Prior to the revision of the Anglican Church of Canada

Anglican Church of Canada

The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...

's (ACC) Book of Common Prayer (BCP) in 1962, the national church followed the liturgical calendar

Liturgical year

The liturgical year, also known as the church year, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches which determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of Scripture are to be read. Distinct liturgical colours may appear in...

 of the 1918 Canadian Book of Common Prayer. Throughout most of the twentieth century, the situation in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 resembled that which pertained in much of the Anglican Communion

Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...

: There was uncertainty as to whether post-Reformation

English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

 figures (with the exception of the martyred Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

) could or should be commemorated. In the words of the calendar's introduction, "New names have been added from the ancient calendars, and also from the history of the Anglican Communion, without thereby enrolling or commending such persons as saint

Saint

A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

s of the Church." The 1962 revision added twenty-six post-Reformation individuals, as well as commemorations of the first General Synod

General Synod

-Church of England:In the Church of England, the General Synod, which was established in 1970 , is the legislative body of the Church.-Episcopal Church of the United States:...

 and of "The Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada." Of the calendar days, twenty-eight were highlighted as "red-letter days" — that is, days of required observation.

With the publication of the Book of Alternative Services

Book of Alternative Services

The Book of Alternative Services is the contemporary, inclusive-language liturgical book used alongside the Book of Common Prayer in most parishes of the Anglican Church of Canada...

 (BAS) in 1985, a revised and expanded calendar was introduced. This was supplemented, in 1994, with the publication of For All The Saints; a book of proper

Proper (liturgy)

The Proper is a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the Liturgical Year, or of a particular saint or significant event...

s, short biographies and/or descriptions of the commemorations, and readings by or about the individuals or events commemorated (there were also some very minor changes to the 1985 calendar). As the BAS has largely supplanted the BCP for most Canadian Anglicans, so too has its calendar. Nonetheless, the BCP calendar is still in use and individuals and parishes can legitimately choose to observe it.

The chief difference between the 1962 and 1985 calendars is the elimination of observations for several European figures, in order to include individuals of interest to the Canadian Church, and to the worldwide Anglican Communion.

In the ACC, the calendar is officially referred to as the Canadian Calendar of Holy Persons.

Days of observance

The revised calendar follows the Anglican custom of delineating between days of required observance ("red-letter days") and days of optional observance ("black letter days"). The way the calendar breaks these down is as follows:

Principal Feasts

• Easter
  Easter
  Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
  
   Day
• Ascension Day
• The Day of Pentecost
  Pentecost
  Pentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
  
   (Whitsunday
  Whitsunday
  Whitsunday may be:Days:* The Sunday of the feast of Whitsun or Pentecost in the Christian liturgical year, observed 7 weeks after Easter* One of the Scottish quarter days, always falling on 15 MayPlaces:* The Electoral district of Whitsunday...
  
  )
• Trinity Sunday
  Trinity Sunday
  Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity...
  
  
• All Saints Day
• Christmas Day
• Epiphany
  Epiphany (Christian)
  Epiphany, or Theophany, meaning "vision of God",...
  
  

Feasts of Our Lord

• The Naming of Jesus
• The Baptism of the Lord
  Baptism of Jesus
  The baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of Jesus Christ's public ministry. This event is recorded in the Canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In John 1:29-33 rather than a direct narrative, the Baptist bears witness to the episode...
  
  
• The Presentation of the Lord
• The Annunciation of the Lord
  Annunciation
  The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
  
  
• The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
• The Birth of St. John the Baptist
• The Transfiguration
  Transfiguration of Jesus
  The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament in which Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels describe it, and 2 Peter 1:16-18 refers to it....
  
   of the Lord
• Holy Cross Day

Other Major Feasts

• All Feasts of Apostles
• All Feasts of Evangelists
• The Holy Innocents
  The Holy Innocents
  The Holy Innocents may refer to:* The victims of the Biblical Massacre of the Innocents, and any of several artistic depictions of this massacre * The Holy Innocents , by Gilbert Adair...
  
  
• St. Joseph
• St. Mary Magdalene
• St. Stephen
• St. Mary the Virgin
• The Beheading of John the Baptist
• St. Michael and All Angels

Fasts

• Ash Wednesday
  Ash Wednesday
  Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter...
  
   and other weekdays of Lent
  Lent
  In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...
  
   and Holy Week
  Holy Week
  Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter...
  
  
• Good Friday
  Good Friday
  Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
  
   and all other Fridays of the year, except in Christmas, Easter, and dominical Feasts

Days of Optional Observance ("black-letter days")

• Memorials (first class days of optional observance)
• Commemorations (second-class days of optional observance)
• Rogation Days
  Rogation days
  Rogation days are, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are April 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St...
  
  
• Harvest Thanksgiving
  Thanksgiving
  Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
  
  
• Ember days
  Ember days
  In the liturgical calendar of the Western Christian churches, Ember days are four separate sets of three days within the same week — specifically, the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday — roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that were formerly set aside for fasting and prayer...
  
  

In addition, some parishes observe other days commemorated elsewhere in the Christian tradition, such as Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi (feast)

Corpus Christi is a Latin Rite solemnity, now designated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ . It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday and the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in...

, Lammas-day

Lammas

In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day , the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop...

, etc. Some individual parishes have their own calendars, which include the names of individuals significant to the parish or its identity, with which they supplement the national calendar.

The calendar

The following is the calendar of the Anglican Church of Canada according to the Book of Alternative Services. On those days in which there are two commemorations, a pattern of alternating the observance by year is recommended.

January

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	The Naming of Jesus (known in BCP as "The Circumcision of our Lord")	n/a	Holy day
2	St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age... , Bishops, Teachers of the Faith	379, 389	Memorial
6	The Epiphany of the Lord	n/a	Principal feast
10	William Laud William Laud William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism... , Abp of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...	1645	Commemoration
11 (or Dec 28)	The Holy Innocents	n/a	Holy day
12	Marguerite Bourgeoys Marguerite Bourgeoys Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame.- Biography :... , Educator†	1700	Commemoration
12	John Horden John Horden John Horden was the first Anglican Bishop of Moosonee. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Episcopal Church and in the Calendar of Saints of the Anglican Church of Canada.-Early life:... , Bishop, Missionary	1893	Commemoration
13	St. Hilary of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith	367	Memorial
15	Richard Meux Benson Richard Meux Benson Richard Meux Benson was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the first religious order of monks in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation... , Religious	1915	Commemoration
17	St. Antony of Egypt Anthony the Great Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers... , Abbot	356	Memorial
18	The Confession of St. Peter the Apostle	n/a	Holy day
21	St. Agnes of Rome Saint Agnes Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass... , Martyr	304	Commemoration
22	Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa Saint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches... , Deacon	304	Commemoration
24	Francis de Sales Francis de Sales Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith†	1622	Commemoration
25	The Conversion of St. Paul Paul of Tarsus Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...	n/a	Holy day
26	St. Timothy and St. Titus Apostle Titus Titus was a companion of Saint Paul, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles. Titus was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch and accompanied them to the Council of Jerusalem, although his name occurs nowhere in the Acts of the Apostles.... , Missionaries	n/a	Memorial
27	St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	407	Memorial
28	St. Thomas Aquinas, Teacher of the Faith	1274	Memorial
30	Charles Stuart Charles I of England Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles... , King of England and Scotland, Martyr	1649	Commemoration

February

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
2	The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)	n/a	HD
3	St. Anskar, Missionary	865	Com
5	Martyrs of Japan Martyrs of Japan The refers to a group of Christians who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of Roman Catholicism in Japan....	1597	Mem
9	Hannah Grier Coome, Religious	1921	Com
14	Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries	869, 885	Mem
15	Thomas Bray Thomas Bray The Reverend Dr Thomas Bray was an English clergyman, who spent time in Maryland as an Anglican representative.-Life:... , Priest, Missionary	1730	Mem
23	St. Polycarp of Smyrna Polycarp Saint Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him... , Bishop, Martyr	156	Mem
24	Philip Lindel Tsen Philip Lindel Tsen The Rt. Rev. Philip Lindel Tsen was a Bishop of the Anglican Church.He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and ordained in 1912. He was consecrated an Assistant Bishop of Honan on 24 February 1929 and elected Bishop of Honan in 1939.-Notes:... , Bishop	1954	Com
24	Paul Shinji Sasaki Paul Shinji Sasaki Paul Shinji Sasaki was an Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Mid-Japan, in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan. Sasaki studied at the Kelham house of the Society of the Sacred Mission and at Westcott House, Cambridge, England... , Bishop	1946	Com
26	Florence Li Tim Oi Li Tim-Oi Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman to be ordained to the priesthood in the Anglican Communion. Already appointed as a deacon to serve in the colony of Macau at the Macau Protestant Chapel, she was ordained priest on 25 January 1944, by Ronald Hall, Bishop of Victoria, in response to the crisis... , Priest2	1992	Mem
27	George Herbert George Herbert George Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in... , Priest, Poet	1633	Com

March

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	St. David of Wales, Abbot Bishop	c. 544	Mem
2	St. Chad of Mercia, Bishop, Missionary	672	Com
3	John John Wesley John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...  and Charles Wesley Charles Wesley Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley... , Priests, Evangelists	1791, 1788	Com
7	St. Perpetua of Carthage and Her Companions Saints Perpetua and Felicitas Perpetua and Felicity are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua was a 22-year old married noble, and a nursing mother. Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. They suffered together at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.The Passion of St. Perpetua, St... , Martyrs	202	Mem
8	Edward King Edward King (English bishop) Edward King was an Anglican bishop.-Life:He was the second son of the Revd Walker King, Archdeacon of Rochester and rector of Stone, Kent, and grandson of the Revd Walker King, Bishop of Rochester; his nephew was the Revd Robert Stuart King, who played football for England in 1882.King graduated... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	1910	Com
9	St. Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory of Nyssa was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	395	Mem
10	Robert Machray Robert Machray Robert Machray was a Church of England clergyman and missionary and the first Primate of the Church of England in Canada.-Life:... , Archbishop	1904	Com
17	St. Patrick, Missionary, Bishop	461	Mem
18	St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	386	Com
19	St. Joseph	n/a	HD
20	St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne Cuthbert of Lindisfarne Saint Cuthbert was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and hermit associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, at that time including, in modern terms, northern England as well as south-eastern Scotland as far as the Firth of Forth... , Bishop, Missionary	687	Com
21	Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from... , Abp of Canterbury, Martyr	1556	Com
22	Thomas Ken Thomas Ken Thomas Ken was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology.-Early life:... , Bishop	1711	Com
23	Gregory the Illuminator Gregory the Illuminator Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Saint Gregory the Enlightener is the patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church... , Bishop	332	Com
25	The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary	n/a	HD
27	Charles Henry Brent Charles Henry Brent Charles Henry Brent was an American Episcopal bishop who served in the Philippines and western New York.Born in Canada and educated at Trinity College, Toronto, Brent was originally stationed at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in the South End of Boston, where he served as an associate priest... , Bishop	1929	Com
29	John Keble John Keble John Keble was an English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.-Early life:... , Priest	1866	Com
31	John Donne John Donne John Donne 31 March 1631), English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest, is now considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are notable for their strong and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,... , Priest, Poet	1631	Com

April

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest	1872	Com
2	Henry Budd, Priest	1875	Com
3	St. Richard of Chichester Richard of Chichester Richard of Chichester is a saint who was Bishop of Chichester... , Bishop	1253	Com
4	Reginald Heber Reginald Heber Reginald Heber was the Church of England's Bishop of Calcutta who is now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer.-Life:Heber was born at Malpas in Cheshire... , Bishop	1826	Com
5	Emily Ayckbowm, Religious2	1900	Mem
9	William Law William Law William Law was an English cleric, divine and theological writer.-Early life:Law was born at Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire in 1686. In 1705 he entered as a sizar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge; in 1711 he was elected fellow of his college and was ordained... , Priest	1761	Com
11	George Augustus Selwyn George Augustus Selwyn George Augustus Selwyn was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. He was Bishop of New Zealand from 1841 to 1858. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Primate of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. He was Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878... , Bishop, Missionary	1878	Com
16	Mollie Brant, Matron	1796	Com
21	St. Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury , also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109... , Abp of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith	1109	Mem
23	St. George	4th Century	Com
24	Martyrs of the Twentieth Century	n/a	Mem
25	St. Mark the Evangelist	n/a	HD
29	St. Catherine of Siena Catherine of Siena Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.S.D, was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France, and to establish peace among the Italian city-states. She was proclaimed a Doctor... , Religious	1380	Mem
30	Marie of the Incarnation Marie Guyart Marie Guyart, known latterly as Marie de l'Incarnation, , was an Ursuline nun who was the religious foundress of the Ursuline order in New France. Marie Guyart was also known as Marie Martin when she got married to Mr. Martin.Born in Tours, France, Marie married Claude Martin and had a son before... , Religious, Educator	1672	Com

May

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	Philip Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia....  and James James, son of Alphaeus Saint James, son of Alphaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. He is often identified with James the Less and commonly known by that name in church tradition.... , Apostles	n/a	HD
6 (or Dec 27)	John the Evangelist John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John...	n/a	HD
8	Julian of Norwich Julian of Norwich Julian of Norwich is regarded as one of the most important English mystics. She is venerated in the Anglican and Lutheran churches, but has never been canonized, or officially beatified, by the Catholic Church, probably because so little is known of her life aside from her writings, including the... , Spiritual Teacher	c. 1417	Com
12	Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night... , Nurse, Social Reformer	1910	Com
14	St. Matthias the Apostle Saint Matthias Matthias , according to the Acts of the Apostles, was the apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his suicide.-Biography:...	n/a	HD
19	St. Dunstan of Canterbury Dunstan Dunstan was an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church... , Abp of Canterbury	988	Com
25	Bede Bede Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria... , Priest, Religious, Scholar, Teacher of the Faith	735	Com
26	St. Augustine of Canterbury, Abp of Canterbury	605	Mem
27	John Charles Roper John Charles Roper John Charles Roper was an Anglican bishop in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in the first half of the 20th century.Roper was educated at Keble College, Oxford. Ordained in 1882, he began his ministrywith a curacy at Herstmonceux and was then as chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford... , Bishop	1940	Com
30	Roberta Elizabeth Tilton, Founder of the Anglican Church Women	1925	Com
31	Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth	n/a	HD

June

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	St. Justin Justin Martyr Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin , was an early Christian apologist. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue survive. He is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.... , Martyr, Teacher of the Faith	c. 167	Mem
2	Martyrs of Lyon Blandina -Martyrdom:In the summer of 177, Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, witnessed an increasing hostility to Christians in his own city. First they were prohibited from entering public places such as the markets and the baths. Then, when the provincial governor was outside the city, the mob broke loose....	177	Com
3	Martyrs of Uganda Martyrs of Uganda The Uganda Martyrs were Christian converts who were murdered for their faith in the historical kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda.-Charles Lwanga and his companions:...  and Janani Luwum Janani Luwum Janani Jakaliya Luwum , was the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa. He was murdered in 1977 by either Idi Amin personally or by Amin's henchmen.-Early life and career:Luwum was born in the village of Mucwini in... , Archbishop, Martyr	1886, 1977	Mem
4	Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII -Papal election:Following the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958, Roncalli was elected Pope, to his great surprise. He had even arrived in the Vatican with a return train ticket to Venice. Many had considered Giovanni Battista Montini, Archbishop of Milan, a possible candidate, but, although archbishop... , Bishop, Reformer	1963	Com
5	St. Boniface, Archbishop, Martyr	754	Mem
6	William Grant Broughton William Grant Broughton William Grant Broughton was the first Bishop of Australia of the Church of England.... , Bishop	1853	Com
9	St. Columba, Abbot, Missionary	597	Mem
11	St. Barnabas the Apostle Barnabas Barnabas , born Joseph, was an Early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem. In terms of culture and background, he was a Hellenised Jew, specifically a Levite. Named an apostle in , he and Saint Paul undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts...	n/a	HD
16	Joseph Butler Joseph Butler Joseph Butler was an English bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher. He was born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire . He is known, among other things, for his critique of Thomas Hobbes's egoism and John Locke's theory of personal identity... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	1752	Com
18	Bernard Mizeki Bernard Mizeki Bernard Mizeki was an African Christian missionary and martyr. He was born Mamiyeri Mitseka Gwambe in Inhambane, Portuguese East Africa , but moved to Cape Town, Cape Colony , when he was about twelve years old.Through the work of the Cowley Fathers' mission, and particularly the German missionary... , Catechist, Martyr	1896	Mem
22	St. Alban, Martyr	c. 209	Mem
24	Nativity of St. John the Baptist Nativity of St. John the Baptist The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist, a prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah in the person of Jesus and who baptized Jesus.-Significance:Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for...	n/a	HD
28	St. Irenaeus Irenaeus Saint Irenaeus , was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire . He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	c. 202	Mem
29	St. Peter and St. Paul Paul of Tarsus Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament... , Apostles	n/a	HD

July

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
3	St. Thomas the Apostle	n/a	HD
6	Thomas More Thomas More Sir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...	1535	Com
11	St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot	547	Mem
13	St. Henry of Finland Bishop Henry Saint Henry was a medieval English clergyman... , Bishop, Missionary	1156	Com
22	St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles	n/a	HD
25	James the Apostle	n/a	HD
26	St. Anne, Mother of the BVM	n/a	Com
29	William Wilberforce William Wilberforce William Wilberforce was a British politician, a philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire... , Social Reformer	1833	Com

August

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
3 (or Dec 26)	St. Stephen, Deacon, Martyr	n/a	HD
6	The Transfiguration of the Lord Transfiguration of Jesus The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament in which Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels describe it, and 2 Peter 1:16-18 refers to it....	n/a	HD
7	John Mason Neale John Mason Neale John Mason Neale was an Anglican priest, scholar and hymn-writer.-Life:Neale was born in London, his parents being the Revd Cornelius Neale and Susanna Neale, daughter of John Mason Good... , Priest	1866	Com
8	St. Dominic, Priest, Friar	1221	Mem
10	St. Laurence, Deacon, Martyr	258	Mem
11	St. Clare of Assisi, Abbess	1253	Mem
12	The Consecration of Charles Inglis (1787)	n/a	Com
13	Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression and was often presented as a model of prose writing... , Bishop, Spiritual Teacher	1667	Mem
14	Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr. He was a participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and a founding member of the Confessing Church. He was involved in plans by members of the Abwehr to assassinate Adolf Hitler...  and Maximilian Kolbe Maximilian Kolbe Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFM Conv was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.He was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and... , Martyrs	1945, 1941	Com
15	St. Mary the Virgin	n/a	HD
16	Holy Women of the Old Testament Old Testament The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...	n/a	Mem
17	John Stuart, Priest, Missionary	1811	Com
20	St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot	1153	Mem
24	St. Bartholemew the Apostle	n/a	HD
27	St. Monnica Monica of Hippo Saint Monica is a Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo, who wrote extensively of her virtues and his life with her in his Confessions.-Life:... , Matron	387	Com
28	St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	430	Mem
29	The Beheading of John the Baptist	n/a	HD
30	Robert McDonald, Priest, Missionary	1913	Com
31	St. Aidan, Bishop, Missionary	651	Com

September

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
2	Martyrs of New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...	1942	Mem
3	St. Gregory the Great, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	604	Mem
4	First Anglican Eucharist Eucharist The Eucharist , also called Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Altar, the Blessed Sacrament, the Lord's Supper, and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance...  in Canada (1578)	n/a	Com
8	The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nativity of Mary The Nativity of Mary, or Birth of the Virgin and various permutations, is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December...	n/a	Mem
10	Edmund James Peck Edmund Peck Edmund James Peck , known in as Inuktitut as Uqammaq , was an Anglican missionary in Canada... , Priest, Missionary	1924	Mem
13	St. Cyprian of Carthage Cyprian Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education... , Bishop, Martyr	258	Mem
14	Holy Cross Day	n/a	HD
16	St. Ninian, Bishop	c. 430	Mem
18	Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Anglican Church of Canada	n/a	Mem
19	Theodore of Tarsus Theodore of Tarsus Theodore was the eighth Archbishop of Canterbury, best known for his reform of the English Church and establishment of a school in Canterbury.... , Abp of Canterbury	690	Com
20	John Coleridge Patteson John Coleridge Patteson John Coleridge Patteson was an Anglican bishop and martyr.Patteson was educated at The King's School, Ottery St Mary, Eton and then Balliol College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1853 in the Church of England...  (Bishop) and His Companions, Martyrs	1871	Com
21	St. Matthew the Evangelist	n/a	HD
25	St. Sergius of Zagorsk, Abbot, Spiritual Teacher	1392	Com
26	Lancelot Andrewes Lancelot Andrewes Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the... , Bishop	1626	Com
29	St. Michael and All Angels	n/a	HD
30	St Jerome, Teacher of the Faith	420	Mem

October

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
4	St. Francis of Assisi, Friar, Spiritual Teacher	1226	Mem
10	St. Paulinus of York, Bishop, Missionary	644	Com
13	St. Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.... , King	1066	Com
15	St. Teresa of Avila, Religious, Spiritual Teacher, Reformer	1582	Com
15	St. John of the Cross, Priest, Spiritual Teacher	1591	Com
17	St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr	c. 115	Mem
18	St. Luke the Evangelist	n/a	HD
19	Jean de Brébeuf Jean de Brébeuf Jean de Brébeuf was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada on March 16, 1649.-Early years:Brébeuf was born in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France. He was the uncle of the fur trader Georges de Brébeuf. He studied near home at Caen. He became a Jesuit in 1617, joining the Order... , Isaac Jogues Isaac Jogues Isaac Jogues was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and martyr who traveled and worked among the native populations in North America. He gave the original European name to Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement, Lake of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawks near ... and Their Companions, Missionaries and Martyrs	1642–1649	Mem
23	James of Jerusalem James the Just James , first Bishop of Jerusalem, who died in 62 AD, was an important figure in Early Christianity...	c. 62	Mem
26	Alfred the Great Alfred the Great Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself... , King	899	Com
28	St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles	n/a	HD
29	James Hannington James Hannington James Hannington was an Anglican missionary, saint and martyr.-Life:Hannington was born at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex, England, on 3 September 1847. A poor scholar, he left school at fifteen to work in his father's Brighton counting house. At twenty-one, Hannington decided to pursue a clerical...  (Bishop) and His Companions, Martyrs	1885	Com
30	John Wyclyf, Priest, Reformer	1384	Com
30	Jan Hus Jan Hus Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague... , Priest, Reformer	1415	Com
31	Saints of the Reformation Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...  Era	n/a	Com

November

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
1	All Saints Day	n/a	PF
2	All Souls Day All Souls Day All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. In Western Christianity, this day is observed principally in the Catholic Church, although some churches of Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it. The Eastern Orthodox Church observes several All Souls' Days during the...	n/a	Mem
3	Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher of the Faith	1600	Com
4	Saints of the Old Testament Old Testament The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...	n/a	Mem
7	St. Willibrord, Religious, Archbishop	739	Com
10	Leo the Great, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	461	Mem
11	St. Martin of Tours, Abbot, Bishop	397	Mem
12	Charles Simeon Charles Simeon Charles Simeon , was an English evangelical clergyman.He was born at Reading, Berkshire and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. In 1782 he became fellow of King's College, and took orders, receiving the living of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, in the following year... , Priest	1836	Com
14	The Consecration of Samuel Seabury Samuel Seabury Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He had been a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution.-History:Samuel Seabury was born in Groton, Connecticut in 1729...  (1784)	n/a	Com
16	St. Margaret of Scotland, Queen, Reformer	1093	Com
17	St. Hugh of Lincoln Hugh of Lincoln Hugh of Lincoln was at the time of the Reformation the best-known English saint after Thomas Becket.-Life:... , Bishop	1200	Com
18	St. Hilda of Whitby Hilda of Whitby Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby... , Abbess	680	Com
19	St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Reformer	1231	Com
20	St. Edmund the Martyr Edmund the Martyr St Edmund the Martyr was a king of East Anglia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.D'Evelyn, Charlotte, and Mill, Anna J., , 1956. Reprinted 1967... , King, Martyr	870	Com
23	St. Clement of Rome, Bishop	c. 100	Com
30	St. Andrew the Apostle	n/a	HD

December

Day	Commemoration	Year of death	Type1
3	Francis Xavier Francis Xavier Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534... , Missionary	1552	Com
4	Nicholas Ferrar Nicholas Ferrar Nicholas Ferrar was an English scholar, courtier, businessman and man of religion. Ordained deacon in the Church of England, he retreated with his extended family to the manor of Little Gidding in Huntingdonshire, where he lived the rest of his life.-Early life:Nicholas Ferrar was born in London,... , Deacon and the Community of Little Gidding Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire Little Gidding is a parish and small village in Huntingdonshire , England, near Sawtry and north west of Huntingdon.-History:The parish of Little Gidding is small, consisting of only 724 acres...	1637	Com
5	St. Clement of Alexandria, Priest, Teacher of the Faith	c. 210	Com
6	St. Nicholas of Myra, Bishop	c. 342	Com
7	St. Ambrose of Milan Ambrose Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about... , Bishop, Teacher of the Faith	397	Mem
8	The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary	n/a	Mem
9	Prophets of the Old Testament	n/a	Mem
14	Simon Gibbons, Priest, Missionary	1896	Com
25	The Nativity of our Lord Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...	n/a	PF
29	St. Thomas Becket Thomas Becket Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion... , Abp of Canterbury, Martyr	1170	Com
31	John West (Anglican), Priest, Missionary	1845	Com

¹PF: Principal Feast; HD: Holy Day; Mem: Memorial; Com: Commemoration

²Added to the calendar by resolution of the Council of General Synod, May, 2005.

The calendar

The calendar of the Prayer Book stipulates: "When two lesser commemorations fall on the same day and it is desired to remember both, it is recommended that one of them be transferred to the nearest day before or after for which no special provision has been made."

January

• 1 The Octave Day of Christmas and Circumcision of our Lord, being New Year's Day.
• 6 The Epiphany of our Lord with commemoration of his Baptism in the Octave.
• 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
  
  , Martyr 1645.
• 12 Benedict Biscop
  Benedict Biscop
  Benedict Biscop , also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory and was considered a saint after his death.-Early career:...
  
  , Abbot and Scholar, 689.
  • John Horden, Missionary, first Bishop of Moosonee, 1893.
• 13 The Octave Day of the Epiphany.
  • Hilary
    Hilary of Poitiers
    Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" and the "Athanasius of the West." His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. His optional memorial in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints is 13...
    
    , Doctor, Bishop of Poitiers, France, 368.
• 19 Henry, Missionary, Bishop in Finland, 1150.
• 21 (Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, Rome, c. 304.)
• 22 Vincent, Deacon and Martyr, Spain, c. 304.
• 24 St Timothy and St Titus, Apostolic men.
• 25 The Conversion of St Paul.
• 26 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Apostolic man, Martyr 155 or 156.
• 27 John Chrysostom, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 407.
• 30 Charles Stuart, King, beheaded 1649.

February

• 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 3 Anskar, Missionary, first Bishop in Sweden, 864.
• 11 Caedmon, first recorded Christian Poet in England, c. 680.
• 14 (Valentine, Bishop and Martyr.)
• 23 Lindel Tsen, Bishop in China, consecrated 1929; and Paul Sasaki, Bishop in Japan, consecrated 1935.
• 24 St Matthias the Apostle.
• 27 George Herbert, Pastor and Poet, 1633.

March

• 1 St David of Wales, Archbishop of Menevia, c. 544.
• 2 Chad, Missionary and first Bishop of Lichfield, 672.
  • John Wesley, Preacher, 1791; Charles Wesley, Poet, 1788.
• 6 Perpetua and her companions, Martyrs, Africa, 203.
• 7 Thomas Aquinas, Doctor and Poet, 1274.
• 12 Gregory the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Rome, 604.
• 17 St Patrick of Ireland, Missionary and Bishop, 461.
• 19 St Joseph of Nazareth, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Poet, 1711.
• 20 Cuthbert, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687.
• 21 Benedict, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Italy, c. 540.
  • Thomas Cranmer, Translator and Reviser of the Liturgy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1556.
• 25 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 29 John Keble of Oxford, Scholar and Poet, 1866.

April

• 2 Henry Budd, first North American Indian to be ordained to the ministry, 1850.
• 3 Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253.
  • Reginald Heber, Bishop in India, Poet, 1826.
• 4 Ambrose, Doctor and Poet, Bishop of Milan, 397.
• 11 Leo the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Rome, 461.
• 19 Alphege
  Alphege
  Ælfheah , officially remembered by the name Alphege within some churches, and also called Elphege, Alfege, or Godwine, was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became an anchorite before being elected abbot of Bath Abbey...
  
  , Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1012.
• 21 Anselm, Doctor, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109.
• 23 St George of England, Martyr c. 304.
• 25 St Mark the Evangelist.

May

• 1 St Philip and St James, Apostles.
• St James the Brother of the Lord, Martyr 62.
• 2 Athanasius, Doctor, Bishop of Alexandria, 373.
• 4 Monnica, the mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387.
• 9 Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 389.
• 11 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 885.
• 12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, 1910.
• 19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988.
• 20 The Council of Nicaea
  First Council of Nicaea
  The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325...
  
  , 325.
• 25 Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, Scholar and Poet, 709.
• 26 Augustine, Missionary, first Archbishop of Canterbury 597-605.
• 27 Bede, Presbyter, Doctor and Historian, 735.
• 30 Joan of Arc
  Joan of Arc
  Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
  
  , 1431.

June

• 1 Justin Martyr, Doctor, c. 165.
• 5 Boniface, Missionary, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, Martyr 754.
• 9 Columba, Abbot of Iona: Ireland and Scotland, 597.
• 11 St Barnabas the Apostle.
• 14 Basil the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia, 379.
• 22 Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain, c. 304.
• 24 The Nativity of St John the Baptist.
• 28 Irenaeus, Doctor, Bishop of Lyon, France, c. 200.
• 29 St Peter and St Paul the Apostles, Martyrs c. 64.

July

• 1 The Octave Day of St John the Baptist.
  • Confederation of Canada, 1867: Dominion Day
    Dominion Day
    Dominion Day is a commemoration day of the granting of national status in various Commonwealth countries.-Canada:Dominion Day was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867...
    
    .
• 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.
• 6 The Octave Day of St Peter and St Paul.
  • Thomas More, Chancellor of England, Martyr 1535.
• 9 Stephen Langton
  Stephen Langton
  Stephen Langton was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228 and was a central figure in the dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III, which ultimately led to the issuing of Magna Carta in 1215...
  
  , Archbishop of Canterbury, 1228.
• 15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862.
• 20 (Margaret, Virgin and Martyr, Antioch of Pisidia.)
• 22 St Mary Magdalene.
• 25 St James the Apostle, Martyr 44.
• 26 (St Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.)
• 29 Olaf
  Olaf II of Norway
  Olaf II Haraldsson was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonised in Nidaros by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral...
  
  , King of Norway, Martyr 1030.
  • William Wilberforce, Emancipator of the Slaves, 1833.

August

• 1 Lammas Day
  Lammas
  In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day , the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop...
  
  .
  • The Maccabean Martyrs
    Woman with seven sons
    The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources. Although unnamed in 2 Maccabees, she is known variously as Hannah, Miriam and Solomonia.-2 Maccabees:...
    
    .
• 5 Oswald
  Oswald of Northumbria
  Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is now venerated as a Christian saint.Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of...
  
  , King of Northumbria, Martyr 641.
• 6 The Transfiguration of our Lord.
• 7 The Name of Jesus.
• 10 Laurence, Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr 258.
• 12 Charles Inglis, first Anglican Bishop in Canada, consecrated 1787.
• 13 Hippolytus, Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr 235.
  • Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Ireland, 1667.
• 15 The Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, France, Doctor and Poet, 1153.
• 24 St Bartholomew the Apostle.
• 28 Augustine, Doctor, Bishop of Hippo, Africa, 430.
  • Robert McDonald, Missionary in the Western Arctic, 1913.
• 29 The Beheading of St John the Baptist.
• 31 Aidan, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651.

September

• 1 Giles, Abbot, southern France, c. 720.
• 3 Robert Wolfall
  Robert Wolfall
  The priest Robert Wolfall, chaplain to Martin Frobisher's expedition to the Arctic, celebrated the first Anglican Eucharist on what is now Canadian territory in 1578 in Frobisher Bay....
  
  , Presbyter. First recorded Anglican Communion Service in Canada, Frobisher Bay, 1578.
• 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 10 Edmund James Peck, Missionary to the Eskimo, 1924.
• 13 Cyprian, Doctor, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr 258.
  • First General Synod
    General Synod
    -Church of England:In the Church of England, the General Synod, which was established in 1970 , is the legislative body of the Church.-Episcopal Church of the United States:...
    
     of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893.
• 14 Holy Cross Day.
• 16 Ninian, Missionary, first Bishop in Galloway, Scotland, c. 430.
• 19 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690.
• 20 John Coleridge Patteson
  John Coleridge Patteson
  John Coleridge Patteson was an Anglican bishop and martyr.Patteson was educated at The King's School, Ottery St Mary, Eton and then Balliol College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1853 in the Church of England...
  
  , Missionary, first Bishop of Melanesia, Martyr 1871.
• 21 St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist.
• 25 Lancelot Andrewes
  Lancelot Andrewes
  Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...
  
  , Bishop of Winchester, Translator of the Scriptures, 1626.
• 29 St Michael and All Angels.
• 30 Jerome, Doctor, Presbyter in Rome and Bethlehem, Translator of the Scriptures, 420.

October

• 1 Remigius
  Saint Remigius
  Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, , was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, . On 24 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks...
  
  , Bishop of Reims, France, c. 530.
• 4 Francis of Assisi, 1226.
• 6 William Tyndale
  William Tyndale
  William Tyndale was an English scholar and translator who became a leading figure in Protestant reformism towards the end of his life. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther...
  
  , Translator of the Scriptures into English, Martyr 1536.
• 9 St Denis
  Denis
  Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250...
  
   of France, first Bishop of Paris, Martyr 272.
  • Robert Grosseteste
    Robert Grosseteste
    Robert Grosseteste or Grossetete was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian and Bishop of Lincoln. He was born of humble parents at Stradbroke in Suffolk. A.C...
    
    , Scholar, Bishop of Lincoln
    Bishop of Lincoln
    The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...
    
    , 1253.
• 10 Paulinus, Missionary, Archbishop of York
  Archbishop of York
  The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
  
  , 644.
• 11 St. Philip of Caesarea
  Philip the Evangelist
  Saint Philip the Evangelist appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem . He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, converted Simon Magus, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, an...
  
  , Apostolic man.
• 13 Edward the Confessor, King, Westminster, 1066.
• 16 Hugh Latimer
  Hugh Latimer
  Hugh Latimer was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555, under Queen Mary, he was burnt at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism.-Life:Latimer was born into a...
  
   and Nicholas Ridley
  Nicholas Ridley (martyr)
  Nicholas Ridley was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was burned at the stake, as one of the Oxford Martyrs, during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey...
  
  , Bishops, Martyrs 1555.
• 17 Etheldreda
  Æthelthryth
  Æthelthryth is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon saint often known, particularly in a religious context, as Etheldreda or by the pet form of Audrey...
  
  , or Audrey, Queen, Abbess of Ely, 679.
• 18 St Luke the Evangelist.
• 25 (Crispin and Crispinian
  Crispin
  Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the French Christian patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers. Born to a noble Roman family in the 3rd century AD, Saints Crispin and Crispinian, twin brothers, fled persecution for their faith, ending up in Soissons, where they preached Christianity...
  
  , Martyrs 285.)
• 26 Cedd
  Cedd
  Cedd was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop from Northumbria. He was an evangelist of the Middle Angles and East Saxons in England and a significant participant in the Synod of Whitby, a meeting which resolved important differences within the Church in England...
  
  , Missionary, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664.
  • Alfred, King of the West Saxons, 899.
• 28 St Simon the Zealot and St Jude, the Apostles.
  • St Jude the Brother of the Lord.
• 29 James Hannington, Missionary and Bishop, Martyr 1885.

November

• 1 All Saints.
• 2 All Souls: Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
  • Richard Hooker, Doctor of the Church of England, 1600.
• 7 Willibrord, Missionary, Bishop of Utrecht, Holland, 739.
• 8 The Octave Day of All Saints:
  • The Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada.
• 11 Martin, Bishop of Tours, France, c. 397.
• 13 Charles Simeon of Cambridge, Pastor, 1836.
• 16 Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200.
  • Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093.
• 17 Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680.
• 20 Edmund, King of East Anglia, Martyr 870.
• 22 (Cecilia
  Saint Cecilia
  Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians and Church music because as she was dying she sang to God. It is also written that as the musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the Lord". St. Cecilia was an only child. Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican,...
  
  , Virgin and Martyr, Rome.)
• 23 Clement, Apostolic man, Bishop of Rome, c. 100.
• 25 (Catherine
  Catherine of Alexandria
  Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...
  
  , Virgin and Martyr, Alexandria.)
• 30 St Andrew the Apostle.

December

• 4 Clement of Alexandria, Doctor, c. 210.
• 6 (Nicolas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342.)
• 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 16 O Sapientia.
• 17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr in Rome c. 115.
• 21 St Thomas the Apostle.
• 25 The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day.
• 26 St Stephen the Martyr.
• 27 St John the Apostle and Evangelist.
• 28 The Innocents.
• 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170.
• 30 John Wycliffe of Oxford, Scholar, Translator of the Scriptures into English, 1384.
• 31 John West, Missionary, Red River, Canada, 1845.

Changed dates of observation

• Ambrose: From April 4 to December 7
• Lancelot Andrewes: From September 25 to September 26
• Thomas Aquinas: From March 7 to January 28
• Basil the Great: From June 14 to January 2
• Bede: From May 27 to May 25
• Benedict: From March 21 to July 11
• Clement of Alexandria: From December 4 to December 5
• Cyril and Methodius: From May 11 to February 14
• Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada: From November 8 to September 18
• Gregory the Great: From March 12 to September 3
• Gregory of Nazianzus: From May 9 to January 2
• Reginald Heber: From April 3 to April 4
• Hilda of Whitby: From November 17 to November 18
• Richard Hooker: From November 2 to November 3
• Hugh of Lincoln: From November 16 to November 17
• Henry of Finland: From January 13 to July 13
• Ignatius of Antioch: From December 17 to October 17
• James of Jerusalem: From May 1 to October 23
• Thomas Ken: From March 19 to March 22
• Leo the Great: From April 11 to November 10
• Robert McDonald: From August 28 to August 30
• Monnica: From May 4 to August 27
• Name of Jesus From August 7 to January 1 (as the Naming of Jesus)
• Charles Simeon: From November 13 to November 12
• Thomas the Apostle: From December 21 to July 3
• John and Charles Wesley: From March 2 to March 3
• John Wyclyf: From December 30 to October 30
• Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: July 2 to May 31

Deletions

• Aldhelm, Bishop, Scholar, and Poet, 709 (May 25)
• Alphege, Abp of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012 (April 19)
• First General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893 (September 13)
• Benedict Biscop, Abbot and Scholar, 689 (January 12)
• Caedmon, Poet, 680 (February 11)
• Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr, 305 (November 25)
• Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr, c. 180 (November 22)
• Cedd, Missionary, Bishop, 664 (October 26)
• Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs, 285 (October 25)
• Denis, Bishop, Martyr, 272 (October 9)
• Ethelreda, Queen, Abbess, 679 (October 17)
• Giles, Abbot, 720 (Sept. 1)
• Robert Grosseteste, Scholar, Bishop, 1253 (October 9)
• Hippolyte of Antioch, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, Martyr, 235 (August 13)
• Joan of Arc, Martyr, 1431 (May 30)
• Lammas Day (August 1)
• Stephen Langton, Abp of Canterbury, 1228 (July 9)
• Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Martyrs, 1555 (October 16)
• Maccabean Martyrs (August 1)
• Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr, 304 (July 20)
• The First Council of Nicea, 325 (May 20)
• O Sapientia (December 16)
• Olaf of Norway, Martyr, 1030 (July 29)
• Oswald of Northumbria, Martyr, 641 (August 5)
• Philip of Caesarea, Deacon, 1st Cy. (October 11)
• Remigius, Bishop, 530 (October 1)
• Swithun, Bishop, 862 (July 15)
• William Tyndale, Educator, Martyr, 1536 (October 6)
• St. Valentine, Bishop and Martyr (February 14)