Chair of St. Peter, February 22
This feast celebrates Peter’s mission as the rock on which Christ built his Church, and the teaching role of his successors. A wooden chair, encased in bronze by Bernini, is kept in St. Peter’s Basilica. The feast is attested in Rome since the fourth century.
On the General Roman Calendar, February 22 is a feast: The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle.
Other saints on February 22
- St. Margaret of Cortona, penitent (1297)
February 22 on the calendar
February 22 is the 53rd day of the year, with 312 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | Monday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Thursday |
| 2030 | Friday |
Keeping February 22
February 22 falls in winter. As a feast, it is kept by the whole Church with its own readings and the Gloria at Mass. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around February 22
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| February 19 | St. Conrad of Piacenza |
| February 20 | Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto |
| February 21 | St. Peter Damian |
| February 23 | St. Polycarp |
| February 24 | St. Ethelbert of Kent |
| February 25 | St. Walburga |
The day before, February 21, is the day of St. Peter Damian. The day after, February 23, belongs to St. Polycarp. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.