The following calendar is based on that of the Primer of 1599, but has been modified to correspond to the spellings employed in the On-line Calendar of Saints Days. The calendar presented here is a generic Roman calendar, with the addition (in parentheses) of saints especially venerated in England. For a more comprehensive guide to medieval saints' days, see the On-line Calendar.

January

hath xxxi days
A 1 The Circumcision of Our Lord
b 2
c 3
d 4
e 5 (St. Edward, king and confessor)
f 6 The Epiphany of Our Lord
g 7
A 8
b 9
c 10
d 11 St. Hyginius, pope and martyr
e 12 (St. Benedict Biscop, abbot)
f 13
g 14 St. Hilary, bishop and confessor
A 15 St. Paul, the first hermit
b 16 St. Marcellus, pope and martyr
c 17 St. Anthony, abbot
d 18 St. Peter's Chair at Rome
e 19 Sts. Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abachum, martyrs; (St. Wulstan, bishop)
f 20 Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, martyrs
g 21 St. Agnes, virgin and martyr
A 22 Sts. Vincent and Anastasius, martyrs
b 23 St. Emerentiana, virgin and martyr
c 24 St. Timothy, bishop and martyr
d 25 Conversion of St. Paul
e 26 St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr
f 27 St. John Chrysostom, bishop
g 28 St. Agnes the second
A 29
b 30
c 31

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