Feast Day: October 6
Born: 1030 at Cologne, Germany
Died: 1101 at Torre, Calabria, Italy
Patron of: possessed people
Saturday, October 6
Liturgical Color: Green
Today is optional memorial of St.
Bruno, priest. He founded the
Carthusian Order in 1084. He and his
companions led austere lives
dedicated to prayer, poverty and
manual labor.