Saints of 21 February
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 21 February.
Feasts in 2026
Saturday 21 February 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Weekday in Lent. Feria, violet. Also kept: St Peter Damian.
- 1962 calendar: Saturday after Ash Wednesday. Third class, violet.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Peter Damian. Bishop and Doctor, reformer.
Roman Martyrology
Seventy-nine holy martyrs (Sicily)
In Sicily, in the reign of Diocletian, the birthday of seventy-nine holy martyrs, who deserved by various torments to receive an immortal crown for the confession of their faith.
Ss. Verulus, Secundinus, Syricius, Felix, Servulus, Saturninus, Fortunatus
At Adrumetum, in Africa, during the persecution of the Vandals, the holy martyrs Verulus, Secundinus, Syricius, Felix, Servulus, Saturninus, Fortunatus, and sixteen others, who were crowned with martyrdom for the confession of the Catholic faith.
St Severian of Scythopolis
At Scythopolis, in Palestine, St. Severian, bishop and martyr.
St Peter Mavimenus
At Damascus, St. Peter Mavimenus, who was killed by some Arabs who visited him in his sickness, because he said to them: Whoever does not embrace the Christian and Catholic faith is lost, like your false prophet Mahomet. — At Ravenna, St. Maximian, bishop and confessor.
St Felix of Metz
At Metz, St. Felix, bishop.
St Paterius of Brescia
At Brescia, St. Paterius, 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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