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January

2026
  1. 1Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2Gregory of Nazianzus
  3. 3Ephrem the Syrian
  4. 4Justin Martyr
  5. 5ante nicene
  6. 6Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  7. 7Polycarp of Smyrna
  8. 8Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11Irenaeus of Lyons
  12. 12nicene
  13. 13Hilary of Poitiers
  14. 14Cyprian of Carthage
  15. 15Athanasius of Alexandria
  16. 16Athanasius of Alexandria
  17. 17Anthony the Great
  18. 18Athanasius of Alexandria
  19. 19post nicene
  20. 20John Chrysostom
  21. 21Maximus the Confessor
  22. 22Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26desert father
  27. 27Pope Leo I
  28. 28Ephrem the Syrian
  29. 29Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30Maximus the Confessor
  31. 31John of Damascus

February

2026
  1. 1Anthony the Great
  2. 2apostle
  3. 3Justin Martyr
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  6. 6Polycarp of Smyrna
  7. 7Ignatius of Antioch
  8. 8Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9apostolic father
  10. 10Irenaeus of Lyons
  11. 11Tertullian
  12. 12Tertullian
  13. 13Edict of Milan
  14. 14Athanasius of Alexandria
  15. 15Athanasius of Alexandria
  16. 16apologist
  17. 17Gregory of Nazianzus
  18. 18Pope Leo I
  19. 19John Chrysostom
  20. 20John Chrysostom
  21. 21Augustine of Hippo
  22. 22Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24Jerome
  25. 25Ambrose of Milan
  26. 26Pope Leo I
  27. 27Benedict of Nursia
  28. 28Benedict of Nursia

March

2026
  1. 1Maximus the Confessor
  2. 2nicene
  3. 3Anthony the Great
  4. 4Novatian schism in Rome
  5. 5Justin Martyr
  6. 6Clement of Alexandria
  7. 7Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  8. 8Polycarp of Smyrna
  9. 9post nicene
  10. 10Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Irenaeus of Lyons
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13Tertullian
  14. 14Benedict of Nursia
  15. 15Cyprian of Carthage
  16. 16desert father
  17. 17Patrick of Ireland
  18. 18Basil of Caesarea
  19. 19Gregory of Nazianzus
  20. 20Gregory of Nyssa
  21. 21John Chrysostom
  22. 22John Chrysostom
  23. 23apostle
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Augustine of Hippo
  26. 26Jerome
  27. 27Ambrose of Milan
  28. 28Pope Leo I
  29. 29Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30apostolic father
  31. 31Maximus the Confessor

April

2026
  1. 1John of Damascus
  2. 2Anthony the Great
  3. 3Ephrem the Syrian
  4. 4Isidore of Seville
  5. 5Clement of Alexandria
  6. 6apologist
  7. 7Polycarp of Smyrna
  8. 8Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Irenaeus of Lyons
  11. 11Irenaeus of Lyons
  12. 12Tertullian
  13. 13ante nicene
  14. 14Cyprian of Carthage
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in Africa
  16. 16Athanasius of Alexandria
  17. 17Basil of Caesarea
  18. 18Gregory of Nazianzus
  19. 19Gregory of Nyssa
  20. 20nicene
  21. 21John Chrysostom
  22. 22Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Mark the Evangelist
  26. 26Ambrose of Milan
  27. 27post nicene
  28. 28Benedict of Nursia
  29. 29Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2026
  1. 1Pelagius
  2. 2Athanasius of Alexandria
  3. 3James the Just
  4. 4desert father
  5. 5Second Council of Constantinople
  6. 6Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  7. 7Polycarp of Smyrna
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the Great
  10. 10Irenaeus of Lyons
  11. 11apostle
  12. 12Tertullian
  13. 13Tertullian
  14. 14Cyprian of Carthage
  15. 15Pachomius the Great
  16. 16Athanasius of Alexandria
  17. 17Basil of Caesarea
  18. 18apostolic father
  19. 19Gregory of Nyssa
  20. 20John Chrysostom
  21. 21Constantine the Great
  22. 22Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Bede the Venerable
  26. 26Ambrose of Milan
  27. 27Bede the Venerable
  28. 28Benedict of Nursia
  29. 29Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30Maximus the Confessor
  31. 31John of Damascus

June

2026
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Three Chapters controversy
  3. 3Justin Martyr
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  6. 6Polycarp of Smyrna
  7. 7Ignatius of Antioch
  8. 8nicene
  9. 9Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10Irenaeus of Lyons
  11. 11Tertullian
  12. 12Tertullian
  13. 13Cyprian of Carthage
  14. 14Athanasius of Alexandria
  15. 15Jerome
  16. 16Basil of Caesarea
  17. 17Gregory of Nazianzus
  18. 18Gregory of Nyssa
  19. 19First Council of Nicaea
  20. 20John Chrysostom
  21. 21Eusebius of Caesarea
  22. 22Council of Ephesus
  23. 23Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Jerome
  25. 25Ambrose of Milan
  26. 26Pope Leo I
  27. 27Cyril of Alexandria
  28. 28Irenaeus of Lyons
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30John of Damascus

July

2026
  1. 1Anthony the Great
  2. 2Ephrem the Syrian
  3. 3Second Council of Orange
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  6. 6apostolic father
  7. 7Ignatius of Antioch
  8. 8Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9First Council of Constantinople
  10. 10Irenaeus of Lyons
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Tertullian
  13. 13apologist
  14. 14Athanasius of Alexandria
  15. 15Athanasius of Alexandria
  16. 16Basil of Caesarea
  17. 17Gregory of Nazianzus
  18. 18Gregory of Nyssa
  19. 19Macrina the Younger
  20. 20ante nicene
  21. 21Augustine of Hippo
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John Cassian
  24. 24Jerome
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Pope Leo I
  27. 27nicene
  28. 28Acacian Schism begins
  29. 29Maximus the Confessor
  30. 30John of Damascus
  31. 31Anthony the Great

August

2026
  1. 1Ephrem the Syrian
  2. 2Justin Martyr
  3. 3post nicene
  4. 4Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  5. 5Polycarp of Smyrna
  6. 6Ignatius of Antioch
  7. 7Ignatius of Antioch
  8. 8Irenaeus of Lyons
  9. 9Irenaeus of Lyons
  10. 10desert father
  11. 11Tertullian
  12. 12Cyprian of Carthage
  13. 13Hippolytus of Rome
  14. 14Athanasius of Alexandria
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Gregory of Nazianzus
  17. 17apostle
  18. 18John Chrysostom
  19. 19John Chrysostom
  20. 20Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Augustine of Hippo
  22. 22Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Irenaeus of Lyons
  24. 24Sack of Rome by Alaric
  25. 25Pope Leo I
  26. 26Benedict of Nursia
  27. 27Benedict of Nursia
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29John of Damascus
  30. 30Anthony the Great
  31. 31Cyprian of Carthage

September

2026
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Clement of Alexandria
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  4. 4Polycarp of Smyrna
  5. 5Ignatius of Antioch
  6. 6Ignatius of Antioch
  7. 7ante nicene
  8. 8Irenaeus of Lyons
  9. 9Tertullian
  10. 10Tertullian
  11. 11Cyprian of Carthage
  12. 12Athanasius of Alexandria
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14nicene
  15. 15Gregory of Nazianzus
  16. 16Cyprian of Carthage
  17. 17John Chrysostom
  18. 18John Chrysostom
  19. 19Augustine of Hippo
  20. 20Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Jerome
  23. 23Ambrose of Milan
  24. 24Second Council of Nicaea
  25. 25Synod of Whitby
  26. 26Benedict of Nursia
  27. 27Maximus the Confessor
  28. 28desert father
  29. 29Anthony the Great
  30. 30Jerome

October

2026
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Clement of Alexandria
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  4. 4Polycarp of Smyrna
  5. 5apostle
  6. 6Ignatius of Antioch
  7. 7Irenaeus of Lyons
  8. 8Council of Chalcedon
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
  10. 10Tertullian
  11. 11Cyprian of Carthage
  12. 12Martin of Tours
  13. 13Athanasius of Alexandria
  14. 14Basil of Caesarea
  15. 15Gregory of Nazianzus
  16. 16Gregory of Nyssa
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Luke the Evangelist
  19. 19apologist
  20. 20Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Augustine of Hippo
  22. 22Jerome
  23. 23Boethius
  24. 24Pope Leo I
  25. 25Benedict of Nursia
  26. 26ante nicene
  27. 27Maximus the Confessor
  28. 28John of Damascus
  29. 29Anthony the Great
  30. 30Ephrem the Syrian
  31. 31Justin Martyr

November

2026
  1. 1Clement of Alexandria
  2. 2nicene
  3. 3Polycarp of Smyrna
  4. 4Ignatius of Antioch
  5. 5Ignatius of Antioch
  6. 6Irenaeus of Lyons
  7. 7Third Council of Constantinople
  8. 8Tertullian
  9. 9post nicene
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Martin of Tours
  12. 12Athanasius of Alexandria
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Gregory of Nazianzus
  15. 15Gregory of Nyssa
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17John Chrysostom
  18. 18Augustine of Hippo
  19. 19Augustine of Hippo
  20. 20Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Jerome
  22. 22Ambrose of Milan
  23. 23Clement of Rome
  24. 24Benedict of Nursia
  25. 25Clement of Rome
  26. 26Maximus the Confessor
  27. 27John of Damascus
  28. 28Anthony the Great
  29. 29Ephrem the Syrian
  30. 30Andrew

December

2026
  1. 1Clement of Alexandria
  2. 2Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  3. 3Polycarp of Smyrna
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Ignatius of Antioch
  6. 6Irenaeus of Lyons
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8Tertullian
  9. 9Tertullian
  10. 10Cyprian of Carthage
  11. 11Athanasius of Alexandria
  12. 12Athanasius of Alexandria
  13. 13Basil of Caesarea
  14. 14ante nicene
  15. 15Gregory of Nyssa
  16. 16John Chrysostom
  17. 17John Chrysostom
  18. 18Augustine of Hippo
  19. 19Augustine of Hippo
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21nicene
  22. 22Ambrose of Milan
  23. 23Pope Leo I
  24. 24Benedict of Nursia
  25. 25Jesus of Nazareth
  26. 26Maximus the Confessor
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28post nicene
  29. 29Ephrem the Syrian
  30. 30Justin Martyr
  31. 31Clement of Alexandria

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