Saints of 21 July
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 21 July.
Feasts in 2026
Tuesday 21 July 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Lawrence of Brindisi. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor and Doctor of the Church. Third class, white. Also kept: St. Praxedes, Virgin.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Lawrence of Brindisi. Capuchin Doctor.
Roman Martyrology
St Praxedes (Rome)
At Rome, the holy virgin Praxedes, who was brought up in all chastity and in the knowledge of the divine law. Assiduously attending to watching, prayer and fasting, she rested in Christ, and was buried near her sister Pudentiana, on the Salarian road.
St Daniel of Babylon
At Babylon, the holy prophet Daniel.
St Victor of Marseilles
At Marseilles, the birthday of St. Victor, a soldier. Because he refused to serve in the army and sacrifice to idols, he was thrust into prison, where he was visited by an angel, then subjected to various torments, and finally being crushed under a millstone, he ended his martyrdom. With him also suffered three soldiers, Alexander, Felician, and Longinus.
St Julia of Troyes
At Troyes, St. Julia, virgin and martyr.
Ss. Claudius, Justus, Jucundinus, and five companions, martyrs
In the same place, the martyrdom of the saints Claudius, Justus, Jucundinus, and five companions, in the time of the emperor Aurelian.
St Zoticus of Comana
At Comana, in Armenia, the holy bishop and martyr Zoticus,who was crowned under Severus.
St Arbogastus of Strasbourg
At Strasburg, St. Arbogastus, a bishop, renowned for miracles.
St John of Syria
In Syria, the holy monk John, a companion of St. Simeon.
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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