Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 8

On August 8, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Altmann of Passau, Beata Bonifacia Rodríguez de Castro, Cynllo.

Remembered on August 8

Altmann of Passausaint
1015 to 1091 · Germany
Beata Bonifacia Rodríguez de Castrosaint
1837 to 1905 · Spain
Cynllosaint
Cyriacussaint
300 to 303
Eusebiussaint
? to 462
Famianus of CompostelaCatholic saint
1090 to 1150
Mary MacKillopsaint
1842 to 1909 · Australia
Saint Cajetansaint
1480 to 1547 · Republic of Venice
John Feltonblessed
? to 1570

August 8 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAustralia, Germany, Republic of Venice, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 303
Latest death in the recordyear 1909
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on August 8?

The records name 4 countries: Australia, Germany, Republic of Venice, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on August 8?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of August 8 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 303 and 1909.

Is every saint of August 8 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 8, before any of us arrive. We bring you Altmann of Passau, Beata Bonifacia Rodríguez de Castro, Cynllo, Australia. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from August 8 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.