Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 7

On August 7, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Albert of Trapani, Dometius of Persia, Donat de Besançon.

Remembered on August 7

Albert of TrapaniCatholic saint
1250 to 1307
Dometius of Persiasaint
? to 363
Donat de Besançonsaint
594 to 660 · France
Donatus of Arezzosaint
350 to 362
Irene of Athenssaint
752 to 803 · Byzantine Empire
Victriciussaint
340 to 407 · Ancient Rome
Cassien de Nantesblessed
1607 to 1638 · France
Edmund Bojanowskiblessed
1814 to 1871 · Grand Duchy of Posen

August 7 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 2 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Grand Duchy of Posen
Earliest death in the recordyear 362
Latest death in the recordyear 1871
Earliest birth in the recordyear 340
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 7?

The records name 4 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Grand Duchy of Posen.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 7?

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

When did the saints of August 7 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 362 and 1871.

Is every saint of August 7 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 7 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Albert of Trapani, Dometius of Persia, Donat de Besançon, 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 7 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.