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title: "St. Damasus I: Feast Day December 11 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-damasus-i/
description: "St. Damasus I, Pope. Remembered on December 11, died c. 384. Read their life in Bless."
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Pope · Remembered on December 11

# St. Damasus I

St. Damasus I is remembered on December 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 11](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#11) |
| Title | Pope |
| Died | c. 384 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, December 11, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-damasus-i/#calendar) |

## Life

The pope of the martyrs’ memory: he drained and adorned the catacombs, composing with his own hand the marble epigrams that still mark the tombs. He commissioned his secretary Jerome to revise the Latin Bible, defended Nicene faith East and West, and asked for himself only burial apart, judging himself unworthy to lie among the saints.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Damasus I. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, December 11, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/11/) | Friday of the Second Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 48:17-19 · Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 · Matthew 11:16-19 |
| [Saturday, December 11, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/11/) | Saturday of the Second Week of Advent | Violet | Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 · Psalm 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 · Luke 3:4, 6 · Matthew 17:9a, 10-13 |
| [Monday, December 11, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/11/) | Monday of the Second Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 35:1-10 · Psalm 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 · Luke 5:17-26 |

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.

[December 10 St. John Roberts](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-roberts/) [December 12 St. Finnian of Clonard](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-finnian-of-clonard/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 11?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-11) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Damasus I

Remembered on December 11

On this page

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

In the app

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