Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 1

On August 1, the church around the world remembers 14 saints and blesseds, including Almedha, Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Arcadius of Bourges.

Remembered on August 1

Almedhasaint
500 to ? · Wales
Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriCatholic saint
1696 to 1787 · Kingdom of Naples
Arcadius of Bourgessaint
? to 549
Exuperius of Bayeuxsaint
350 to 405
Friard d'Indretsaint
510 to 570
Leo of Montefeltrosaint
275 to 366
Sativolasaint
Vère ICatholic saint
Woman with seven sonssaint
? to -165 · Seleucid Empire
Æthelwold of Winchestersaint
910 to 984 · Kingdom of England
Bernard Due Van Voblessed
1755 to 1838 · Vietnam
Emerico di Quartblessed
? to 1313
Peter Faberblessed
1506 to 1546 · Kingdom of France
Thomas Welbourneblessed
1501 to 1605

August 1 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered14
How the church names them8 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint
Countries in the recordKingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Naples, Seleucid Empire, Vietnam, Wales
Earliest death in the recordyear -165
Latest death in the recordyear 1838
Earliest birth in the recordyear 275
With a Wikipedia article14 of 14

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 1?

The records name 6 countries: Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Naples, Seleucid Empire, Vietnam, Wales.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 1?

In the Wikidata record, 8 saint, 4 blessed, 2 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 1 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -165 and 1838.

Is every saint of August 1 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about August 1 is hidden from you. We bring you Almedha, Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Arcadius of Bourges, Kingdom of England. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from August 1 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.