Saint of the Day for August
There are Catholic Saints for practically every day of the year and these are referred to as a Feast Day or Saint's Day. Many saints have specially designated feast days, as those detailed in the Saint of the Day for August section, which are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's day. The Catholic Saint's feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths, at the same time celebrating their entrance into heaven. Eventually, as time passed, practically every day of the year had at least one saint who was commemorated on that date. Saint of the Day for August - Changes & Reforms
The dates and names attributed to the Saint of the Day for August section include those used by many Catholics in America in the 1900's as detailed in the Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler which was taken from the Benziger Brothers edition of the book published in 1894. Various changes and reforms have resulted in different calendars culminating in the General Roman Calendar of 1962.
Saints of the Day for August |
1. Saint Peter's Chains
2. Saint Stephen
2. Saint Alphonsus Liguori
3. The Finding of Saint Stephen's Relics
4. Saint Dominic
5. The Dedication of Saint Mary ad Nives
6. The Transfiguration of Our Lord
7. Saint Cajetan
8. Saint Cyriacus
8. Blessed Peter Favre
9. Saint Romanus
10. Saint Laurence
11. Saints Tiburtius and Susanna
12. Saint Clare
13. Saint Radegundes
14. Saint Eusebius
15. The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
16. Saint Hyacinth
17. Saint Liberatus
18. Saint Helena; Saint Agapetus, Martyr
19. Saint Louis
20. Saint Bernard
21. Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
22. Saint Symphorian
23. Saint Philip Benizi
24. Saint Bartholomew
25. Saint Louis
26. Saint Zephyrinus
27. Saint Joseph Calasanctius
28. Saint Augustine of Hippo
29. The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
30. Saint Rose of Lima
30. Saint Fiaker
31. Saint Raymund Nonnatus
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Saints of the Day for August
The history, facts, information and life story of all of the above Saints can be accessed from the Catholic Saints Index. The list of August saints include Stephen, Alphonsus Liguori, Dominic, Mary ad Nives, The Transfiguration of Our Lord, Cajetan, Cyriacus, Blessed Peter Favre, Romanus, Laurence, Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, Clare, Radegundes, Eusebius, The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Hyacinth, Liberatus, Helena, Agapetus, Louis, Bernard, Jane Frances de Chantal, Symphorian, Philip Benizi, Bartholomew, Louis, Zephyrinus, Joseph, Calasanctius, Augustine of Hippo, John the Baptist, Rose of Lima, Fiaker and Raymund Nonnatus.
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