The Saint of the day 2 September is Sant’Elpidio, which name day is celebrated and other saints are celebrated on this date.

Sant'Elpidio

There is not much information regarding the life of Sant’Elpidio, the most accredited suggest that he was a hermit originally from Cappadocia and subsequently arrived in Italy where he would later die.

South of Ancona there are some places that bear the name and his name, including San Elpidio a Mare, San Elpidio Morico and Porto San Elpidio.

Some scholars of the matter believe that San Elpidio spent his entire life in the Piceno, imposing a completely personal ascetic rule but able to earn him the esteem and later the devotion from the whole region.

Summarizing the rule of Saint Epidium, it can be said that it imposed chastity, work, fasting and prayer.

Other saints and celebrations of September 2

• Sant’Abibo di Edessa

Deacon and martyr



• Sant ’Agricolo di Avignon

Bishop

• St. Albert of Pontida

Abbot

• Sant ’Antonino di Apamea

Martyr



• Blessed Brocardo
• Blessed Gianfrancesco Burtè

Conventual Franciscan martyr

• Blessed are Giovanni Maria du Lau d'Alleman, Francesco Giuseppe and Pietro Ludovico de la Rochefoucauld and companions

Martyrs of the French Revolution

Recommended readings
• September 11: saint of the day, name day
• September 9: saint of the day, name day
• September 2: saint of the day, name day
• September 5: saint of the day, name day
• September 7: saint of the day, name day
• Saint Just of Lyon

Bishop

• San Guido (Vito) of Pontida

Abbot

• Blessed Ingrid Elofsdotter of Skanninge (of Sweden)
• San Nonnoso on Monte Soratte

Prior

• Blessed Pietro Giacomo Maria Vitalis and 20 companions

Martyrs of the French Revolution

• San Prospero of Tarragona

Bishop venerated in Camogli

• San Siagrio of Autun

Bishop

• Saints Theodota, Evodio, Hermogenes and Callista

Martyrs

അനുദിന വിശുദ്ധർ (Saint of the Day) September 2nd - St. Brocard & St. William of Roeskilde (April 2024)