January 22: St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr (Outside U.S.A.; Celebrated Jan. 23 in U.S.A.)
St Vincent was a deacon, originally from Saragossa in Spain. He was an great preacher and a courageous man. Vincent was arrested during the persecutions under Diocletian. Despite terrible tortures, he never denied the Faith. He was martyred in Valencia in 304, and immediately venerated as a saint.