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Saints of 1 August

50 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 1 August, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

  • Feast of Saint Peter in Chains Patronage: diocese of Annecy, France and Donnas, Italy. Also called Saint Peter ad Vincula, San Pietro in Vincoli, Liberation of Saint Peter, Release of Saint Peter, and Deliverance of Saint Peter.

Saints (29)

  • St. Alphonsus Liguori Born: 27 September 1696 at Marianelli near Naples, Italy. Died: 1 August 1787 at Nocera, Italy. Canonized: 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI.
  • St. Peter Faber Born: 13 April 1506 at Villaret, Savoy. Died: 1 August 1546 at Rome, Italy. Canonized: 17 December 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Peter Favre, Peter Lefrevre, Petrus, Pierre, and Apostle of Germany.
  • St. Alexander of Perga Died: beheaded c.300 at Perga, Pamphylia.
  • St. Almedha Born: Welsh. Died: beheaded in the 6th century by her father at Brecon, Wales.
  • St. Ðaminh Nguyen Van Hanh Born: 1772 in Nang A, Nghe An, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 1 August 1838 in Ba Tòa, Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Dominic, Domenico.
  • St. Arcadius of Bourges Born: latter 5th century Clermont (in modern France). Died: c.549. Also called Arcadio, Arcade.
  • St. Attius of Perga Died: beheaded c.300 at Perga, Pamphylia. Also called Athius, Attus.
  • St. Bênadô Võ Van Duê Born: 1755 in Quan Anh, Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Died: beheaded on 1 August 1838 in Ba Tòa, Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Bernard Due Van Vo.
  • St. Brogan
  • St. Buono Died: c.259 on the Latin Way, Rome, Italy. Patronage: San Buono, Italy. Also called Bonus.
  • St. Ethelwold of Winchester Born: c.912 at Winchester, England. Died: 1 August 984. Also called Father of Monks.
  • St. Exuperius of Bayeux
  • Sts. Faith, Hope and Charity
  • St. Faustus Also called Festus.
  • St. Felix of Gerona Born: Spanish. Died: cut to pieces. Also called Feliu, Felice.
  • St. Friard Born: 511 at Bresne, France. Died: 577. Patronage: against fear of wasps. Also called Friardo.
  • St. Jonatus Died: c.690.
  • St. Justin of Paris Died: c.290 at Louvre.
  • St. Kenneth of Wales Also called Kined of Wales.
  • St. Leontius of Perga Died: beheaded c.300 at Perga, Pamphylia.
  • St. Maur Also called Maurus.
  • St. Nemesius of Lisieux
  • St. Peregrinus of Modena Died: 643. Patronage: Casola in Lunigiana, Italy. Also called Pellegrino.
  • St. Procopius of Taormina Born: 9th century. Died: heart torn. Also called Procopio di Taormina.
  • St. Rioch Died: c.480.
  • St. Secundel Died: 6th century. Also called Secondello.
  • St. Secundus of Palestrina Died: 315 on the Via Prenestina, 13 miles. Also called Secondino.
  • St. Sophia Died: early 2nd century. Also called Sofia.
  • St. Verus of Vienne Died: 314.

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Aleksy Sobaszek Born: 17 August 1895 in Przygodzice, Wielkopolskie, Poland. Died: 1 August 1942 at the concentration camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed Emericus of Quart Born: mid 13th century in the castle of Quart, Italy. Died: 1 September 1313. Beatified: 14 July 1881 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also called Émeric, Emerico.
  • Blessed Gerhard Hirschfelder Born: 17 February 1907 in Klodzko, Dolnoslaskie, Germany (in modern Poland). Died: 1 August 1942 in the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany. Beatified: 19 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Giovanni Bufalari Born: at Castel Porziano near Rome, Italy as Giovanni Bufalari. Died: c.1350. Beatified: 1832 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed). Also called Giovanni Bufalari and John....
  • Blessed Orlando of Vallombrosa Died: 1242. Beatified: 21 August 1600 by Bishop Alessandro de Medici (cultus approved).
  • Blessed Pierre-Lucien Claverie Born: 8 May 1938 in Algiers, Algeria.
  • Blessed Rudolph Died: 1076. Beatified: 1600 by Bishop Alessandro de Medici of Fiesole (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed Thomas Welbourne Born: Hutton Bushel, North Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged on 1 August 1605 in York, North Yorkshire, England. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Vicente Montserrat Millán Born: 6 January 1904 in Lorca, Murcia Spain. Beatified: 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Nowogrodek Beatified: 5 March 2000 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. Also called Martyrs of Novogrudok, Nasaret-sostrene fra Nowogródek, Nowogrodek Martyrs, Sister Mary Stella and her Ten Companions, and Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
  • Martyrs of Philadelphia Died: in Philadelphia (modern Alasehir, Turkey).

Other (8)

  • Chiara of Orleans
  • Eleazar the Scribe
  • Gionato
  • Holy Maccabees Also called The Machabees.
  • Leo of Montefeltro
  • Nicholas de la Torre Merino
  • Portiuncula Indulgence Also kept on 2 August in some calendars.
  • Severus of Aquitaine

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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