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title: "St. William of Roskilde: Feast Day September 2 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-william-of-roskilde/
description: "St. William of Roskilde, Bishop. Remembered on September 2, died c. 1073. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on September 2

# St. William of Roskilde

St. William of Roskilde is remembered on September 2 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 2](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#2) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 1073 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, September 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-william-of-roskilde/#calendar) |

## Life

An English chaplain who stayed in Denmark to strengthen its young Christianity, became bishop of Roskilde, and once barred the church door to the king after a night of slaughter — the king did public penance, and the two became fast friends, dying, tradition says, within days of each other.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. William of Roskilde. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, September 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/02/) | Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Colossians 1:9-14 · Psalm 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 · Matthew 4:19 · Luke 5:1-11 |
| [Saturday, September 2, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/02/) | Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 · Psalm 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21 · John 13:34 · Matthew 25:14-30 |

Readings

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

[September 1 St. Giles](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-giles/) [September 3 St. Gregory the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-the-great/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 2?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-02) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. William of Roskilde

Remembered on September 2

On this page

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

In the app

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