---
title: "St. Ethelbert of Kent: Feast Day February 24 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ethelbert-of-kent/
description: "St. Ethelbert of Kent, King. Remembered on February 24, died c. 616. Read their life in Bless."
---

King · Remembered on February 24

# St. Ethelbert of Kent

St. Ethelbert of Kent is remembered on February 24 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 24](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#24) |
| Title | King |
| Died | c. 616 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, February 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ethelbert-of-kent/#calendar) |

## Life

The first Christian king of the English, who received Augustine’s mission courteously — under the open sky, wary of magic — then freely embraced the faith. He built Canterbury’s first cathedral, wrote the earliest English law code, and compelled no man’s conversion.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Ethelbert of Kent. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, February 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/24/) | Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent | Violet | Jeremiah 18:18-20 · Psalm 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 · John 8:12 · Matthew 20:17-28 |
| [Thursday, February 24, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/24/) | Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | James 5:1-6 · Psalm 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20 · See 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Mark 9:41-50 |

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.

[February 23 St. Polycarp](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-polycarp/) [February 25 St. Walburga](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-walburga/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 24?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-24) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

Spotted a mistake in a date, a patronage or a quotation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here.

St. Ethelbert of Kent

Remembered on February 24

On this page

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

In the app

Bless shows a saint every day on its Today screen, with their life and their words. Free on iPhone.