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Saints of 4 October

26 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 4 October, with short facts.

Saints (17)

  • St. Francis of Assisi Born: 1181 at Assisi, Umbria, Italy as Francis Bernardone. Died: 4 October 1226 at Portiuncula, Italy. Canonized: 16 July 1228 by Pope Gregory IX. Also called Francis Bernardone. Also kept on 17 September in some calendars.
  • St. Adauctus Born: at Ephesus. Died: martyred c.312.
  • St. Ammon the Great Born: c.286 in Mariotis, Egypt. Died: c.348 in Scetis, Egypt. Also called Amon the Anchorite and Ammonius, Amun.
  • St. Aurea of Paris Born: Syria. Died: 666.
  • St. Berenice Died: c.303 in Syria.
  • St. Caius of Corinth Also called Caius of Thessalonica and Gaius.....
  • St. Callisthene Died: 4th century.
  • St. Crispus of Corinth Also called Crispus of Aegina and Crispo.....
  • St. Damaris of Athens Born: Athens, Greece.
  • St. Diogenes of Milan Died: Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Also called Theotecnus.
  • St. Domnina Died: c.303 in Syria.
  • St. Hierotheus
  • St. Lucius of Alexandria Died: in 257 at Alexandria, Egypt.
  • St. Peter of Damascus Died: beheaded in 750 in Syria.
  • St. Petronius of Bologna Died: c.445. Patronage: Bologna, Italy, archdiocese of and Bologna, Italy, city of. Also called Petronius Vescovo, Petronius the Bishops, and Petronio.....
  • St. Prosdoce Died: c.303 in Syria.
  • St. Quintius of Tours Born: Tours, France. Died: c.570 at L'Indrois near Montresor, France. Also called Quentin, Quintino.

Blessed (4)

  • Blessed Alfonso Tabela Born: Portugal. Died: 1550 in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Blessed Enrique Morant Pellicer Born: 13 October 1908 in Bellreguard, Valencia, Spain. Died: shot in the evening of 3 October 1936 in Xeraco, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed José Canet Ginet Born: 24 August 1903 in Bellreguard, Valencia, Spain. Died: shot on 4 October 1936 in La Pedrera de Gandía, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Julian Majali Died: 1470.

Martyr groups (2)

  • 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 Alexandria Died: 304 in Alexandria, Egypt martyrs-of-alexandria-2-may Also celebrated but no entry yet. Also kept on 2 May in some calendars.

Other (3)

  • Dionysius Exiguus
  • Finan of Teach Oirthir
  • Robert Picavet

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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