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title: "St. Francis Borgia: Feast Day October 10 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-borgia/
description: "St. Francis Borgia, Priest. Remembered on October 10, died 1572. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest · Remembered on October 10

# St. Francis Borgia

St. Francis Borgia is remembered on October 10 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 10](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#10) |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1572 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, October 10, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-borgia/#calendar) |

## Life

Duke of Gandía and great-grandson of a notorious pope, whose conversion deepened escorting the corpse of a beautiful empress, resolved never again to serve a master who could die. Widowed father of eight, he entered the Jesuits in secret, refused every honor, and as third general built the missions and colleges that made the Society worldwide.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Francis Borgia. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, October 10, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/10/) | Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Wisdom 7:7-11 · Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 · Hebrews 4:12-13 · Matthew 5:3 · Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 |
| [Tuesday, October 10, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/10/) | Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Galatians 1:13-24 · Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 10:38-42 |

Readings

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

[October 9 St. Denis and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/) [October 11 St. John XXIII](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-xxiii/)

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

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St. Francis Borgia

Remembered on October 10

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-borgia/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-borgia/#calendar)

In the app

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