Saints of February
Here are the saints the Church remembers on each day of February, with the rank of each celebration and one line about each saint for children. Saints with a story on this site are linked.
Feasts whose date changes each year are shown on their 2027 dates. Celebrations marked with a country are kept only there, or with a higher rank there.
1Monday
Saint Brigid of Kildare
Roman Martyrology
An Irish nun famous for her kindness; on her day, children make little crosses out of rushes.
2Tuesday
The Presentation of the Lord, Candlemas
Feast
Mary and Joseph brought baby Jesus to the Temple, where old Simeon called him a light for all nations.
3Wednesday
Saint Blaise
Optional memorial
A bishop who, an old story says, saved a boy choking on a fish bone; throats are blessed on his day.
Saint Ansgar
Optional memorial
A monk who sailed north to tell the people of Denmark and Sweden about Jesus.
4Thursday
Saint Joan of Valois
Roman Martyrology
A French princess who was treated unkindly but forgave, and started a community of sisters devoted to Mary.
5Friday
Saint Philip of Jesus
Feast in Mexico
The first Mexican saint, a young friar who gave his life for Jesus in Japan.
Saint Agatha
Memorial
A brave young woman from Sicily who gave her life for Jesus; she is the patron of the city of Catania.
6Saturday
Saint Paul Miki and companions
Memorial
26 Christians in Japan, priests, catechists and even boys, who sang as they gave their lives for Jesus.
7Sunday
Saint Richard the Pilgrim
Roman Martyrology
An English father who set out on pilgrimage with his sons; all three of his children became saints too.
8Monday
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Optional memorial
A soldier who, after being taken prisoner, gave his life to God and made homes for orphaned children.
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Optional memorial
A girl from Sudan who was taken as a slave, found freedom and Jesus, and became a gentle sister in Italy.
9Tuesday
Saint Apollonia
Roman Martyrology
An old woman of Alexandria who stayed brave for Jesus when she was hurt; she is the patron of dentists.
10Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins
Lent begins: a cross of ashes on our foreheads says we want to turn back to God.
11Thursday
Our Lady of Lourdes
Optional memorial
Mary appeared to Bernadette, a poor girl in France, and a spring of water began to flow.
12Friday
The Martyrs of Abitinae
Roman Martyrology
Christians in North Africa who said, “We cannot live without Sunday,” because they loved going to Mass.
13Saturday
Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Roman Martyrology
Saint Dominic’s successor, a friendly preacher whom many students followed to become friars.
14Sunday
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Memorial · Feast in Spain
Two brothers who made an alphabet so the Slavic peoples could read the Bible in their own language.
Saint Valentine
Roman Martyrology
A priest in Rome long ago who gave his life for Jesus; many old stories are told about him.
15Monday
Saint Claude de la Colombière
Roman Martyrology
A French priest who helped Saint Margaret Mary share the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
16Tuesday
Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
Roman Martyrology
A young Christian of long ago who, an old story says, stayed faithful to Jesus with great courage.
17Wednesday
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servites
Optional memorial
Seven friends from Florence who left their businesses to pray and serve Mary together.
18Thursday
Blessed Fra Angelico
Roman Martyrology
A friar who painted beautiful pictures of Jesus and Mary; he is the patron of artists.
19Friday
Saint Conrad of Piacenza
Roman Martyrology
A nobleman who told the truth when another man was blamed for a fire he had caused, then gave his life to prayer.
20Saturday
Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Roman Martyrology
Two shepherd children of Fatima, in Portugal, who saw Mary and prayed the Rosary for the whole world.
21Sunday
Saint Peter Damian
Optional memorial
An Italian monk who loved silence and prayer, and helped make the Church holier.
22Monday
The Chair of Saint Peter
Feast
We celebrate that Jesus chose Peter to lead his Church, and we pray for the Pope.
23Tuesday
Saint Polycarp
Memorial
A bishop who learned about Jesus from the apostle John and stayed faithful all his long life.
24Wednesday
Saint Ethelbert of Kent
Roman Martyrology
The first English king to become a Christian, after Saint Augustine of Canterbury came to his land.
25Thursday
Saint Walburga
Roman Martyrology
An English nun who went to Germany to help her brothers teach about Jesus, and cared for the sick.
26Friday
Saint Paula Montal
Roman Martyrology
A Spanish woman who opened schools so that girls could learn, at a time when few could.
27Saturday
Saint Gregory of Narek
Optional memorial
An Armenian monk who wrote a whole book of prayers from the heart.
28Sunday
Saint Romanus of Condat
Roman Martyrology
A monk who went to pray alone in the Jura mountains, in France, and soon many others joined him.
Saints calendar
Every day’s saints, month by month, with a line about each one for children.