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Saints of 19 October

28 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 19 October, with short facts.

Saints (23)

  • St. Paul of the Cross Born: 3 January 1694 at Ovada, Piedmont (northern Italy) as Paolo Francesco Danei. Died: 18 October 1775 at Rome, Italy. Beatified: 1 October 1852 by Blessed Pope Pius IX. Canonized: 29 June 1867 by Blessed Pope Pius IX. Patronage: Castellazo Bormida, Italy and Ovada, Italy.
  • St. Altinus Also called Attinus.
  • St. Aquilinus of Evreux Born: c.620 in Bayeux, France. Died: 695.
  • St. Asterius of Ostia Died: Ostia, Lazio, Italy.
  • St. Beronicus of Antioch Died: Antioch, Syria.
  • St. Desiderius of Longoret Died: c.705.
  • St. Ednoth Died: 1016. Also called Eadnot, Eadnothus, Esneu.
  • St. Ethbin Born: British Isles. Died: c.600. Also called Egbin.
  • St. Eusterius of Salerno
  • St. Frideswide Born: c.650 in the upper Thames region of England. Died: c.735. Patronage: Oxford, England and University of Oxford, England.
  • St. Laura of Córdoba Born: Córdoba, Spain. Died: boiled in lead in 864.
  • St. Lucius of Rome Died: c.160 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Luke Alonso Gorda Born: 18 October 1594 in Carracedo de Vidriales, Zamora, Spain. Died: 19 October 1633 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan. Canonized: 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Lukas del Espíritu Santo and Lucas of the Holy Spirit.
  • St. Lupus of Soissons Died: c.540. Also called Lou, Loup.
  • St. Matthaeus Kohyoe Born: 1615 in Arima, Hyogo, Japan. Died: 19 October 1633 in Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan. Canonized: 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Matthaeus of the Rosary and Mateo, Matteo, Matteus.
  • St. Pelagia of Antioch Died: Antioch, Syria.
  • St. Philip Howard Born: 28 June 1557 at Norfolk, England. Died: 19 October 1595. Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Patronage: diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England, betrayal victims, difficult marriages, falsely accused people, and separated spouses.
  • St. Potenzianus of Sens Died: Sens, France.
  • St. Ptolemy of Rome Died: c.160 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Sabinianus of Sens Died: Sens, France.
  • St. Theofrid Born: Orange, France. Died: 728. Also called Theofroy, Chaifre.
  • St. Varus of Kemet Died: hanged.
  • St. Verano of Cavaillon Born: Vaucluse, France. Died: in 589 in Arles, France. Patronage: Abbadia Alpina, Italy, Peccioli, Italy, and Saint-Veran, France. Also called Uranus of Cavaillon, Veranus of Cavaillon, Verà del Gavalda, Vrain of Cavaillon, and Wrain of Cavaillon.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Agnès of Jesus Born: 17 November 1602 in Le Puy, Haute-Loire, France as Agnès Galand. Died: 19 October 1634 in Langeac, Haute-Loire, France. Beatified: 20 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Agnès Galand, Agnes of Jesus Galand, Agnes of Jesus of Langeac, and Agnes of Langeac.
  • Martyrs of North America Born: 14 September 1947 in Okopy, Podlaskie, Poland. Died: kidnapped on 19 October 1984 by the Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa. Beatified: 6 June 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonized: 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. Patronage: Canada.
  • Blessed Thomas Hélye Born: early 13th century in Biville, Normandy, France. Died: 19 October 1257 in Biville, Normandy, France.

Other (2)

  • Inner Life of Mary
  • Joel the Prophet

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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