society, 1864 W – ELCA
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• 6 William Tyndale, translator, martyr, 1536 R – ELCA
• 7 Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, pastor in North America, 1787 W
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• 9 Abraham, patriarch W – LCMS
• 10 Massie L. Kennard, renewer of the church, 1996 W – ELCA
• 11 Saint Phillip, deacon W – LCMS
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• 15 Teresa of Ávila, teacher, renewer of the church, 1582 W – ELCA
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• 17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyr, c. 115 R
• 18 Saint Luke, Evangelist R
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• 23 James of Jerusalem,brother of Jesus and martyr, c. 62 R
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• 25 Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe, faithful women – LCMS
• 26 Philipp Nicolai, 1608; Johann Heermann, 1647; Paul Gerhardt, 1676; hymnwriters W
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• 28 Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles R
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• 31 Reformation Day R

  November

• 1 All Saints W – ELCA
• 2 Daniel Payne, teacher, 1893 – ELCA
• * Commemoration of the Faithful Departed W – LCMS
• 3 Martín de Porres, renewer of society, 1639 W – ELCA
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• 7 John Christian Frederick Heyer, 1873; Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, 1719; Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, 1918; missionaries W – ELCA
• 8 Johann von Staupitz, priest, 1524 W – LCMS
• 9 Martin Chemnitz, pastor and confessor, 1586 W – LCMS
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• 11 Martin, bishop of Tours, 397 W
• *Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, 1855 W – ELCA
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• 14 Emperor Justinian, confessor, emperor of New Rome, 565 W – LCMS
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• 17 Elizabeth, renewer of society, 1231 W – ELCA
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• 19 Elizabeth, princess of Hungary, 1231 W – LCMS
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• 23 Clement, bishop of Rome, c. 100 W
• * Miguel Agustín Pro, priest, martyr, 1927 R – ELCA
• 24 Justus Falckner, 1723; Jehu Jones, 1852; William Passavant, 1894; pastors in North America W – ELCA
• 25 Isaac Watts, hymnwriter, 1748 W – ELCA
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• 29 Noah, prophet R – LCMS
• 30 Andrew, apostle R

  December

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• 2 Dorothy Kazel, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and Jean Donovan, martyrs of El Salvador, 1980 R - ELCA
• 3 Francis Xavier, missionary to Asia, 1552 W – ELCA
• 4 John of Damascus, theologian and hymnwriter, c. 749 W
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• 6 Nicholas, bishop of Myra, c. 342 W
• 7 Ambrose, bishop of Milan, 397 W
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• 13 Lucy, martyr, 304 R
• 14 John of the Cross, renewer of the church, 1591 W – ELCA
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• 16 Las Posadas, P – ELCA
• 17 Daniel and the Three Young Men, prophets, R – LCMS
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• 19 Adam and Eve, patriarch and matriarch W – LCMS
• 20 Katharina von Bora Luther, renewer of the church, 1552 W
• 21 Thomas, apostle R – LCMS
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• 24 Christmas Eve W
• 25 Nativity of our Lord W
• 26 Stephen, deacon and martyr R
• 27 John, apostle and evangelist W
• 28 Holy Innocents, martyrs R
• 29 David, prophet R – LCMS
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