Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 12

On October 12, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Carlo Acutis, Edistus, Edwin of Northumbria.

Remembered on October 12

Carlo Acutiscanonized saint
1991 to 2006 · Italy
Edistussaint
? to 60
Edwin of Northumbriasaint
586 to 633 · Kingdom of Deira
Herlindis of Maaseiksaint
695 to 745
Maximilian of Lorchsaint
300 to 284 · Ancient Rome
Mobhísaint
550 to 544
Penitent Thiefsaint
? to 33
Wilfridsaint
634 to 709
Jan Beyzymblessed
1850 to 1912 · Russian Empire
Roman Sitkoblessed
1880 to 1942 · Poland
Seraphin of Montegranarothaumaturge
1540 to 1604
Symeon the New TheologianThe Venerable
949 to 1022 · Byzantine Empire

October 12 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them7 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Italy, Kingdom of Deira, Poland, Russian Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 33
Latest death in the recordyear 2006
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 12?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Italy, Kingdom of Deira, Poland, Russian Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 12?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 2 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 12 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 33 and 2006.

Is every saint of October 12 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Lord Jesus, you see October 12 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Carlo Acutis, Edistus, Edwin of Northumbria, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 12 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.