Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 9

On October 9, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Domninus of Fidenza, Giovanni Leonardi, Goswin of Anchin.

Remembered on October 9

Domninus of Fidenzasaint
201 to 304
Giovanni Leonardisaint
1541 to 1609
Goswin of Anchinsaint
1086 to 1165 · France
Innocencio of Mary Immaculatesaint
1887 to 1934 · Spain
Louis Bertrandsaint
1526 to 1581 · Kingdom of Valencia
Martyrs of Turonsaint
Pope Demetrius of Alexandriasaint
127 to 231 · Ancient Rome
Denishieromartyr
201 to 250 · Ancient Rome
Jerzy Ciesielskiblessed
1929 to 1970 · Poland
Pius XIIVenerable
1876 to 1958 · Kingdom of Italy

October 9 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them7 saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Valencia, Poland, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 231
Latest death in the recordyear 1970
Earliest birth in the recordyear 127
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on October 9?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Valencia, Poland, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on October 9?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 hieromartyr, 1 blessed, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of October 9 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 231 and 1970.

Is every saint of October 9 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 9, before any of us arrive. We bring you Domninus of Fidenza, Giovanni Leonardi, Goswin of Anchin, 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 9 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.