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Saints of 28 October

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

Saints (26)

  • St. Jude the Apostle Died: beaten to death. Patronage: desperate situations, forgotten, lost or impossible causes, hospital workers, hospitals, and diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida. Also called Jude of James, Judas Thaddaeus, Lebbaeus, Jude, brother of Jesus, and Lebai Sleeha.
  • St. Abdias of Babylon Also called Obadiah of Babylon.
  • St. Abraham of Ephesus Died: 6th century.
  • St. Alberic of Stavelot Died: 779.
  • St. Anastasia the Elder Born: Greek. Died: beheaded in 253 in Rome, Italy. Also called Anastasia II.
  • St. Anglinus of Stavelot Died: c.768.
  • St. Cyril of Rome Died: 253 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Cyrilla of Rome Died: c.268. Also called Cirilla.
  • St. Diomedes the Younger Born: 4th century Leucopolis, Cyprus.
  • St. Dorbhene of Iona Died: 713.
  • St. Eadsin of Canterbury Died: late October 1050. Also called Eadsige, Edsige, Eadsimus.
  • St. Elius of Lyon
  • St. Faro of Meaux Born: 7th century. Died: c.675. Also called Burgundofaro, Farone, Pharo, Pharon.
  • St. Ferrutius Canonized: by Pope Eugene I. Patronage: Bleidenstadt, Germany. Also called Ferruccio, Ferruccius.
  • St. Fidelis of Como Died: c.304. Patronage: Arona, Italy. Also called Fedele.
  • St. Francis Serrano Born: 4 December 1695 in Huéneja, Granada, Spain. Died: strangled to death on 25 October 1748 in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Francisco Serrano-Frías.
  • St. Francisco Díaz del Rincón Born: 2 October 1713 in Ecija, Seville, Spain. Died: tortured and strangled to death on the evening of 28 October 1748 in prison at Fu-tsheu, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Genesius of Thiers Died: Tifernum, Aquitaine (in modern France). Also called Genesius of Tigernum and Genesius of Tifernum.
  • St. Gioan Ðat Born: c.1765 in Ðong Chuoi, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam. Died: 28 October 1798 in Cho Ra, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Giovanni, Johannes, John.
  • St. Godwin of Stavelot Died: c.690.
  • St. Joaquín Royo Pérez Born: 1691 at Teruel Spain. Died: tortured and strangled to death on the evening of 28 October 1748 in prison at Fu-tsheu, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Joachim Royo Pérez.
  • St. Juan Alcober Figuera Born: 1694 at Gerona, Spain. Died: strangled to death on 25 October 1748 in Fu-tsheu prison, Fo-kien province, China. Beatified: 14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called John Alcober.
  • St. Remigius of Lyons Died: 875.
  • St. Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán Born: 13 February 1875 in Sayula, Jalisco, Mexico. Died: hanged. Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Salvius Also called Saire, Salvio.
  • St. Simon the Apostle Died: Abyssinians claim he was crucified in Samaria. Patronage: curriers, sawmen, sawyers, tanners, woodcutters, and Monterchi, Italy. Also called Nathanael of Cana, Simon Kananaios, Simon Kananites, Simon the Cananean, and Simon the Zealot.

Blessed (2)

  • Blessed Germain of Talloires Born: Montfort, France. Died: 1018 in Talloires, France. Beatified: 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also called Germain of Montfort and German, Germano.
  • Blessed Leoncio Lope García Born: 24 April 1902 in Tordómar, Burgos, Spain. Died: 28 October 1936 in Neila, Santander, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.

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 Avila Died: 303 in Avila, Spain.

Other (4)

  • Bononato de Prexano
  • Holy Bishops of Metz
  • Leodardo of Soissons
  • Lord of Miracles Also called Señor de los Milagros de Nazarenas.

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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