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Catholic Santoral for January 23 Highlights St. Agatangelo and St. Ildefonso

The notices emphasize concise biographies alongside Spanish devotions tied to Elche and Zamora.

Overview

  • The Catholic calendar for Friday, January 23, 2026 features St. Agatangelo and St. Ildefonso among the day’s commemorations.
  • St. Agatangelo is presented as a deacon and disciple of St. Clement of Ancyra who was martyred under Diocletian, with accounts placing his death between 303 and 310.
  • LA GACETA reports his later veneration in Elche, citing a 1683 patronage designation, a local feast on February 3, and a chapel in the Basílica de Santa María, while noting limited documentary support.
  • St. Ildefonso is outlined as a seventh‑century archbishop of Toledo, born around 606 and deceased in 667, first buried at Santa Leocadia and later translated to Zamora.
  • Coverage also references his patronage in Zamora, Toledo and Herreruela de Oropesa, lists additional saints for the date, and explains Spain’s onomástica tradition linking given names to feast days.