Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 7

On October 7, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Cynog, Justina of Padua, Mark.

Remembered on October 7

Cynogsaint
500 to 492 · Wales
Justina of Paduasaint
300 to 304
Marksaint
300 to 336 · Ancient Rome
OsgythCatholic saint
? to 655 · Kingdom of Mercia
Palladius of Saintessaint
550 to 596
Sergius and Bacchussaint
Giuseppe Tonioloblessed
1845 to 1918 · Kingdom of Italy
Matthew Carrieriblessed
1420 to 1470

October 7 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Mercia, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 304
Latest death in the recordyear 1918
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 7?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Mercia, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 7?

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

When did the saints of October 7 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 304 and 1918.

Is every saint of October 7 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 7 more than we can. We bring you Cynog, Justina of Padua, Mark, Ancient Rome. 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 7 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.