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Saints of 12 October

31 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 12 October, with short facts.

Marian titles (2)

  • Our Lady Aparecida Patronage: Aparecida, Brazil, diocese of, Brazil, and World Youth Day 2013. Also called Our Lady Who Appeared.
  • Our Lady of the Pillar Patronage: Imus, Philippines, diocese of, Tagbilaran, Philippines, Zamboanga, Philippines, archdiocese of, Zamboanga City, Philippines, and Zaragoza, Spain. Also called Nossa Senhora do Pilar, Nuestra Señora del Pilar, and Our Lady of Pillar.

Saints (20)

  • St. Amelius and Saint Amicus of Mortara Born: 8th century France. Died: 773 in Pulchrasilva. Also called Amelio.
  • St. Cyprian Died: 484.
  • St. Domnina of Anazarbus Died: in prison in 303 in Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor. Also called Donnina.
  • St. Edistius of Ravenna Died: c.303 in Ravenna, Italy.
  • St. Edisto Patronage: Sant Oreste, Italy. Also called Aristo, Hedisto, Oreste, Rest.
  • St. Edwin of Northumbria Born: 585 at Deira, South Northumbria, England. Died: 633 in battle. Patronage: converts, hoboes, tramps, homeless people, kings, and large families. Also called Edwin of Bernicia, Edwin of Deira, Edwin the King, and Aeduini, Eadwine, Aeduini.
  • St. Evagrius the Martyr
  • St. Felix Died: 484.
  • St. Fiace Born: 415 in Ireland. Died: 520. Also called Fiacc, Fiach, Fiech.
  • St. Herlindis Died: c.745.
  • St. Maximilian of Celeia Born: in Celeia (modern Celje, Slovenia). Died: beheaded on 12 October 284. Patronage: Habsburg family (chosen in the 15th century) and Linz, Austria, diocese of. Also called Maximilian of Celje, Maximilian of Cilli, and Maximilian of Lorch.
  • St. Monas of Milan Died: 249.
  • St. Opilio of Piacenza Died: mid-5th century in Piacenza, Italy. Also called Opilione.
  • St. Pantalus of Basle
  • St. Priscian the Martyr
  • St. Relindis Died: c.750.
  • St. Rodobaldo II of Pavia Died: 12 October 1254 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Also called Cipolla of Pavia.
  • St. Salvinus of Verona Died: 562.
  • St. Serafino of Montegranaro Born: at Montegranaro, Italy. Died: 12 October 1604 at Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Canonized: 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII. Also called Serafino of Ascoli Piceno and Serafinus, Seraphim, Seraphin.
  • St. Spérie Born: Saint-Sérène manor in the area of modern Saint-Céré, France. Died: beheaded in 760. Patronage: Saint-Céré, France. Also called Espérie, Exupérie.

Popes (1)

  • Pope St. Felix IV Born: Samnium, Italy. Died: September 530 in Rome, Italy.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Carlo Acutis Born: 3 May 1991 in Barking and Dagenham, London, England. Died: 12 October 2006 in Monza, Milan, Italy. Beatified: 10 October 2020 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Eufrasio of the Child Jesus Born: 8 February 1897 at Cancienes, Asturias, Spain as Eufrasio Barredo Fernández. Died: martyred on 12 October 1934 at Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Eufrasio Barredo Fernández.
  • Blessed José González Huguet Born: 23 January 1874 in Alaquás, Valencia, Spain. Died: 12 October 1936 in Ribarroja, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Juan Osiense Died: Santa Maria convent in Guardia de los Prados, Spain.
  • Blessed Pedro Salcedo Puchades Born: 23 February 1874 in Valencia, Spain. Died: 12 October 1936 near the river outside Monteolivete, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Brother Pacifico of Valencia.
  • Blessed Roman Sitko Born: 30 March 1880 in Czarna Sedziszowska, Podkarpackie, Poland. Died: 12 October 1942 in Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Malopolskie. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed Thomas Bullaker Born: c.1603 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called John Baptist Bullaker and Thomas Tailor.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Arian North Africa Died: 483 at various locations in North Africa.

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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