In Tarsus (Türkiye), Saint Castor, martyr. († unknown date)

The commemoration of the holy martyrs Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander, who, during the persecution of Valerian, lived in a small farm near Caesarea in Palestine (now Keisarya, Israel). Knowing that in that city heavenly crowns of martyrdom were offered and inflamed with the divine ardor of faith, they presented themselves spontaneously to the judge and, having rebuked him for the cruelty with which he shed the blood of the faithful, were immediately thrown by him to the wild beasts to be devoured, in hatred of the name of Christ. († 260)

In Heliopolis (now Baalbek, Lebanon), Saint Cyril, deacon and martyr, who was cruelly murdered in the time of the Emperor Julian the Apostate. († c. 362)

In Alexandria (Egypt), Saint Proterius, bishop, who, after a tumultuous popular riot, on the Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, was ferociously murdered by Monophysites, followers of his predecessor Dioscorus. († 454)

In Chalon-sur-Saône (France), the burial of Saint Gunthram, king of the Franks, who distributed the treasures of his wealth in favor of the churches and the poor. († 593)

Near the Lycian Olympus (now Tahtalı Dağı, near Kemer, Türkiye), Saint Hilarion, hegumen of the monastery of Pelekete, who vigorously defended the worship of sacred images. († 8th century)

In Cîteaux (France), Saint Étienne Harding, abbot, who came from Molesme with other monks to this famous monastery, instituted the converted brothers, received the illustrious Bernard with thirty companions and founded twelve monasteries, which he associated with the bond of the Charter of Charity, so that there would be no discord among the monks, but they would live in harmony with the same charity, the same rule and similar customs. († 1134)

* In Naso (Italy), Saint Cono, a monk under the observance of the Eastern Fathers, who, upon returning from the pilgrimage to the Holy Places, knowing that his parents had died, distributed the entire family fortune to the poor and embraced the eremitical life. († 1236)

* In Monticiano (Italy), Blessed Antonio Patrizi, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, illustrious for his outstanding love for his brothers and neighbors. († c. 1311)

* In Tours (France), Blessed Jeanne-Marie de Maillé, who, after the death of her husband during the war, was reduced to poverty,  driven from her home by her relatives, and abandoned by everyone. She lived in seclusion in a cell near the convent of the Friars  Minors, begging for bread, but completely trusting in God. († 1414)

* In York (England), Blessed Christopher Wharton, priest and martyr, who, during the reign of Elizabeth I, was condemned to the gallows in hatred of the priesthood. († 1600)

* In Angers (France), Blessed Renée-Marie Feillatreau, martyr, a married woman who, during the French Revolution, was beheaded for remaining faithful to the Catholic Church.  († 1794)

In Przemyśl (Poland), Saint Józef Sebastian Pelczar, bishop, founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and distinguished master of the spiritual life. († 1924)