Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 11

On August 11, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Alexander of Comana, Athracht, Clare of Assisi.

Remembered on August 11

Alexander of Comanasaint
190 to 250
AthrachtCatholic saint
600 to 600
Clare of Assisicanonized saint
1194 to 1253
Rufinus of Assisisaint
200 to 300 · Ancient Rome
Saint Susannasaint
280 to 295
Saint Taurinussaint
350 to 410
Saint Tiburtiussaint
100 to 300
Luigi Biraghiblessed
1801 to 1879 · Kingdom of Italy
Maurice TornayThe Venerable
1910 to 1949 · Switzerland
Nephon II of Constantinopleprelate
1440 to 1508 · Byzantine Empire

August 11 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them5 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Switzerland
Earliest death in the recordyear 250
Latest death in the recordyear 1949
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 11?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Switzerland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 11?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 11 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 250 and 1949.

Is every saint of August 11 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 11 is hidden from you. We bring you Alexander of Comana, Athracht, Clare of Assisi, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from August 11 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.