Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 15

On October 15, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Aurelia of Strasbourg, Canus Natus, Magdalene of Nagasaki.

Remembered on October 15

Aurelia of StrasbourgCatholic saint
Canus Natussaint
500 to 490
Magdalene of NagasakiCatholic saint
1611 to 1634 · Tokugawa shogunate
Teresa of Ávilacanonized saint
1515 to 1582 · Crown of Castile
Thecla of Kitzingensaint
800 to 790
Aurelia of Regensburgpre-congregation saint
? to 1027 · France

October 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them2 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 pre-congregation saint
Countries in the recordCrown of Castile, France, Tokugawa shogunate
Earliest death in the recordyear 490
Latest death in the recordyear 1634
Earliest birth in the recordyear 500
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 15?

The records name 3 countries: Crown of Castile, France, Tokugawa shogunate.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 15?

In the Wikidata record, 2 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 pre-congregation saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 490 and 1634.

Is every saint of October 15 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

Father, you are already present in October 15, before any of us arrive. We bring you Aurelia of Strasbourg, Canus Natus, Magdalene of Nagasaki, Crown of Castile. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 15 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.