Jerome Emiliani (Jerome Aemilian, Hiëronymus Emiliani) (1496–1537) was an Italian humanitarian and saint. He is the patron saint of orphans and was canonized. 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... Orphans, by Thomas Kennington An orphan (from the Greek ορφανός) is a person (or animal), who has lost one or both parents, often through death. ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ...

His feast day is 8 February. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...