ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of October WELCOME! SAINT INGRID OF VADSTENA, VIRGIN Saint Ingrid (Ingridis), commemorated on October 9, was a virgin of the Vadstena monastery (Vastanum). She is mentioned in the Life of Saint Bridget with the remark that in 1599, Charles IX. of Sweden had men searching for relics of this Saint (IV. 484) . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg 1869, p. 41) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ingrid may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org