Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 8

On October 8, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Felix of Como, Hugh Canefro, Keyne.

Remembered on October 8

Felix of ComoCatholic saint
350 to 391 · Ancient Rome
Hugh CanefroCatholic saint
1148 to 1233
Keynesaint
425 to ? · South Wales
Pelagia of Tarsussaint
300 to 400
Saint Pelagiasaint
400 to 457
Saint Reparatasaint
300 to 300
Thaïssaint
350 to 400
Yved de Rouensaint
501 to 500
Joseph VandorServant of God
1909 to 1979 · Cuba
Philotheus I of Constantinopleprelate
1300 to 1379 · Byzantine Empire
Tryphon of Vyatkathaumaturge
1546 to 1612

October 8 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 servant of god, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Cuba, South Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear 300
Latest death in the recordyear 1979
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 8?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Cuba, South Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 8?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 2 catholic saint, 1 servant of god, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 8 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 300 and 1979.

Is every saint of October 8 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 8 is hidden from you. We bring you Felix of Como, Hugh Canefro, Keyne, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from October 8 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.