16th-century Roman Catholic calendar of saints
This article is about the liturgical calendar promulgated by decree of the Council of Trent. For the calendar currently used in the 1962 Tridentine Latin Mass, see
General Roman Calendar of 1960 .
TheTridentine calendar is thecalendar of saints to be honoured in the course of theliturgical year in the officialliturgy of theRoman Rite as reformed byPope Pius V and first issued in 1568, implementing a decision of theCouncil of Trent , which entrusted the task to the Pope.
The text of the Tridentine calendar can be found in the original editions of theTridentine Roman Breviary [ 1] and of theTridentine Roman Missal .[ 2]
Use of both these texts, which included Pius V's revised calendar, was made obligatory throughout theLatin Church except where other texts of at least two centuries' antiquity were in use, and departures from it were not allowed. TheApostolic Constitution Quod a nobis , which imposed use of the Tridentine Roman Breviary, and the corresponding Apostolic ConstitutionQuo primum concerning the Tridentine Roman Missal both decreed: "No one whosoever is permitted to alter this letter or heedlessly to venture to go contrary to this notice of Our permission, statute, ordinance, command, precept, grant, indult, declaration, will, decree and prohibition. Should anyone, however, presume to commit such an act, he should know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul."[ 3]
Later editions of the Roman calendar [ edit ] Soon after the publication of this 1907 table,Pope Pius X made a general revision of the rubrics of the calendar, the result of which (with a few additions byPope Pius XI ) can be seen inGeneral Roman Calendar of 1954 . This was followed byPope Pius XII 's simplifying revision of 1955 (seeGeneral Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII ).
Pope Date Doubles, I Class Doubles, II Class Greater Doubles Doubles Semidoubles Total Pius V 1568 19 17 0 53 60 149 Clement VIII 1602 19 18 16 43 68 164 Urban VIII 1631 19 18 16 45 78 176 Leo XIII 1882 21 18 24 128 74 265 Pius X 1907 23 27 25 133 72 280
John XXIII'sGeneral Roman Calendar of 1960 reduced the number of celebrations and completely abandoned the ranking as Doubles, Simples, etc.
TheGeneral Roman Calendar of 1969 has subsequent adjustments and is currently in general use in theLatin Church (the presentGeneral Roman Calendar , observed for instance by thePope himself).
The Tridentine calendar [ edit ] 1 January:Circumcision of the Lord , Double. 2 January: Octave of St.Stephen , Double, with commemoration of octaves. 3 January: Octave of St.John , Double, with commemoration of the octave of the Holy Innocents. 4 January: Octave of theHoly Innocents , Double 5 January: Vigil. 6 January:Epiphany of the Lord , Double. 7 January: Of the Octave of the Epiphany. 8 January: Of the Octave. 9 January: Of the Octave. 10 January: Of the Octave. 11 January: Of the Octave of the Epiphany, and commemoration of StHyginus pope and martyr. 12 January: Of the octave. 13 January: Octave of the Epiphany, Double. 14 January:Hilary bishop and confessor, Semidouble, transferred from yesterday, with commemoration of StFelix Priest and martyr. 15 January:Paul the First Hermit, confessor, Semidouble, transferred from 10 January, with commemoration of StMaurus , abbot. 16 January:Marcellus pope and martyr, Semidouble. 17 January:Anthony Abbot , Double. 18 January:Chair of St Peter at Rome , Double, and commemoration of StPrisca virgin and martyr. 19 January:Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum martyrs. 20 January:Fabian andSebastian martyrs, Double. 21 January:Agnes virgin and martyr, Double. 22 January:Vincent andAnastasius martyrs, Semidouble. 23 January:Emerentiana virgin and martyr. 24 January:Timothy bishop and martyr. 25 January: Conversion of StPaul Apostle, Double. 26 January:Polycarp bishop and martyr. 27 January:John Chrysostom bishop and confessor, Double. 28 January:Agnes second. 29 January: 30 January: 31 January: Inleap years , a day is added and it is of 29 days but the Feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and then is said twice Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th day, and thus theDominical letter is changed to the one above, that if it be B, into A, if it be C, into B, similarly also in the others.
1 April: 2 April: 3 April: 4 April: 5 April: 6 April: 7 April: 8 April: 9 April: 10 April: 11 April:Leo pope and confessor, Double. 12 April: 13 April: 14 April:Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus , martyrs. 15 April: 16 April: 17 April:Anicetus pope and martyr 18 April: 19 April: 20 April: 21 April: 22 April:Soter andCaius popes and martyrs, Semidouble. 23 April:George martyr, Semidouble. 24 April: 25 April:Mark Evangelist, Double. 26 April:Cletus andMarcellinus popes and martyrs, Semidouble. 27 April: 28 April:Vitalis martyr. 29 April: 30 April: 1 May:Philip andJames Apostles, Double. 2 May:Athanasius bishop and confessor, Double. 3 May:Invention of the Holy Cross , Double, and commemoration of SsAlexander, Eventius and Theodulus martyrs, andJuvenal bishop and confessor. 4 May:Monica Widow. 5 May:Pope Saint Pius V 6 May:John before the Latin Gate , Double. 7 May:Saint Stanislaus Szczepanowski 8 May: Apparition of St.Michael , Double. 9 May:Gregory the Theologian bishop and confessor, Double. 10 May:Gordian and Epimachus martyrs. 11 May: 12 May:Nereus, Achilleus , andPancras martyrs. 13 May: 14 May:Boniface martyr. 15 May: 16 May: 17 May: 18 May: 19 May:Pudentiana virgin. 20 May: 21 May: 22 May: 23 May: 24 May: 25 May:Urban pope and martyr. 26 May:Eleutherius pope and martyr. 27 May:John pope and martyr 28 May: 29 May: 30 May:Felix I pope and martyr. 31 May:Petronilla virgin. 1 June: 2 June:Marcellinus, Peter andErasmus martyrs. 3 June: 4 June: 5 June: 6 June: 7 June: 8 June: 9 June:Primus and Felician martyrs. 10 June: 11 June:Barnabas Apostle, Double. 12 June:Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius martyrs. 13 June: 14 June:Basil bishop and confessor, Double. 15 June:Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia martyrs. 16 June: 17 June: 18 June:Mark and Marcellianus Brothers, martyrs. 19 June:Gervase and Protase martyrs. 20 June:Silverius pope and martyr. 21 June: 22 June:Paulinus bishop and confessor 23 June: Vigil. 24 June:Nativity of St. John the Baptist , Double. 25 June: Of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. 26 June:John and Paul martyrs, Semidouble, with commemoration of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. 27 June: Of the octave of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. 28 June:Leo II pope and confessor, Semidouble, with commemoration of the Octave and of the Vigil. 29 June:Peter andPaul Apostles, Double. 30 June: Commemoration of StPaul Apostle, Double, with commemoration of the Octave of St John. 1 July: Octave of St.John the Baptist , Double, with commemoration of the octave of the Apostles. 2 July:Visitation of Blessed Mary , Double, with commemoration of the Apostles and of Ss.Processus and Martinian martyrs. 3 July: Of the octave of the Apostles. 4 July: Of the octave. 5 July: Of the octave. 6 July: Octave of the ApostlesPeter andPaul , Double. 7 July: 8 July: 9 July: 10 July:The Seven Brothers martyrs and Ss.Rufina and Secunda virgins and martyrs, Semidouble. 11 July:Pius pope and martyr. 12 July:Nabor and Felix martyrs. 13 July:Anacletus pope and martyr, Semidouble. 14 July:Bonaventure bishop and confessor, Semidouble. 15 July: 16 July: 17 July:Alexius confessor. 18 July:Symphorosa with her seven sons martyrs. 19 July: 20 July:Margaret virgin and martyr. 21 July:Praxedes virgin. 22 July:Mary Magdalene , Double. 23 July:Apollinaris bishop and martyr, Semidouble. 24 July: Vigil, and commemoration ofSaint Christina virgin and martyr. 25 July:James Apostle, Double and commemoration ofSaint Christopher martyr in private Masses. 26 July: 27 July:Pantaleon martyr. 28 July:Nazarius, Celsus , andVictor pope and martyr, andInnocent pope and confessor, Semidouble. 29 July:Martha virgin, Semidouble, and commemoration of SsFelix , pope,Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice martyrs. 30 July:Abdon and Sennen martyrs. 31 July: 1 August:Peter in Chains , Double, and commemoration of theHoly Machabees martyrs. 2 August:Stephen pope and martyr. 3 August: Invention ofSaint Stephen protomartyr, Semidouble. 4 August:Dominic confessor, Double. 5 August:Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows , Double. 6 August:Transfiguration of the Lord , Double and commemoration of Ss.Xystus the Second pope,Felicissimus, and Agapitus martyrs. 7 August:Donatus bishop and martyr. 8 August:Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus martyrs, Semidouble. 9 August: Vigil, and commemoration of St.Romanus martyr. 10 August:Laurence martyr, Double. 11 August: Of the octave of St Laurence with commemoration ofSaint Tiburtius andSaint Susanna martyrs. 12 August: Of the octave and commemoration of StClare virgin. 13 August: Of the octave and commemoration of StHippolytus and his companions and ofCassian martyrs. 14 August: Of the octave with commemoration of the Vigil and of StEusebius confessor. 15 August:Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Double. 16 August: Of the octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary with commemoration of the Octave of St. Laurence. 17 August: Octave of St.Laurence , Double, and commemoration of the Octave of the Assumption. 18 August: Of the octave, and commemoration of StAgapitus martyr. 19 August: Of the octave. 20 August:Bernard Abbot, Double, with commemoration of the Octave of the Assumption. 21 August: Of the Octave. 22 August: Octave of the Assumption of Blessed Mary, Double, and commemoration of SsTimothy, Hippolytus and Symphorian martyrs. 23 August: Vigil. 24 August:Bartholomew Apostle, Double. At Rome celebrated on the 25th. 25 August:Louis king of France, confessor. 26 August:Zephyrinus pope and martyr. 27 August: 28 August:Augustine bishop, confessor andDoctor of the Church , Double, and commemoration ofSaint Hermes martyr. 29 August:Beheading of St. John the Baptist , Double, and commemoration of StSabina martyr. 30 August:Felix and Adauctus martyrs. 31 August: 1 September:St. Giles Abbot, and commemoration of theHoly Twelve Brothers martyrs. 2 September: 3 September: 4 September: 5 September: 6 September: 7 September: 8 September:Nativity of Blessed Mary , Double, and commemoration of St.Adrian martyr in private Masses. 9 September: Of the Octave of Saint Mary and commemoration of St.Gorgonius martyr. 10 September: Of the octave. 11 September: Of the octave, and commemoration of Ss.Protus and Hyacinth martyrs. 12 September: Of the octave. 13 September: Of the octave. 14 September:Exaltation of the Holy Cross , Double, with commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity of St. Mary. 15 September: Octave of the Nativity of Blessed Mary, Double, with commemoration of St.Nicomedes martyr. 16 September:Cornelius andCyprian bishops and martyrs, Semidouble, and commemoration of SsEuphemia ,Lucy and Geminianus martyrs. 17 September: 18 September: 19 September: 20 September: Vigil, and commemoration ofSt Eustace and Companions martyrs. 21 September:Matthew Apostle, Double. 22 September:Maurice and companions martyrs. 23 September:Linus pope and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of StThecla virgin and martyr. 24 September: 25 September: 26 September:Cyprian and Justina martyrs. 27 September:Cosmas and Damian martyrs, Semidouble. 28 September: 29 September: Dedication of StMichael Archangel, Double. 30 September:Jerome Priest, confessor, andDoctor of the Church , Double. 1 October:Remigius bishop and confessor. 2 October: 3 October: 4 October:Francis confessor, Double. 5 October: 6 October: 7 October:Mark pope and confessor, and commemoration ofSs Sergius, Bacchus ,Marcellus and Apuleius martyrs. 8 October: 9 October:Denis ,Rusticus , andEleutherius martyrs, Semidouble. 10 October: 11 October: 12 October: 13 October: 14 October:Callistus pope and martyr, Semidouble. 15 October: 16 October: 17 October: 18 October:Luke Evangelist, Double. 19 October: 20 October: 21 October:Hilarion Abbot, and commemoration ofSaint Ursula and companions virgins and martyrs. 22 October: 23 October: 24 October: 25 October:Chrysanthus and Daria martyrs. 26 October:Evaristus pope and martyr. 27 October: Vigil. 28 October:Simon andJude Apostles, Double. 29 October: 30 October: 31 October: Vigil. 1 November:Feast of all Saints , Double, and (in the calendar given in the 1568 Roman Breviary[page needed ] but not in the 1570 Roman Missal)[ 4] commemoration ofCaesarius martyr. 2 November:Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed , Double, and of the octave of all Saints. 3 November: Of the octave. 4 November: Of the octave and commemoration of Ss.Vitalis and Agricola martyrs. 5 November: Of the octave. 6 November: Of the octave. 7 November: Of the octave. 8 November: Octave of all Saints, Double, and commemoration of the HolyFour Crowned Martyrs . 9 November: Dedication of theBasilica of the Saviour , Double, and commemoration ofSt. Theodore martyr. 10 November:Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha martyrs. 11 November:Martin bishop and confessor, Double, and commemoration of St.Menas martyr. 12 November:Martin pope and martyr, Semidouble. 13 November: 14 November: 15 November: 16 November: 17 November:Gregory Thaumaturgus bishop and confessor. 18 November: Dedication of the Basilicas ofPeter , andPaul , Double 19 November:Pontianus pope and martyr. 20 November: 21 November: 22 November:Cecilia virgin and martyr, Semidouble. 23 November:Clement pope and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of StFelicitas martyr. 24 November:Chrysogonus martyr. 25 November:Catherine virgin and martyr, Double. 26 November:Peter of Alexandria bishop and martyr. 27 November: 28 November: 29 November: Vigil, and commemoration ofSaturninus martyr. 30 November:Andrew Apostle, Double. 1 December: 2 December:Bibiana virgin and martyr. 3 December: 4 December:Barbara virgin and martyr, Commemoration. 5 December:Sabbas Abbot, Commemoration. 6 December:Nicholas bishop and confessor, Semidouble. 7 December:Ambrose bishop, confessor, andDoctor of the Church , Double. 8 December:Conception of Blessed Mary, Double. 9 December: 10 December:Melchiades pope and martyr, Commemoration. 11 December:Damasus pope and confessor, Semidouble. 12 December: 13 December:Saint Lucy virgin and martyr, Double. 14 December: 15 December: 16 December: 17 December: 18 December: 19 December: 20 December: Vigil. 21 December:Thomas the Apostle , Double. 22 December: 23 December: 24 December: Vigil. 25 December:Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ , Double. 26 December:Stephen Protomartyr, Double and commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity. 27 December:John Apostle and Evangelist, Double and commemoration of the Octaves. 28 December: TheHoly Innocents , Double and commemoration of the Octaves. 29 December:Thomas of Canterbury bishop and martyr, Semidouble, and commemoration of the Octaves. 30 December: Of the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity, or of the Octave, with commemoration of the other Octaves. 31 December:Sylvester pope and confessor, Double, with commemoration of the Octaves. ^ Breviarium Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum Apud Paulum Manutium, Roma 1568. Facsimile: Achille Maria Triacca,Breviarium Romanum. Editio princeps (1568) , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 1999^ Missale Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum Pii V. Pont. Max. editum Apud haeredes Bartholomaei Faletti, Ioannem Varisei et socios, Roma 1570. Facsimile: Manlio Sodi, Antonio Maria Triacca,Missale Romanum. Editio princeps (1570) , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 1998,ISBN 88-209-2547-8 .^ Quo Primum ^ Manlio Sodi, Achille Maria Triacca,Missale Romanum Editio Princeps (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1998ISBN 88-209-2547-8 ), pp. 49 and 560, making Caesarius of Africa one of the saints referred to in the section of this article on "Some of Pope Pius V's alterations of the existing Roman Calendar" whom Pope Pius V removed from the Roman calendar, where he had been included at least since the time of Charlemagne (Pierre Battifol,History of the Roman Breviary , p. 144).
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