Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 19

On October 19, the church around the world remembers 16 saints and blesseds, including Antoine Daniel, Aquilinus of Évreux, Asterius of Ostia.

Remembered on October 19

Antoine Danielsaint
1601 to 1648 · Kingdom of France
Aquilinus of Évreuxsaint
620 to 695
Asterius of Ostiasaint
? to 223
Canadian MartyrsCatholic saint
? to 1640
Charles Garniersaint
1606 to 1649 · France
Fritheswithcanonized saint
700 to 727 · Kingdom of Mercia
Gratus of Oloronsaint
401 to 511
Jean de Lalandecanonized saint
1620 to 1646 · France
Noël Chabanelsaint
1613 to 1649 · France
Saint Cleopatrasaint
250 to 327
Saint Laurasaint
? to 864 · Emirate of Córdoba
Saint Varussaint
250 to 307
Savinian and Potentiansaint
? to 390
Veranus of Cavaillonsaint
600 to 590 · Francia
Agnes of Jesusblessed
1602 to 1634
John of Rilathaumaturge
876 to 946 · Bulgaria

October 19 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered16
How the church names them11 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordBulgaria, Emirate of Córdoba, France, Francia, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Mercia
Earliest death in the recordyear 223
Latest death in the recordyear 1649
Earliest birth in the recordyear 250
With a Wikipedia article16 of 16

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 19?

The records name 6 countries: Bulgaria, Emirate of Córdoba, France, Francia, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Mercia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 19?

In the Wikidata record, 11 saint, 2 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 19 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 223 and 1649.

Is every saint of October 19 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 19, before any of us arrive. We bring you Antoine Daniel, Aquilinus of Évreux, Asterius of Ostia, Bulgaria. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 19 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.