Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 31

On October 31, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Apelles of Heraklion, Bega, Begu.

Remembered on October 31

Apelles of Heraklionsaint
? to 100 · Ancient Rome
Begasaint
Begusaint
? to 690
Foillansaint
600 to 655 · Ireland
Stachys the Apostlesaint
? to 54 · Ancient Rome
Ampliatushieromartyr
? to 100
Irene Stefaniblessed
1891 to 1930 · Kingdom of Italy
Joseph VolotskyThe Venerable
1440 to 1515 · Grand Principality of Moscow
Petar I Petrović-Njegošprelate
1749 to 1830 · Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro

October 31 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them5 saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Grand Principality of Moscow, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Earliest death in the recordyear 54
Latest death in the recordyear 1930
Earliest birth in the recordyear 600
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 31?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Grand Principality of Moscow, Ireland, Kingdom of Italy, Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 31?

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

When did the saints of October 31 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 54 and 1930.

Is every saint of October 31 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about October 31 is hidden from you. We bring you Apelles of Heraklion, Bega, Begu, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 31 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.