Saints of 26 October
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 26 October.
Feasts in 2026
Monday 26 October 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Cedd. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: Monday of the Twenty-second Week after Pentecost. Fourth class, green. Also kept: St. Evaristus, Pope and Martyr.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Cedd. Bishop and missionary of the English.
Roman Martyrology
St Evaristus, pope and martyr (Rome)
At Rome, in the time of the emperor Adrian, St. Evaristus, pope and martyr, who enriched the Church of God with his blood.
Ss. Rogatian and Felicissimus (Africa)
In Africa, the holy martyrs Rogatian, priest, and Felicissimus, who received the bright crown of martyrs, in the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus. They are mentioned by St. Cyprian in his epistle to the Confessors.
Ss. Lucian, Florius
At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Lucian, Florius and their companions.
St Quodvultdeus, bishop
The same day, St. Quodvultdeus, bishop of Carthage. By the Arian king Genseric, he and his clergy were put on board of leaking boats without oars or sails, but beyond all expectations he landed at Naples, and there in exile died a confessor.
St Rusticus of Narbonne
At Narbonne, St. Rusticus, bishop and confessor, who flourished in the time of the emperors Valentinian and Leo.
St Gaudiosus of Salerno
At Salerno, St. Gaudiosus, bishop.
St Fulk of Pavia
At Pavia, St. Fulk, bishop.
St Bernward of Hildesheim
At Hildesheim, in Saxony, St. Bernward, bishop and confessor, who was ranked among the saints by Celestine III.
St Quadragesimus
Also, St. Quadragesimus, sub-deacon, who raised a dead man to life.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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