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Saints of 12 September

22 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 12 September, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

  • Feast of the Holy Name of Mary

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Lipa

Saints (8)

  • St. Ailbe of Emly Born: Irish. Died: c.541. Patronage: Cashel, Ireland, diocese of, Cashel and Emly, Ireland, archdiocese of, Emly, Ireland, diocese of, Munster, Ireland, and wolves. Also called Ailbhe, Albert, Albeo, Albeus, Elvis and The Patrick of Munster.
  • St. Autonomus Born: Italian. Died: martyred c.300 in Asia Minor. Also called Autonomo.
  • St. Curonotus Died: c.258 in Asia Minor. Also called Curomotus.
  • St. Eanswith Died: c.640. Also called Eanswida, Eanswythe.
  • St. Franciscus Ch'oe Kyong-Hwan Born: 1805 in Taraekkol, Hongjugun, Ch'ungch'ong, South Korea. Died: in the early morning of 12 September 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Youido Square, Seoul, South Korea. Also called Choe Gyeong-Hwan and Peuranchiseuko.
  • St. Guy of Anderlecht Born: c.950 at Anderlecht, Belgium. Died: 1012 at Anderlecht, Belgium. Patronage: Anderlecht, Belgium, epileptics; against epilepsy, rabies; rabid animals; against hydrophobia or rabies, animals with horns, bachelors, convulsive children, farmers, laborers, workers, and others.
  • St. Juventius of Pavia
  • St. Silvinus of Verona Died: c.550. Also called Silvino.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Apolinar Franco Born: 1575 in Aguilar del Campo, Palencia, Spain. Died: burned alive on 12 September 1622 at Omura, Nagasaki, Japan. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Also called Apollinaris.
  • Blessed Ebontius of Babastro Born: Sarrancolin, Comminges, Haute-Garrone, France. Died: 1104. Also called Ebon, Eboncio, Ponce, Poncio, Pontius.
  • Blessed Pierre-Sulpice-Christophe Faverge Born: 25 July 1745 in Orléans, Loiret, France. Died: 12 September 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Brother Roger.

Martyr groups (3)

  • 205 Martyrs of Japan Also kept on 10 September in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Alexandria Died: drowned c.300 at Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Martyrs of Phrygia Died: burned to death in 362 in Phrygia (modern Turkey).

Other (6)

  • Christopher Outers
  • Daniel of Thasos
  • Degenhard of Bischofsmais
  • Gold Ring Mass
  • Molaise of Devenish
  • Tesaurus Beccheria

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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