Bl. Ingrid of Skänninge, September 2
A Swedish noblewoman, Ingrid made long pilgrimages to Rome, Compostela and the Holy Land after her husband’s death. Back home she founded the first Dominican convent for women in Sweden, at Skänninge. She died in 1282.
September 2 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Blessed Ingrid of Skänninge, religious on this date.
Name days on September 2
In countries that keep name days, September 2 is the day for people named Ingrid.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Ingrid | September 2 |
September 2 on the calendar
September 2 is the 245th day of the year (the 246th in a leap year), with 120 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Keeping September 2
September 2 falls in summer. 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 Ingrid, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around September 2
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| August 30 | St. Jeanne Jugan |
| August 31 | Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus |
| September 1 | St. Giles |
| September 3 | St. Gregory the Great |
| September 4 | St. Rosalia |
| September 5 | St. Teresa of Calcutta |
The day before, September 1, is the day of St. Giles. The day after, September 3, belongs to St. Gregory the Great. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.