The Communion of Witnesses
To be found by name, by month, and by kind. No forms; no automation; the church keepeth the record of the dead, and no record of the living. Seek by name, month, or category.
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Felicity, Felicitas
7 Mar Memorial with Perpetua
canon marks: E1 · F1 · L1 · confidence: Hag-D
also: enslaved Christian woman · mother · martyr
Pregnant women, mothers, enslaved people in reception; infant, palm, chains
Full independent row, not a footnote to Perpetua; same Passion, distinct person. Full row: S4.
Francis de Sales, Franciscus Salesius
24 Jan Memorial
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: bishop · founder · Doctor (1877)
Writers and journalists; book, heart
Distinct from Francis of Assisi; "Francis" name collision resolved. Full fields: S5.
Francis of Assisi, Franciscus Assisiensis
4 Oct Memorial; 2026 Sunday precedence
canon marks: E1 · F1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: friar · deacon · founder · mystic
Italy; animals/ecology by reception; habit, Canticle, stigmata in reception
Distinct from Francis de Sales; full row: S7.
Fructuosus, Augurius, and Eulogius, Fructuosus, Augurius et Eulogius
21 Jan in Spanish/Catalan particular calendars; 2026 universal rank noted in S4
A collective row: its members are listed, never paged. bishop and deacons, martyrs
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: bishop and deacons · martyrs
Tarragona church; fire, palm, dalmatic
Three distinct people in one collective dossier; not merged with Fabian or Agnes despite the same date. Full row: S4.
Gabriel, Gabriel Archangelus
29 Sep Feast with Michael and Raphael
Gabriel interprets Daniel’s visions and, in Luke, announces John’s birth to Zechariah and Jesus’ conception to Mary. The name and messenger office are securely present in the scriptural register, while the familiar painted details of clothing, wings, staff, and lily belong to later liturgical and artistic reception. The household honoureth Gabriel as a bearer of good news whose strength is received from the Source, never as an independent power..
canon marks: D1 · L1 · S1 · S2 · confidence: not marked
also: archangel and messenger
Messengers and communications by reception; lily, scroll, staff
Distinct from Michael and Raphael; full row: S2.
Gregory Nazianzen, Gregorius Nazianzenus
2 Jan Memorial with Basil
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: bishop · Father · Doctor (1568 designation)
Theologians; scroll, bishop's staff
Distinct from the other Gregorys; full fields: S5.
Gregory of Narek, Gregorius Narecensis
27 Feb Memorial
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: Armenian monk · poet · Doctor (2015)
Armenian Church and poets by reception; book, cross
Distinct from the three other Doctors named Gregory; full fields: S5.
Gregory of Nyssa, Gregorius Nyssenus
No current USCCB memorial; OCA 10 Jan held separately
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: bishop · Cappadocian Father and teacher
Theologians; book, bishop's staff
Distinct from Gregory the Great, Gregory Nazianzen, and Gregory of Narek. Full row: S6.
Gregory the Great, Gregorius Magnus
3 Sep Memorial
canon marks: E1 · F1 · L1 · confidence: Hag-D
also: pope · Father · Doctor (traditional 1298 listing)
Musicians by later reception; papal vesture, dove, book
Distinct from Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Narek; full fields: S5.
Hilary of Poitiers, Hilarius Pictaviensis
13 Jan Memorial
canon marks: E1 · L1 · confidence: not marked
also: bishop · Father · Doctor (1851)
Theologians; book, bishop's staff
Distinct from Hilary of Arles and other Hilarys; full fields: S5.