Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 13

On October 13, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Carpus of Beroea, Gerald of Aurillac, Lubentius.

Remembered on October 13

Carpus of Beroeasaint
50 to 100
Gerald of Aurillacsaint
855 to 909 · France
Lubentiussaint
300 to 370
Romulus of Genoasaint
301 to 500
Simpertsaint
750 to 807 · Germany
Urban of Macedoniahieromartyr
? to 1
Alexandrina of Balazarblessed
1904 to 1955 · Portugal
Blessed Gerardblessed
1047 to 1120
Honorat Koźmińskiblessed
1829 to 1916 · Russian Empire
Maddalena PanattieriThe Venerable
1443 to 1503
Pierre-Adrien ToulorgeThe Venerable
1757 to 1793 · France
Theophilus of Antiochprelate
200 to 183

October 13 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered12
How the church names them5 saint, 3 blessed, 2 the venerable, 1 hieromartyr
Countries in the recordFrance, Germany, Portugal, Russian Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 1
Latest death in the recordyear 1955
Earliest birth in the recordyear 50
With a Wikipedia article12 of 12

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 13?

The records name 4 countries: France, Germany, Portugal, Russian Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 13?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 3 blessed, 2 the venerable, 1 hieromartyr. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 13 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 1 and 1955.

Is every saint of October 13 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 Christ, you love the people of October 13 more than we can. We bring you Carpus of Beroea, Gerald of Aurillac, Lubentius, France. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 13 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

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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.