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Saints of 22 September

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

Saints (16)

  • St. Augustinus Yu Chin-Kil Born: 1791 in Jo Dong, Seoul, South Korea. Died: beheaded on 22 September 1839 in Seoul, Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Augustinus Yu Jin-Gil, Augustinus Yu Chin-gil, and Auguseutino, Augustine.
  • St. Basilia Died: beheaded c.300 on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy.
  • Sts. Digna and Emerita of Rome Died: c.259 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Emmeramus of Regensburg Born: Poitiers, France. Died: killed c.690. Patronage: Regensburg, Germany. Also called Emmeran, Haimhramm.
  • St. Florentius the Venerable Born: Bavaria, Germany. Died: 5th century. Also called Fiorenzo, Florence, Florent-le-Vieux.
  • St. Gunthildis of Suffersheim Died: c.1057 in Suffersheim, Bavaria, Germany. Patronage: cattle, lepers, servants. Also called Gunthild.
  • St. Ignatius of Santhia Born: 5 June 1686 in Santhià, Vercelli, Italy as Maurice Belvisotti. Died: 22 September 1770. Canonized: 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy. Also called Ignazio da Santhia, Lawrence Belvisotti, Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti, and Maurice Belvisotti.
  • St. Irais Born: Egyptian. Died: beheaded c.300. Also called Herais, Rhais.
  • St. Jonas Died: flogged and stabbed. Also called Yon.
  • St. Lauto of Coutances Born: Courcy, France. Died: c.568. Patronage: blind people; against blindness, eyes, and Coutances, France, diocese of. Also called Laud, Laudo, Laudus, Launus, Lô.
  • St. Lindru of Partois
  • St. Maurice Died: c.287 at Agaunum. Patronage: against cramps, against gout, alpine troops, armies, cloth dyers, clothmakers, infantrymen, Pontifical Swiss Guards, and others. Also called Mauritius, Moritz, Morris.
  • St. Sadalberga Born: Toul, France. Died: c.665 in Laon, France. Also called Salaberga.
  • St. Sanctinus of Meaux Died: c.300.
  • St. Settimio of Jesi Born: Germany. Died: though his place of burial was lost. Patronage: Jesi, Italy, city of and Jesi, Italy, diocese of. Also called Septimus.
  • St. Silvanus of Levroux Also called Silouan, Silvano.

Blessed (4)

  • Blessed Alfonso da Cusco
  • Blessed Giovanni Battista Bonetti Born: early 17th century in Pont Canavese, Turin, Italy. Died: burned to death on 22 September 1654 in Tripoli, Libya. Also called Giovanni Battista Bonetto.
  • Blessed Joseph Marchandon Born: 21 August 1745 in Bénévent, Creuse, France. Died: 22 September 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Otto of Freising Died: 1158 at the Cistercian monastery of Morimond, France.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of the Theban Legion Died: martyred c.287 in Agaunum.
  • Martyrs of Valencia, Spain

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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