This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is April 10 2023.
Saint Miguel de Sanctis
Saint Fulbert of Chartres
Blessed Antoine Neyrot
Blessed Boniface Zukowski
Blessed Pedro María Ramírez Ramos
Blessed Mark Fantucci
Saint Maddalena of Canossa
Saint Macarius of Antioch
Saint Bademus
Blessed Paternus the Scot
Saint Bede the Younger
Blessed Eberwin of Helfenstein
Blessed Antonio Vallesio
Antonio Vallesio, a missionary of the Mercedarian order, born in Liguria, Italy, was sent to Tunisia to spread the teachings of Christianity.
He was apprehended by Muslim officials for preaching his faith and was given a punishment of forced labor, but instead, he was taken outside the city of Tunis, Tunisia, stoned to death, and died as a martyr in 1293.
Blessed Marco Mattia
Marco Mattia was a Mercedarian friar residing at the Maleville convent in France, who was originally from a location close to Toulouse in France.
He was dispatched to Tunisia as a missionary to preach Christianity, but was detained by Muslim officials for doing so.
He was then brutally dismembered on a hill outside Tunis in 1293 and is considered a martyr for his faith.
Saint Malchus of Waterford
Malchus of Waterford was an Irish Benedictine monk who lived at Winchester in England.
He became the inaugural bishop of Waterford in Ireland and was consecrated to the position by Saint Anselm of Canterbury in 1096. Malchus later became the Preceptor of Saint Malachy O’More.
Saint Ethor of Chertsey
Saint Ethor, also referred to as Hethor, served as a priest and Benedictine monk at Chertsey Abbey located in England.
Along with 90 of his fellow monks, he was martyred in 869 AD at Chertsey by heathen Danish invaders.
Saint Hedda of Peterborough
Saint Hedda was an abbot of Peterborough Abbey who followed the Benedictine order.
He, along with several of his fellow monks, was martyred by pagan Danish raiders at Peterborough in England in the year 869 AD.
Saint Palladius of Auxerre
Saint Palladius, who was also called Palladium, served as the abbot of Saint Germanus in Auxerre, France, before being appointed as the Bishop of Auxerre.
In addition to this, he was instrumental in founding numerous monasteries. Palladius died in the year 661 AD.
Saint Apollonius of Alexandria
Saint Apollonius worked as a priest in Alexandria, Egypt. He, along with five other companions, was martyred in the persecutions of Decius in 250 AD in Alexandria, Egypt.
Saint Beocca of Chertsey
Saint Beocca served as a Benedictine abbot at Chertsey Abbey in England. He, along with 90 of his fellow monks, was martyred by heathen Danish invaders at Chertsey in the year 869 AD.
Saint Gajan
Saint Gajan was a deacon who lived during the fourth century. He was martyred in Dacia, which is a region located in present-day Romania.
Martyrs of Carthage
The Martyrs of Carthage were a group of 50 Christians who were imprisoned in an enclosure filled with snakes and scorpions during the persecutions of Decius in 250 AD.
They were later beheaded at Carthage, and only six of their names are known today, namely Africanus, Alessandro, Massimo, Pompeius, Terence, and Teodoro.
Martyrs of Georgia
The Martyrs of Georgia refer to a group of around 6,000 Christian monks and ordinary people who were martyred for their faith in 1616 in Georgia.
They were killed by a Muslim army commanded by Shah Abbas I of Persia.
Martyrs of Ostia
The Martyrs of Ostia are a group of criminals who were imprisoned with Pope Saint Alexander I, and converted to Christianity due to his influence.
These individuals were drowned and died as martyrs by being taken out to sea from Ostia, Italy in a boat that was subsequently sunk in the year 115 AD.
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