ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 17th of October
EUSTOCHIUM, WIDOW OF SICILY
Eustochium, a pious widow, was a sister of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Sicily. Artur du Monstier* lists her as "Blessed Eustochium" in the Franciscan Martyrology. Hueber* omits this title in the Menology of the same Order. (VIII. 5)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 134)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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