October Saints

October 1 - St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Thérèse of Lisieux is the patron saint of florists, foreign missions, those who have lost parents, priests, and the sick (particularly those with tuberculosis). She is also venerated as a patron saint of missionaries, pilots, and those who seek a simple and loving path to God.

October 15 - St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of those who suffer from headaches and migraines, those who are ill, people ridiculed for their religious faith, and Spain.

October 4 - St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of the environment, animals, and birds.

October 9 - St. John Leonardi
St. John Leonardi is the patron saint of Pharmacists.

October 16 - St. Marguerite d’Youville
St. Marguerite D’Youville is the patron saint of widows, difficult marriages and the death of young children.

October 5 - St. Faustina Kowalska
St. Faustina of Kowalska is the patron saint of gratitude in the family and mercy.

October 11 - St. John XXIII
St. John XXIII is the patron saint of papal delegates and the Second Vatican Council.

October 17 - St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Ignatius of Antioch is the patron saint of the Church in the Eastern Mediterranean.

October 6 - St. Bruno
St. Bruno is the patron saint of Calabria (Italy), Germany, monastic fraternities, the Carthusian order, and trademarks.

October 18 - St. Luke, the Evangelist
St. Luke, the Evangelist is the patron saint of physicians, surgeons and artists.
October 19 - St. Paul of the Cross
St. Paul of the Cross is the patron saint of Hungary.
October 23 - St. John of Capistrano
​St. John of Capistrano is the patron saint of Military Chaplains.
October 20 - St. Hedwig
St. Hedwig is the patron saint of brides, duchesses, those who have experienced the death of children, and those with marital problems. She is also a patron saint of orphans, the poor, and those with financial difficulties. Additionally, she is the patron saint of Bavaria, Silesia, and Poland.
October 20 - St. Mary Alacoque
St. Mary Alacoque is the patron saint of devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. those suffering from polio and of those who have lost parents.
October 28 - St. Simon and St. Jude
St. Simon is the patron saint of leather tanners. St. Jude is the patron saint of the hopeless.
​October 22 - St. John Paul II
St. John Paul II is one of the patron saints of World Youth Day.
St. Denis - October 9

St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of purity, young women, and victims of assault.
St. Francois de Laval - May 6

St. Francois de Laval - May 6
