St. Severinus of Noricum, January 8
Severinus was a monk who appeared in the Danube province of Noricum, in today’s Austria, around 454 as the Roman frontier collapsed. He organized food relief, ransomed captives and negotiated with barbarian kings. He died in 482.
January 8 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Severinus of Noricum, monk on this date.
Other saints on January 8
- St. Gudula, patron of Brussels (c. 712)
- St. Apollinaris, bishop of Hierapolis (2nd century)
Name days on January 8
In countries that keep name days, January 8 is the day for people named Severin.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Severin | January 8 |
January 8 on the calendar
January 8 is the 8th day of the year, with 357 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday |
| 2027 | Friday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Monday |
| 2030 | Tuesday |
Keeping January 8
January 8 falls in winter. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. 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. If you know someone named Severin, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around January 8
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| January 5 | St. John Neumann |
| January 6 | St. André Bessette |
| January 7 | St. Raymond of Penyafort |
| January 9 | St. Adrian of Canterbury |
| January 10 | St. Gregory of Nyssa |
| January 11 | St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch |
The day before, January 7, is the day of St. Raymond of Penyafort. The day after, January 9, belongs to St. Adrian of Canterbury. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.