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title: "St. Adrian of Canterbury: Feast Day January 9 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-canterbury/
description: "St. Adrian of Canterbury, Abbot. Remembered on January 9, died c. 710. Read their life in Bless."
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Abbot · Remembered on January 9

# St. Adrian of Canterbury

St. Adrian of Canterbury is remembered on January 9 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 9](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#9) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 710 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, January 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-canterbury/#calendar) |

## Life

An African-born monk who twice refused the see of Canterbury, then accompanied the man he recommended, Theodore, and led its school for nearly forty years — making England, in Bede’s words, a land of scholars in Greek and Latin.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Adrian of Canterbury. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, January 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/09/) | Saturday after Epiphany | White | 1 John 5:14-21 · Psalm 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b · Matthew 4:16 · John 3:22-30 |
| [Sunday, January 9, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/09/) | The Baptism of the Lord | White | Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 · Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 · Acts 10:34-38 · Cf. Mark 9:7 · Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 8 St. Severinus of Noricum](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-severinus-of-noricum/) [January 10 St. Gregory of Nyssa](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-of-nyssa/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 9?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-09) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Adrian of Canterbury

Remembered on January 9

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-canterbury/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-canterbury/#calendar)

In the app

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