Overview
- El Norte de Castilla’s listing for Sunday, December 21, 2025 identifies Saint Peter Canisius as the day’s main commemoration.
- The Dutch-born Jesuit is presented as the “second apostle of Germany,” a key figure in German Catholicism, and an early promoter of the Catholic press.
- Saint Anastasius of Persia is also noted, with a summary of his conversion, imprisonment, and beheading under King Cosroes.
- The paper adds other observances for San Festo, San Glicerio, San Miqueas, San Eustracio, San Severino, and San Temístocles.
- The article outlines the Spanish custom of celebrating saints’ days and defines onomástica as the personal feast tied to a person’s name.