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Saints of 2 October

23 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 2 October, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

Guardian Angels Patronage: Gary, Indiana, diocese of and Spanish police officers.

Saints (12)

St. Beregisus Also called Beregiso.
St. Cyril of Antioch Died: in Antioch, Syria.
St. Eleutherius of Nicomedia Died: martyred c.303 at Nicomedia.
St. Émilie de Villeneuve Born: 9 March 1811 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Died: 2 October 1859 in Castres, Tarn, France. Canonized: 17 May 2015 by Pope Francis.
St. Gerinus Died: stoned to death in 676 near Arras, France.
St. Leodegarius of Autun Born: c.616. Died: murdered in 678 in the woods near Sarcing, Somme, France. Patronage: blind people; against blindness, eye problems or sore eyes, millers, and 5 cities. Also called Leodegar, Leger.
St. Leudomer Died: c.585. Also called Lomer.
St. Modesto of Sardinia Born: Sardinia, Italy. Died: c.304 in Sardinia, Italy.
St. Primus of Antioch Died: Antioch, Syria.
St. Secundarius Died: martyred in Antioch, Syria.
St. Theophilus of Bulgaria Born: in Bulgaria. Died: c.750.
St. Ursicinus II Died: 760. Also called Ursicino di Coira.

Blessed (5)

Blessed Antoine Chevrier Born: Easter Sunday, 16 April 1825 in Lyon, Rhône, France. Died: 2 October 1879 in Lyon, Rhône, France. Beatified: 4 October 1986 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: Priests of Prado and Sisters of Prado.
Blessed Bartolomé Blanco Márquez Born: 25 November 1914 in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Spain. Died: shot on 2 October 1936 in Jaén, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Bonaventura Relli Born: Palazzolo, Italy. Died: 2 October 1657 at the convent of the Madonna degli Angeli in Turin, Italy. Also called Bonaventura of Palazzolo.
Blessed Georges-Edme René Born: 16 November 1748 in Saint-Pierre-de-Vézelay, Yonne, France. Died: 5pm on 2 October 1794 aboard the prison ship Washington. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Jan Beyzym Born: 15 May 1850 in Beyzymy Wielkie, Poland (now in Ukraine). Died: 2 October 1912 in Marana, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. Beatified: 18 August 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Krakow, Poland.

Martyr groups (1)

Martyrs of Nagasaki Born: 1619 in Nagasaki, Japan. Died: crucified on 5 February 1597 at Tateyama (Hill of Wheat), Nagasaki, Japan. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Canonized: 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX. Also called Nagasaki Martyrs, Saint Paul Miki and Companions, and Saint Peter Baptist and Companions. Also kept on 6 February in some calendars.

Other (4)

Constantine Mkheidze
David Mkheidze
Edmund Maclot
Serenus of Metz

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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