Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: July 8

On July 8, the church around the world remembers 18 saints and blesseds, including Adrian III, Albert of Genoa, Auspicius of Toul.

Remembered on July 8

Adrian IIIsaint
? to 885 · Papal States
Albert of GenoaCatholic saint
1090 to 1180
Auspicius of Toulsaint
? to 478 · Western Roman Empire
Benedict of Alignansaint
1200 to 1268
Edgar of Englandsaint
944 to 975 · Kingdom of England
Grimbaldsaint
827 to 903
Illuminato da RietiCatholic saint
? to 1280
Landradasaint
650 to 700
Morwennasaint
Saint ColmanCatholic saint
700 to 689 · Ireland
Saint TotnanCatholic saint
700 to 689 · Ireland
Sunnivasaint
901 to ?
Theobald of Marlysaint
1200 to 1247 · France
Wihtburhsaint
700 to 743 · Kingdom of East Anglia
Eugene IIIblessed
1200 to 1153
Pierre Vigneblessed
1670 to 1740 · France
Peter the HermitVenerable
1050 to 1115 · Kingdom of France
Procopius of Ustyugthaumaturge
1300 to 1303 · Poland

July 8 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered18
How the church names them10 saint, 4 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordFrance, Ireland, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Papal States and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 478
Latest death in the recordyear 1740
Earliest birth in the recordyear 650
With a Wikipedia article18 of 18

Questions people ask

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

The records name 8 countries: France, Ireland, Kingdom of East Anglia, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Papal States, Poland, Western Roman Empire.

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

In the Wikidata record, 10 saint, 4 catholic saint, 2 blessed, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of July 8 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 478 and 1740.

Is every saint of July 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about July 8 is hidden from you. We bring you Adrian III, Albert of Genoa, Auspicius of Toul, France. 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 July 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

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.