Feast January 16
Saint Fursey
Religious · Feast January 16
Biography
Saint Fursey was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia. He reportedly experienced angelic visions of the afterlife. Fursey is one of the Four Comely Saints.
Feast day
January 16
Birth date
c. 597
Death date
650
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
1
Feast day of month
16