Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 27

On October 27, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Desiderius of Auxerre, Gaudiosus of Naples, Miliau.

Remembered on October 27

Desiderius of AuxerreCatholic saint
? to 621
Gaudiosus of Naplessaint
350 to 455
MiliauCatholic saint
470 to 531
Namatiussaint
? to 462
Abraham the Poorcanonization
301 to 372
Pontius Pilate's wifeEastern Orthodox saint
6 to 81 · Ancient Rome

October 27 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them2 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 canonization, 1 eastern orthodox saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome
Earliest death in the recordyear 81
Latest death in the recordyear 621
Earliest birth in the recordyear 6
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 27?

The records name 1 country: Ancient Rome.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 27?

In the Wikidata record, 2 catholic saint, 2 saint, 1 canonization, 1 eastern orthodox saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 27 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 81 and 621.

Is every saint of October 27 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 27, before any of us arrive. We bring you Desiderius of Auxerre, Gaudiosus of Naples, Miliau, 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 27 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.