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Saints of 18 September

26 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 18 September, with short facts.

Saints (12)

  • St. Ðaminh Trach Ðoài Born: c.1792 at Ngoai Voi, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 18 September 1840 at Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Dominic Trach Ðoài.
  • St. Ariadne Died: c.130. Also called Ariadna, Ariane, Arianna.
  • St. Eumenius Thaumaturgus Also called Eumenius the Wonder Worker and Eumenes.....
  • St. Eustorgius of Milan Born: Greece. Died: c.331.
  • St. Ferreolus of Limoges Died: c.591.
  • St. Ferreolus the Tribune Died: 304. Also called Ferreolus of Vienne and Ferréol....
  • St. Hygbald Died: c.690. Also called Hibald, Higbald, Hugbald, Hybald.
  • St. Irene Died: beheaded c.200 in Egypt.
  • St. Joseph of Cupertino Born: 17 June 1603 at Cupertino. Died: 18 September 1663 at Ossimo, Italy. Canonized: 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII. Patronage: air crews, Air Forces, air travellers, flyers, aircraft pilots, aviators, flyers, astronauts, paratroopers, students, school children, test takers, and others.
  • St. Oceano of Nicomedia Died: Nicomedia, Bithynia (in modern Turkey).
  • St. Richardis of Andlou Born: 839 Andlau, Alsace, France. Died: c.895 at Andlau, Alsace, France. Also called Richardis of Swabia, Richardis of Alsace, Richardis de Soabe, and Richarda, Richarde, Richgard, Richgarda, Richkart.
  • St. Senary of Avranches Also called Sinerio, Senario.

Blessed (5)

  • Blessed Daudi Okelo Born: c.1902 in Payira, Kitgum, Ugandan, Acholi tribe. Died: speared and knifed to death on 18 October 1918 in Palamuku, Uganda. Beatified: 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Also called David Okelo.
  • Blessed Donato Jiménez Bibiano Born: 21 March 1873 in Alaejos, Valladolid, Spain.
  • Blessed Jildo Irwa Born: c.1906 in Bar Kitoba, Kitgum, Uganda, Acholi tribe. Died: speared and knifed to death on 18 October 1918 in Paimol, Kitgum, Uganda. Beatified: 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Józef Kut Born: 21 January 1905 in Slawin, Wielkopolskie, Poland. Died: 18 September 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Salvador Chuliá Ferrandis Born: 16 April 1866 in Torrent, Valencia, Spain. Died: shot at dawn on 18 September 1936 in Torrent, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Ambrosio María del Torrent.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.

Other (8)

  • Bertilia of Hainault
  • Constantius the Theban
  • Desiderius of Rennes
  • Elias of Mantova
  • Eustachius of Mondsee
  • Michael of Male
  • Reginfrid of Rennes
  • Sophia of Egypt

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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