
1028), St Day of Cornwall, Englandġ9 January – St Canutus of Denmark (Canute IV, Knud) (d. 715)ġ8 January – St Volusian of Tours (d. 1127)ġ7 January – St Antony of Egypt (251-356), St Milburga of Wenlock (d. 764)ġ6 January – St Honoratus of Aries, France (350-429), St Henry of Cocket Northumbria, England (d. 823), St Ceowulf of Nortumbria, England (d. 664)ġ5 January – St Ita (Deirdre and Mida) (d. 603), St Elian of Cornwall, England (6th Century)ġ4 January – St Felix of Nola (d. 368), St Erbin (Ervan, Ernie, Erbyn, Hermes) of Cornwall and Devon (5th Century), St Kentigern Mungo of Scotland (d. 690), St Distaff’s Dayġ3 January – St Hilary (Hilarii) of Poitiers (d. 342), Geraint of Wales (9th Century)ġ1 January – St Egwin of Worcester, St Brandan Of Ireland (5th Century)ġ2 January – St Benedict Biscop of Wearmouth (d. 709), St Brihtwald (Berhtwald, Beorhtweald, Brihtwald) of Canterbury (d. 1002)ĩ January – St Adrian of Canterbury (d. 516), Epiphanyħ January – St Raymond of Pennafort (1175-1275), St Brannock of Braunton, EnglandĨ January – St Wulsin of Westminster (d. 607), St Hywyn (Ewwn, Owen) of Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales (d. 422-512)Ĥ January – St Simeon the Stylite (390-459)ĥ January – St Julien, St Edward the Confessor, Twelfth Night, Vigil of EpiphanyĦ January – St Peter of Canterbury (d. Dates were often given by the name of the event or feast day of a saint.ġ January – St Maelrhys, St Elvan & Mydwyn (2nd Century), Circumcision, The Solemnity of MaryĢ January – St Basil the Great of Aix, France (329-379), St Gregory of Nazianzen (329-389)ģ January – St Genevieve (Genovefe) of Paris (ca. Medieval Saints and Feast days are listed here as they would have been celebrated in the 14th Century. The feast of Christ the King is the Sunday on or after 20 NovemberĪdvent – begins on the 4th Sunday before Christmas and ends on 24th December at sundown Whitsun (Pentecost) Pentecost is also known as Whitsunday and is celebrated on the Sunday which falls on the 50th day after the Easter festival.The name Pentecost comes fom a Geek word which means ‘fiftieth’. Lent – Lent is the 40 day period before Easter, not counting Sundays, the Eastern church does count them, starting Ash Wednesday. Once Easter was known then other feast days could be determined: The moons cycle repeats itself in relation to the days of the year repeats itself every 19 years thus if one were calculated then Easter could be calculated according to tables and this number was called the ‘Golden Number’.

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The Sunday after the Paschal full moon, the Paschal full moon may be between March 21 to April 18, thus the possible dates for Easter are from March 22 to April 25. The full moon that precedes Easter is called the Paschal moon. In short Easter was calculated as the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox, March 21. Calculating Easter – Easter in the Medieval period was calculated against the Julian Calendar.
