The Calendar of Queer Saints and Martyrs for the full year now lists only the most important of the large number that could be included - “most important”: those widely recognized as saints, and also with good reason to be described as in some sense queer.
The monthly pages provide a more comprehensive listing of queer people in church history, including some lesser figures, some for whom the descriptor “queer” is more speculative, and some who were clearly were not saints. All are important for illustrating some part of queer Christian history.
December
- Dec 1st
- Blessed Charles de Foucauld
- Dec 8th
- Rev James Stoll
- , first clergyman to come out voluntarily
- Dec 14th
- St Venantius Fortunatus, Italian Bishop and Homoerotic Poet (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- St Venantius Fortunatus, c 530 -603 (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- St John of the Cross, Spanish mystic, Priest and Doctor 1542 -1591 (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- John of the Cross: Dark night of a gay soul (Jesus in Love Blog)
- Dec 17th
- The Three Young Men in the Burning Fiery Furnace (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- The Three Young Men, Eunuchs & Companions of Daniel OT, c 650 BC (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- Dec 18th
- Dec 20th
- Ruth and Naomi: Love between women in the Bible (Jesus in Love Blog)
- Ruth and Naomi, OT, c 1100BC (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- Dec 24th
- St Eugenia /Eugenios, Cross-dressing’ Saint?, (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- St Eugenia /Eugenios of Alexandria, (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- Dec 24th
- SS Protus and Hyacinth, eunuchs & martyrs. (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- SS Protus and Hyacinth, eunuchs & martyrs. (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- John Boswell
- Dec 25th
- Christmas: Queer cheer for Christmas (Jesus in Love Blog)
- Dec 27th
- John the Evangelist, the “Beloved Disciple?” (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- St John, and Jesus’ Gay Wedding at Cana (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- John the Evangelist and Prochorus (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- John the Evangelist: The man Jesus loved? (Jesus in Love Blog)
- St John, the Man Jesus Loved, the “Beloved Disciple”. (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- Dec 29th
- David the Prophet and Jonathan, his Lover (Queer Saints & Martyrs)
- David and Jonathan, Love Between Men (Jesus in Love Blog)
- David the Prophet (LGBT Catholic Handbook)
- Dec 31 st
- St Melania “the Younger” , woman deacon (Womenpriests.org)