1 Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) 3 Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865 4 Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 6 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 10 Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543 14 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269 15 Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045 Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730 17 Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155 27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 Principal feasts and holy days Festivals Lesser festivals Commemorations