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Saints of 22 October

31 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 22 October, with short facts.

Saints (26)

  • St. Abercius Marcellus Died: c.200. Canonized: Pre-Congregation. Also called Abercius of Geropoli and Abercius of Hieropolis.
  • St. Alexander the Martyr Died: beheaded.
  • St. Alodia of Huesca Born: Huesca, Spain. Died: beheaded at Huesca, Spain in 851. Patronage: child abuse victims, martyrs, people ridiculed for their piety, runaways, and unmarried lay-women.
  • St. Apollo of Bawit Born: 316 in Egypt. Died: 395.
  • St. Benedict of Macerac Born: Greece. Died: 845 in the diocese of Nantes, Brittany (in modern France). Also called Benedict of Massérac and Benito....
  • St. Bertharius of Monte Cassino Born: c.810. Died: 22 October 823 at Monte Cassino Abbey in Italy. Canonized: 26 August 1727 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmation).
  • St. Cordula Died: 453 in Cologne, Germany. Also called Kordula.
  • St. Donatus of Fiesoli Born: Irish. Died: 874. Also called Donat, Donagh.
  • St. Heraclius the Martyr Died: beheaded.
  • St. Hermes of Adrianople Died: burned to death in Adrianople, Thrace. Also called Ermete.
  • St. Ingbert Died: c.650. Also called Ingebert, Ingobert, Ingobertus.
  • St. Leothadius of Auch Born: 7th century Gaul (in modern France). Died: 718 in Burgundy. Also called Leotaldo, Léothade.
  • St. Lupenzius Died: beheaded c.584 at Ponthion sur Vitry-le-Francois, Marne, France. Patronage: children.
  • St. Mark of Jerusalem Died: 156.
  • St. Maroveus of Precipiano Died: c.650.
  • St. Mellon Born: near Cardiff, Wales. Died: 11 November 314.
  • St. Moderan of Rennes Born: Rennes, France. Died: c.730 at Parma, Italy. Patronage: Berceto, Italy. Also called Moderan of Berceto and Moderamnus, Moderanno, Moderano, Modran, Moran.
  • St. Nepotian of Clermont Died: c.388.
  • St. Nunctus of Mérida Died: 668. Also called Nancto, Noint, Nuncto.
  • St. Nunilo of Huesca Born: Huesca, Spain. Died: beheaded at Huesca, Spain in 851. Patronage: child abuse victims, martyrs, people ridiculed for their piety, runaways, and unmarried lay-women.
  • St. Philip of Adrianople Died: burned to death in Adrianople, Thrace. Also called Filippo.
  • St. Philip of Fermo Died: c.270 in Fermo, Italy.
  • St. Rufus of Egypt
  • St. Symmachus of Capua Born: late 4th century. Died: c.449. Patronage: Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy. Also called Símaco, Simbrico, Simmaco, Simmio, Simo.
  • St. Valerius of Langres Died: beheaded on 22 October 411 near Besancon, France.
  • St. Verecundus of Verona Died: 522.

Popes (1)

  • St. John Paul II Born: 18 May 1920 as Karol Wojtyla at Wadowice, Poland. Died: 2 April 2005 at Rome, Italy. Beatified: 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI at Rome, Italy. Canonized: 27 April 2014 by Pope Francis. Patronage: World Meeting of Families 2015 and World Youth Days.

Blessed (1)

  • Blessed Esclaramunda of Majorca Born: 1255. Died: 1315 in Perpignan, Spain. Also called Esclaramunda of Foix and Esclarmonde, Esclarmonda.

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 Heraclea Died: burned at the stake in 304 in Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey).

Other (1)

  • Lucia Bartolini Rucellai

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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