Saint of the Day for October 3
Saint of the Day
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
Dionysius the Great was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from a large corpus of correspondence. Only one complete letter survives; the remaining letters are excerpted in the works of Eusebius.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Théodore GuérinCatholic saint and nun from France (1798-1856)
- Gérard of BrogneAbbot of Brogne (885-959)
- André de SoveralBrazilian Roman Catholic saint
- Cyprian of Toulonbishop of Toulon
- Ambrosio Francisco FerroBrazilian Roman Catholic saint
- Saint CandidaChristian martyr killed under Diocletian
- Sainte Menne
Bible Verse of the Day
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
On October 3 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.