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SAINTS OCTOBER 31 ST. ALPHONSE RODRIGUEZ, JESUIT St. Arnulf, Roman Catholic Benedictine martyred by the Saracens . Arnulf was a monk at Novalese, in Piedmont, Italy. When the area was overrun by the Saracens, he was put to death. Feastday: October 31 Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg (c. 934 – October 31, 994) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is regarded as one of the three great German saints of the 10th century, the other two being Saint Ulrich and Saint Conrad of Constance. St. Quentin, Roman Catholic Missionary and Martyr . He went to Gaul as a missionary with St. Lucian of Beauvais, and settled at Amiens in Picardy. He was so successful in preaching that he was imprisoned by prefect Rictiovarus, tortured, and then brought to Augusta Veromanduorum, where he was again tortured and then was beheaded. Feastday Oct 31

 SAINTS OCTOBER 30 Bl. John Slade, 1583 A.D. Martyr of England. He was a native of Manston, Dorchestershire, and was educated at Oxford. John denied King Henry Viii’s supremacy in religious matters and was arrested and tried with Blessed John Bodey . They were hanged, drawn, and quartered at Winchester. He was beatified in 1929. St. Arilda. Virgin, martyr of Gloucestershire, England. She was slain while defending her chastity. St. Arilda is honored by a church on Oldbury on the Hill.   St.  Ethelnoth. Archbishop of Canterbury , England called “the Good,” also called Aethelnoth. He was a monk at Glastonbury until 1020, when he was consecrated archbishop. Ethelnoth won the loyalty of King Canute II, who aided his work. A gifted scholar, he persuaded Canute to assist in the restoration of Chartres Cathedral in France.  St. Talacrian, 6th century. Bishop of Scotland , also cal led Tarkin. He was probably of Pictish descent, serving as a bishop in Caledonia (Scotlan...

SAINTS OCTOBER 29 St. Cuthbert Mayne, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Before being brought to the place of execution, Mayne was offered his life in return for a renunciation of his religion and an acknowledgment of the supremacy of the queen as head of the church. Declining both offers, he kissed a copy of the Bible, declaring that, "the queen neither ever was, nor is, nor ever shall be, the head of the church of England".    The Douai Martyrs, More than 160 priests trained in the English College of Douai, France, returned to England and Wales and faced arrest, torture, and execution by English authorities. A large group, more than eighty­were beatified in 1929, and English dioceses celebrate the feasts of these martyrs.    St. Elfleda, 1000 A.D.  Benedictine abbess , the daughter of Earl Ethelwold, who founded her abbey in Ramsey, England.   St. Kennera , 4th century. A virgin martyr of Scotland educated with Sts. Ursula and Regulus of Pat...

 SAINTS OCTOBER 28 St. Eadsin, 1050 A.D. Archbishop of Canterbury , England, who crowned King St. Edward the Confessor. St. John Dat, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Vietnam. He was a native of that land, ordained in 1798, and arrested in that same year and imprisoned for three months before being beheaded. St. Joachim Royo, Roman Catholic Priest and Dominican martyr in China. A Spaniard, Joachim was sent to China with Blessed Peter Sanz and was ordained there. He was strangled to death in a prison after horrible atrocities. Sts. Simon and Jude (Taddeo), Apostles - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/28/sts--simon-and-jude--taddeo---apostles.html 

 SAINTS OCTOBER 27 St. Abban of Murnevin , fifth century. Abbot and missionary, called Ewin, Evin, Neville, or Nevin. He is listed as a nephew of St. Kevin and is confused with St. Abban of Magh­Armuidhe. Abban is best known for his association with the monastery of Rosmic­Treoin of New Ross.   St. Odhran, 563 A.D. Also Otteran and Oran, an Irish abbot. After serving as abbot of Meath, he journeyed to Scotland with St. Columba to promote the faith and died at Lona. Odhran was the first Irish monk to die at Lona. He may have founded Latteragh Abbey in Tipperary He is considered the principal patron saint of Waterford, Ireland. Sts. Vincent, Sabina, & Christeta, Roman Catholic martyrs who were executed at Avila, Spain, during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Feastday Oct 27 ST. EVARISTUS, POPE ST. FRUMENTIUS, BISHOP, APOSTLE OF ETHIOPIA

  SAINTS OCTOBER 26 St. Alfred the Great, 899 A.D. King of Wessex , scholar, and renowned Christian monarch. Alfred was born in 849, the fifth son of the Wessex king. During a journey to Rome in 853, he was accepted as a godson by Pope Leo IV. He was a great scholar, translating classics for his people, and early on seemed destined for a career in the Church. Instead, he became king and was forced to spend most of his reign in conflict with the Danes who were then threatening England. His work as a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church made him a beloved figure in England.   St. Cuthbert, 758 A.D. Benedictine archbishop of Canterbury . He was a monk at Lyminge, in Kent, England, until about 736, when he was appointed the bishop of Hereford. About 740, he became the archbishop of Canterbury. He is remembered as one of St. Boniface’s correspondents in England.   St. Eadfrid , 675 A.D. Founder of Leominster Priory and a priest of Northumbria and...

SAINTS OCTOBER 25 St. John Houghton, Roman Catholic Carthusian Monk and Protomartyr of the English Reformation. He refused to swear to the Oath of Supremacy, the first man to make this refusal. Dragged through the streets, he was executed at Tyburn with four companions by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. Parts of his remains were put on display in assorted spots throughout London. St. John Roberts, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr . With Blessed Thomas Somers, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. St. Ambrose Edward Barlow, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. he was taken from Lancaster Castle, drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, hanged, dismembered, quartered, and boiled in oil. His head was afterwards exposed on a pike. St. Marnock . Irish bishop, a disciple of St. Columba. He resided on Jona, Scotland, and is also called Marnan, Marnanus, or Marnoc. He died at Annandale and is revered on the Scottish border. His name was ...