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title: "St. Pelagia of Antioch: Feast Day October 8 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pelagia-of-antioch/
description: "St. Pelagia of Antioch, Penitent. Remembered on October 8, died c. 457. Read their life in Bless."
---

Penitent · Remembered on October 8

# St. Pelagia of Antioch

St. Pelagia of Antioch is remembered on October 8 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 8](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#8) |
| Title | Penitent |
| Died | c. 457 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, October 8, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-pelagia-of-antioch/#calendar) |

## Life

The most celebrated actress and courtesan of Antioch, who overheard the bishop Nonnus preach — he had wept at her beauty, that a soul so adorned outward cared nothing for its God — sought baptism, gave her jewels to the poor, and vanished. Years later a holy hermit ‘Pelagius’ on the Mount of Olives was found in death to be Pelagia.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Pelagia of Antioch. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, October 8, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/08/) | Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2 · Psalm 9:2-3, 6 and 16, 8-9 · John 12:31b-32 · Luke 11:15-26 |
| [Sunday, October 8, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/08/) | Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 · Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 · 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 · 1 Peter 1:25 · Luke 17:5-10 |

Readings

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

[October 7 St. Justina of Padua](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-justina-of-padua/) [October 9 St. Denis and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 8?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-08) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Pelagia of Antioch

Remembered on October 8

On this page

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

In the app

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