Saints of 22 September
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 22 September.
Feasts in 2026
Tuesday 22 September 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Maurice & the Theban Legion. Optional memorial, red.
- 1962 calendar: St. Thomas of Villanova, Bishop and Confessor. Third class, white. Also kept: Ss. Maurice and companions, Martyrs.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Maurice & the Theban Legion. Soldier-martyrs of the faith.
Roman Martyrology
St Thomas (Valencia)
At Valencia, in Spain, St. Thomas, of Villanova, archbishop and confessor, whose birthday is the 8th of September.
St Maurice and Companions, Theban martyrs (Saint-Maurice, Switzerland)
At St. Maurice, near Sion, in Switzerland, the birthday of the holy Theban martyrs Maurice, Exuperius, Candidus, Victor, Innocent, and Yitalis, with their companions of the same legion, whose martyrdom for the faith, in the time of Maximian, filled the world with the glory of their sufferings.
Ss. Digna and Emerita, virgins and martyrs (Rome)
At Rome, the martyrdom of the holy virgins and martyrs Digna and Emerita, under Valerian and Gallienus. Their relics are kept in the church of St. Marcellus.
St Jonas of Arpajon
At Arpajon, near Paris, St. Jonas, priest and martyr, who went to France with St. Denis, and after being scourged by order of the prefect Julian, ended his martyrdom by the sword.
St Emmeramus of Regensburg
At Ratisbon, in Bavaria, St. Emmeramus, bishop and martyr, who, to deliver others, endured patiently a most cruel death for the sake of our Lord.
Ss. Irais and companions (Antinoopolis)
At Antinoopolis, in Egypt, the holy martyrs Irais, an Alexandrian virgin, and her companions. Having gone out to draw water at a fountain near by, aand seeing a boat loaded with Christian confessors, she immediately left her vessel and joined them. Being conducted to the city with them, after many torments, she was the first to have her head struck off; and after her, priests, deacons, virgins, and all others underwent the same kind of death.
St Sanctinus of Meaux
At Meaux, blessed Sanctinus, bishop, disciple of St. Denis, the Areopagite, who, being consecrated by him bishop of that city, was the first to preach the Gospel there.
St Lauto, bishop
In the territory of Coutances, St. Lauto, bishop.
St Florentius of Poitou
In Poitou, the holy priest Florentius.
St Sylvanus, confessor
In the territory of Bourges, St. Sylvanus, confessor.
St Salaberga of Laon
At Laon, St. Salaberga, abbess.
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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