Virgin · Remembered on January 18
St. Margaret of Hungary
St. Margaret of Hungary is remembered on January 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | January 18 |
|---|---|
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 1270 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Hungarian princess offered to God before birth for the country’s deliverance from the Mongols, who held her royal father to the bargain — refusing two crowns to remain a Dominican nun on her Danube island, taking the convent’s lowest work for herself.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Margaret of Hungary. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Margaret of Hungary keeps January 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of January.
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