Saints of 16 December
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 16 December.
Feasts in 2026
Wednesday 16 December 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Adelaide. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: Feria IV Quattuor Temporum in Adventu. Second class, violet. Also kept: St. Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Adelaide. Empress and peacemaker.
Roman Martyrology
St Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli and martyr
ST. EUSEBIUS, bishop of Vercelli and martyr, mentioned on the 1st of August, and also on the 15th of this month.
The holy young men Ananias, Azarias, and Misael
The young men, Ananias, Azarias and Misael, whose bodies were buried in a cavern at Babylon.
Ss. Valentine, Concordius, Navalis and Agricola (Ravenna)
At Ravenna, the holy martyrs Valentine, military officer, Concordius, his son, Navalis, and Agricola, who suffered for Christ in the persecution of Maximian.
St Albina of Caesarea
At Mola-di-Gaeta, in Campania, St. Albina, virgin and martyr, under the emperor Decius.
Many holy virgins, martyrs (Africa)
In Africa, many holy virgins, who reached a happy termination of their martyrdom in the persecution of the Vandals, under the Arian king Hunneric, by having heavy weights tied to them, and burning plates of metal applied to their bodies.
St Ado of Vienne
At Vienne, blessed Ado, bishop and confessor.
St Beanus of Aberdeen
At Aberdeen, in Scotland, St. Beanus, bishop.
St Irenian of Gaza
At Gaza, in Palestine, St. Irenian, bishop.
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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