Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 28

On August 28, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Augustine of Hippo, Azélie-Marie Guérin Martin, Pelagius of Novigrad.

Remembered on August 28

Augustine of Hipposaint
354 to 430 · Ancient Rome
Azélie-Marie Guérin Martinsaint
1831 to 1877 · France
Pelagius of Novigradsaint
270 to 283
Saint Hermessaint
100 to 120 · Ancient Rome
St. Julian of Brioudesaint
300 to 304 · Western Roman Empire
Alfons Mazurekblessed
1891 to 1944 · Poland
Blessed Thomas Holfordblessed
1541 to 1588
Moses the Blackthaumaturge
320 to 395

August 28 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Poland, Western Roman Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 120
Latest death in the recordyear 1944
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 28?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Poland, Western Roman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 28?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 thaumaturge. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 28 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 120 and 1944.

Is every saint of August 28 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

Lord Christ, you love the people of August 28 more than we can. We bring you Augustine of Hippo, Azélie-Marie Guérin Martin, Pelagius of Novigrad, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from August 28 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.