Saints of 1 December
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 1 December.
Feasts in 2026
Tuesday 1 December 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Edmund Campion. Optional memorial, red.
- 1962 calendar: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent. Third class, violet.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Edmund Campion. Jesuit priest and martyr of England.
Roman Martyrology
The prophet Nahum
The prophet Nahum, who was buried in Begabar.
Ss. Diodorus, Marian and companions (Rome)
At Rome, the holy martyrs Diodorus, priest, and Marian, deacon, with many others, who by the command of the emperor Numerian, were made partakers of the glory of martyrdom.
Ss. Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian and Candida, martyrs
In the same city, the martyrdom of the saints Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and Candida.
St Ansanus of Siena
The same day, St. Ansanus, martyr, who confessed Christ at Rome, and was cast into prison, in the time of the emperor Diocletian. Being afterwards conducted to Siena, in Tuscany, he there ended the course of his martyrdom by decapitation.
St Olympias of Amelia
At Amelia, in Umbria, St. Olympias, ex-consul, who was converted to the faith by blessed Firmina, and being tortured on the rack, consummated his martyrdom under Diocletian.
St Ananias of Arbele
At Arbele, in Persia, St. Ananias, martyr.
St Proculus of Narni
At Narni, St. Proculus, bishop and martyr, who after performing many good works, was beheaded by order of Totila, king of the Goths.
St Evasius of Casale
At Casale, St. Evasius, bishop and martyr.
St Castritian of Milan
At Milan, St. Castritian, bishop, who was eminent for virtues and the practice of pious and religious deeds in very troublous times for the Church.
St Ursicinus of Brescia
At Brescia, St. Ursicinus, bishop.
St Eligius of Noyon
At Noyon, St. Eligius, bishop, whose life is rendered illustrious by a considerable number of miracles.
St Agericus of Verdun
At Verdun, St. Agericus, bishop.
St Natalia
The same day, St. Natalia, wife of the blessed martyr Adrian, under the emperor Diocletian. For a long time she served the holy martyrs detained in prison at Nicomedia, and when their combats were at an end, she repaired to Constantinople, where she went peacefully to her repose in the Lord..
St Charles de Foucauld
At Tamanrasset in the Sahara, St Charles de Foucauld, priest and hermit, universal brother among the Tuareg. Canonised 2022.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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