Saints of 16 November
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 16 November.
Feasts in 2026
Monday 16 November 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Margaret of Scotland. Optional memorial, white. Also kept: St Gertrude.
- 1962 calendar: St. Gertrude, Virgin. Third class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Margaret of Scotland. Queen and mother.
- St Gertrude. Benedictine mystic.
Roman Martyrology
Ss. Rufinus, Mark, Valerius
In Africa, the holy martyrs Rufinus, Mark, Valerius and their companions.
Ss. Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius
The same day, the holy martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius, and their companions. Elpidius being a senator, and having perseveringly confessed the Christian faith before Julian the Apostate, was, with his companions, first tied to wild horses and dragged by them, and then being thrown into the fire, ended a glorious martyrdom.
St Eucherius of Lyon
At Lyons, the birthday of St. Eucherius, bishop and confessor, a man of extraordinary faith and learning. He renounced the senatorial dignity to embrace the religious life, and for a 23 long time voluntarily shut himself up in a cavern, where he served Christ in prayer and fasting. Afterwards, through the revelation of an angel, he was solemnly installed in the episcopal chair of the city of Lyons.
St Fidentius of Padua
At Padua, St. Fidentius, bishop.
St Edmund (Canterbury)
At Canterbury, in England, St. Edmund, archbishop and confessor, who was sent into exile for having maintained the rights of his church. He died near Provins, in France, and was canonized by Innocent IV.
St Othmar, abbot
The same day, the departure from this world of St. Othmar, abbot.
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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