Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 22

On August 22, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Andrew the Scot, Antoninus of Rome, Fabrizio.

Remembered on August 22

Andrew the Scotsaint
? to 877
Antoninus of Romesaint
200 to 186
Fabriziosaint
? to 417 · Ancient Rome
Bernard of Offidablessed
1604 to 1694
Franciszek Dachterablessed
1910 to 1942 · Poland
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberlandblessed
1528 to 1572 · Kingdom of England
William Lacyblessed
? to 1582
Giacomo BianconiThe Venerable
1220 to 1301

August 22 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them4 blessed, 3 saint, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Kingdom of England, Poland
Earliest death in the recordyear 186
Latest death in the recordyear 1942
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 22?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Kingdom of England, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 22?

In the Wikidata record, 4 blessed, 3 saint, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 22 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 186 and 1942.

Is every saint of August 22 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

Father, you are already present in August 22, before any of us arrive. We bring you Andrew the Scot, Antoninus of Rome, Fabrizio, 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 22 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

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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.