Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 3

On August 3, the church around the world remembers 5 saints and blesseds, including Aspren, Dalmatius of Constantinople, Euphronios of Autun.

Remembered on August 3

Asprensaint
100 to 200 · Ancient Rome
Dalmatius of Constantinoplesaint
356 to 436 · Byzantine Empire
Euphronios of Autunsaint
453 to ?
Peter of AnagniCatholic saint
1001 to 1105
Augustin Kažotićblessed
1260 to 1323 · Republic of Venice

August 3 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered5
How the church names them3 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Republic of Venice
Earliest death in the recordyear 200
Latest death in the recordyear 1323
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article5 of 5

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 3?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Republic of Venice.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 3?

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

When did the saints of August 3 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 200 and 1323.

Is every saint of August 3 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 Jesus, you see August 3 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Aspren, Dalmatius of Constantinople, Euphronios of Autun, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from August 3 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.