Feast day: August 16
Saint Roque
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on August 16.
- Feast day: August 16
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: En montpellier en la actual Francia
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Roque
Saint Roque is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for August 16.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Roque
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Biography and witness
Saint Roque appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on August 16.
Original martyrology note
En la Lombardía, san Roque, que, nacido en Montpellier, del Languedoc, en la actual Francia, adquirió fama de santidad peregrinando piadosamente y curando por toda Italia a los afectados de peste (c. 1379).
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Short prayer
Saint Roque, pray for me.