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title: "St. Gildas the Wise: Feast Day January 29 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gildas-the-wise/
description: "St. Gildas the Wise, Abbot. Remembered on January 29, died c. 570. Read their life in Bless."
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Abbot · Remembered on January 29

# St. Gildas the Wise

St. Gildas the Wise is remembered on January 29 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 29](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#29) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 570 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, January 29, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gildas-the-wise/#calendar) |

## Life

A British monk-historian whose fiery book On the Ruin of Britain called kings and clergy to repentance amid the Saxon invasions — the one written voice surviving from his island’s darkest century. He ended his days a hermit in Brittany.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Gildas the Wise. 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, January 29, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/29/) | Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 10:32-39 · Psalm 37:3-4, 5-6, 23-24, 39-40 · See Matthew 11:25 · Mark 4:26-34 |
| [Saturday, January 29, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/29/) | Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17 · Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 · John 3:16 · Mark 4:35-41 |

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 28 St. Thomas Aquinas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-aquinas/) [January 30 St. Hyacintha Mariscotti](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hyacintha-mariscotti/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 29?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-29) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Gildas the Wise

Remembered on January 29

On this page

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

In the app

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