1 | Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525 |
2 | THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CANDLEMAS) |
3 | Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 |
4 | Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 |
6 | The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 |
10 | Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543 |
14 | Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 |
14 | Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269 |
15 | Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045 |
15 | Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730 |
17 | Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 |
23 | Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 |
27 | George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 |