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List of Old Covenant saints in the Roman Martyrology

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The Roman Martyrology, which is a non-exhaustive list of saints venerated by the Catholic Church, includes the following feast days[1] for saints who died before Pentecost, and therefore are considered saints of the Old Covenant.[2] Unlike modern saints, these Biblical figures did not go through any formal process of canonization.[3]

Old Testament

Saint Feast Day Notes
Abel January 03 [4]
Jeremiah May 01 [5]
Isaiah May 09 [5]
Job May 10 [5]
Elisha June 14 [6]
Amos June 15 [6]
Aaron July 01 [7]
Ezra July 13 [8]
Elijah July 20 [8]
Ezekiel July 23 [9]
Seven Holy Brothers August 01 [10]
Eleazar August 01 [10]
Samuel August 20 [11]
Melchizedek August 26 [12]
Joshua September 01 [13]
Moses September 04 [13]
Zechariah September 06 [13]
Jonah September 21 [14]
Gideon September 26 [14]
Abraham October 09 [15]
Hosea October 17 [16]
Joel October 19 [16]
Obadiah November 19 [17]
Nahum December 01 [18]
Habakkuk December 02 [18]
Zephaniah December 03 [18]
Haggai December 16 [19]
Micah December 21 [20]
All Holy Ancestors of Christ December 24 [20]
David December 29 [20]

New Testament

Although these saints are from the New Testament, they are nevertheless considered "Old Covenant" saints, because they died before the inauguration of the Catholic Church at Pentecost.

Saint Feast Day Notes
Simeon February 03 [21]
Anna February 03 [21]
Saint Dismas March 25 [22]
Saint John the Baptist June 24 [23] Nativity
Joachim July 26 [9]
Anne July 26 [9]
Saint John the Baptist August 29 [12] Beheading
Zechariah September 23 [14]
Elizabeth September 23 [14]
Holy Innocents December 28 [20]

See also

References

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