Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Martina, virgin and martyr
- Barsimaeus, bishop
- Bathildis, widow
- Aldegundis, virgin
- Adelelmus or Aleaume, abbot
- Hyancintha Mariscotti, virgin
- Mutien Marie Wiaux
St. Hyacintha Mariscotti (1585-1640 A.D.) was the foundress of two confraternities in Viterbo, Italy, to care for the sick, the aged and the poor. Born of a noble Italian family and educated at a local Franciscan convent, her parents forced her to enter a convent where her sister was already a nun. She lived in luxury in this state of life until illness and the influence of a saintly Franciscan confessor converted her from her ways. She was then given the responsibility to be mistress of novices wherein she practiced wisdom and common sense. She died on January 30, 1640 A.D., was beatified in 1726 A.D. by Pope Benedict XIII, and was canonized in May 14, 1807 A.D. by Pope Pius VII.
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [January 30]
- Feast of the Three Holy Bishops/Three Cappadocian Fathers: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom
- St. Hippolytus, Priest-Martyr
The Feast of the Three Holy Bishops, Three Cappadocian Fathers or Three Hierarchs, was based on a vision to St. John Mauropous, bishop of Euchaita, in the year 1084 A.D. The three appeared to John Mauropous and said that they were equal before God: "There are no divisions among us, and no opposition to one another." As a result, a January 30 feast day commemorating all three in common was instituted around 1100 A.D. under the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. The Three Holy Bishops are also commemorated in the Roman Calendar at different dates: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen on January 2, and St. John Chrysostom on September 13.
Citations:
- Feast of the Three Holy Fathers, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Goarch.org
- Three Holy Hierarchs, Wikipedia.org
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