Alexandrina Maria da Costa
A Portuguese mystic paralyzed after a fall to preserve her purity, she lived solely on the Eucharist for over thirteen years and offered her…
Saints Calendar
October 13th
15 saints celebrated
Aniela Róża Godecka
Aniela Róża Godecka (1861-1937) was the co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, dedicated to s…
Augustine John Ukken
Augustine John Ukken (1880-1956) was an Indian Syro-Malabar priest, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity, recognized as Ven…
Saints Daniel, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus, Nicholas and Angelus
In 1221, seven Franciscan friars led by Daniel of Calabria set out to evangelize North Africa. After preaching the Christian faith in Ceuta,…
Saint Edward the Confessor
King of England in the 11th century, Edward the Confessor distinguished himself by his piety, gentleness, and sense of justice after a long …
Blessed Gerard
Blessed Gerard (c. 1040-1120) is the founder of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, recognized for his heroic charity towa…
Giovanni Fornasini
Italian priest and martyr of the Marzabotto massacre, known as the angel on a bicycle, beatified in 2021.
Honorat Koźmiński
A Polish Capuchin priest, Blessed Honorat Koźmiński founded numerous clandestine religious congregations to circumvent the persecutions of t…
Saint Lupien of Mende
Abbot of Saint-Privat in Mende in the 6th century, Lupien was slandered to Queen Brunhilda by Count Innocent. Although exonerated in Metz, h…
Madeleine Delbrêl
Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964) was a French mystic and social worker, a major figure of the spirituality of the street and ordinary holiness.
Saint Maurice (Moriz)
Born in Loudéac around 1117, Maurice Duzult became a doctor in Paris before choosing monastic humility at the abbey of Langonet. Elected abb…
Pierre-Adrien Toulorge
A French Premonstratensian priest, Pierre-Adrien Toulorge was guillotined in 1793 for refusing to lie about his exile in Jersey, becoming th…
Regina Lete Landa
A Spanish religious of the Mercedarian Sisters of Charity, Sister Isabel de Jesús dedicated herself to the sick before dying of tuberculosis…
Saturnina Jassa Fontcuberta
Saturnina Jassa Fontcuberta (1851-1936) was the first Superior General of the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, working for Christian educat…
Saint Venantius (Venance)
A nobleman from Berry in the 5th century, Venant renounced a promised marriage to become a monk and later Abbot at Saint-Martin de Tours. Re…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on October 13th?
On October 13th, the Church notably celebrates: Alexandrina Maria da Costa, Aniela Róża Godecka, Augustine John Ukken, Saints Daniel, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus, Nicholas and Angelus, Saint Edward the Confessor, Blessed Gerard, Giovanni Fornasini and Honorat Koźmiński.