Saint of the Day for January 16
Saint of the Day
Marcellus I
Pope
Pope Marcellus I was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death on 16 January 309. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult caused by the severity of the penances he had imposed on Christians who had lapsed under the recent persecution. He died the same year, being succeeded by Eusebius. His relics are under the altar of San Marcello al Corso in Rome. Since 1969 his feast day, traditionally kept on 16 January by the Catholic Church, is left to local calendars and is no longer inscribed in the General Roman Calendar.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Honoratus4th and 5th-century abbot of Lérins and Archbishop of Arles
- Saint FurseyCatholic and Orthodox saint, born around 567 in Ireland and died in the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia around 648
- Danax1st millennium deacon
- Franciscan protomartyrs
- Tammarobishop
- Jacques de Tarentaiseroman catholic bishop
- Trivier de Thérouanne
Bible Verse of the Day
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
On January 16 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.