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Saints of 9 October

32 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 9 October, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

Our Lady of Good Help

Saints (20)

St. Denis of Paris Died: beheaded c.258 at Montmarte (= mount of martyrs). Patronage: against frenzy, against headaches, against hydrophobia or rabies, against strife, France, Paris, France, and possessed people. Also called Denis of France and Dennis, Denys, Dionysius.
St. John Henry Newman Born: 21 February 1801 at London, England. Died: 11 August 1890 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Beatified: Sunday 19 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonized: 13 October 2019 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy. Listed as Saint in some sources and Blessed in others.
St. Alfanus of Salerno Died: 1085.
St. Andronicus of Antioch Patronage: silver workers and silversmiths. Also called Andronicus of Egypt.
St. Athanasia of Antioch
St. Demetrius of Alexandria Died: 231.
St. Deusdedit of Montecassino Died: martyred 9 October 834 in Benevento, Italy. Also called Deodato, Diodato.
St. Domninus Born: Parma, Italy. Died: beheaded on 9 October 299 on the Via Claudia at Borgo San Donnino near Parma, Italy. Patronage: Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, Credera Rubbiano, Italy, Dernice, Italy, Fidenza, Italy, city of, Fidenza, Italy, diocese of, and Montecchio Emilia, Italy. Also called Donnino.
St. Donnino of Città di Castello Died: 9 October 610 at the Villa San Donino hermitage near Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy. Patronage: against epilepsy and against rabid dog attacks. Also called Donino.
St. Dorotheus of Alexandria Died: 373 in Alexander, Egypt.
St. Eleutherius and Saint Rusticus Died: beheaded c.258 at Montmarte (= mount of martyrs).
St. Geminus Died: c.815. Patronage: San Gemini, Italy.
St. Gislenus Died: c.680. Also called Apostle of Hainault and Ghislain, Gislain, Gisleno, Gisileno, Guislain.
St. Goswin Born: at Douai, France. Died: 1165.
St. John Leonardi Born: 1541 at Diecimo, Lucca, Italy. Died: 8 October 1609 at Rome, Italy. Canonized: 17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Giovanni Leonardi and Jean Leonardi.
St. Lambert Died: c.680.
St. Louis Bertrand Born: 1 January 1526 at Valencia, Spain. Died: 9 October 1581. Canonized: 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X. Patronage: Caribbean vicariates, Colombia, and Dominican novices. Also called Apostle of South America, Lewis Bertrand, and Luis Beltran.
St. Publia Born: 4th century in Antioch, Syria. Died: 4th century in Antioch, Syria.
St. Sabinus of the Lavedan Born: Barcelona, Spain. Died: c.820. Also called Apostle of the Lavedan and Savin of the Lavedan.
St. Valerius Died: c.680. Also called Bellère, Beriher.

Blessed (3)

Blessed Aaron of Cracow Died: 15 May 1059.
Blessed Bernard of Rodez Born: 1040 in Rodez, France. Died: 1110. Also called Bernard of Montsalvy.
Blessed Gunther Born: 955. Died: 1045.

Martyr groups (2)

Martyrs of Laodicea Died: Laodicea, Syria.
Nine Martyrs of Astoria Died: martyred on 9 October 1934 in Turón, Spain. Canonized: 21 November 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Martyrs of Turon.

Other (6)

Abraham the Patriarch Born: at Ur, Chaldea as Abram. Died: c.1700 BC. Also called Abram.
Emmanuela Teresa of Bavaria
Hector Antonius Valdivielso Sáez
Monks of Lecceto
Oda of Parey
Robert of Mariënweerd

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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