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title: "St. Denis and Companions: Feast Day October 9 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/
description: "St. Denis and Companions, Bishop and Martyrs, patron of France and against headaches. Remembered on October 9. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop and Martyrs · Remembered on October 9

# St. Denis and Companions

St. Denis and Companions is remembered on October 9 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of France and against headaches.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 9](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#9) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyrs |
| Died | c. 250 |
| Patron of | [France](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#france), [against headaches](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#against-headaches) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, October 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

First bishop of Paris, sent from Rome to Gaul, beheaded with his priest and deacon on the hill later called Montmartre — the martyrs’ mount. Over his grave rose the abbey of Saint-Denis, necropolis of French kings; he is counted among the Fourteen Holy Helpers and the patrons of France.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Denis and Companions as patron of France and against headaches.

[France](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#france) [Against headaches](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#against-headaches)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Joan of Arc](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-of-arc/) France · May 30
- [St. Louis IX](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/) France · August 25

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Denis and Companions. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, October 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/09/) | Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Joel 4:12-21 · Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 11:27-28 |
| [Monday, October 9, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/09/) | Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Galatians 1:6-12 · Psalm 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9, 10c · John 13:34 · Luke 10:25-37 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[October 8 St. Pelagia of Antioch](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pelagia-of-antioch/) [October 10 St. Francis Borgia](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-borgia/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 9?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-09) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Denis and Companions

Remembered on October 9

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/#calendar)

In the app

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