St. Daniel Comboni, October 10
An Italian missionary, Daniel Comboni (1831-1881) devoted his life to Central Africa with the motto “Save Africa through Africa.” He founded missionary institutes of priests and sisters and fought the slave trade in Sudan, where he died as bishop of Khartoum. He was canonized in 2003.
October 10 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Daniel Comboni, bishop on this date.
Name days on October 10
In countries that keep name days, October 10 is the day for people named Daniel and Dan. These names come from the same saint, as variants, nicknames or forms used in other languages.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Daniel | July 21 |
| Dan | October 10 |
October 10 on the calendar
October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (the 284th in a leap year), with 82 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | Thursday |
Keeping October 10
October 10 falls in October, the month of the rosary. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Daniel and Dan, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around October 10
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| October 7 | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| October 8 | St. Pelagia |
| October 9 | St. Denis |
| October 11 | St. John XXIII |
| October 12 | St. Wilfrid |
| October 13 | St. Edward the Confessor |
The day before, October 9, is the day of St. Denis. The day after, October 11, belongs to St. John XXIII. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.