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Saints of 5 August

34 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 5 August, with short facts.

Marian titles (2)

  • Our Lady of Copacabana Patronage: Bolivia and Bolivian navy. Also called La Coyeta and Virgin of Copacabana.
  • Our Lady of the Snow Patronage: Italy, Reno, Nevada, diocese of, Conco, Italy, Rovereto, Italy, San Marco in Lamis, Italy, Susa, Italy, Torre Annunziata, Italy, and Utah. Also called Dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Nives and Santa Maria Maggiore.

Saints (20)

  • St. Abel of Rheims Born: in the British Isles. Died: c.751 at Lobbes, Belgium. Also called Abel of Lobbes.
  • St. Addai Died: early 2nd century. Also called Addal, Addeus, Thaddeus.
  • St. Aggai Died: 2nd century.
  • St. Cantidianus
  • St. Cantidius
  • St. Cassian of Autun Born: Alexandria, Egyptian. Died: c.350. Also called Cassiano.
  • St. Casto of Teano Patronage: diocese of Teano, Italy.
  • St. Emidius of Ascoli Piceno Born: German. Died: beheaded c.303. Patronage: against earthquakes, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, city o, and Ascoli Piceno, Italy, diocese of. Also called Emygdius, Emigdius, Emigdio.
  • St. Eusignius Died: scourged and beheaded in 362 at Antioch, Syria.
  • St. Gormeal of Ardoilen Born: Irish. Died: 1016. Also called Gormcal, Gormgall.
  • St. Margaret the Barefooted Born: 1325 at Cesolo, San Severino, Italy. Died: 5 August 1395. Patronage: brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, and widows. Also called Margaret of Cesolo, Margaret la Picena, and Margherita.....
  • St. Mari Died: 2nd century near Seleucia-Ctesiphion.
  • St. Memmius of Châlons-sur-Marne Died: c.300 buried in Saint-Memmie, France. Patronage: Châlons-en-Champagne, France. Also called Apostle of of Châlons-sur-Marne and Meinge, Menge, Memmio, Memmie.
  • St. Nonna Died: 5 August 374. Patronage: against the death of children. Also called Nona.
  • St. Oswald of Northumbria Born: c.605 in Northumbria, England. Died: killed in battle. Patronage: Zug, Switzerland.
  • St. Paris of Teano Born: Greek. Died: 346 in Teano, Italy. Patronage: Teano, Italy, city of and Teano, Italy, diocese. Also called Paride.
  • St. Sobel
  • St. Theodoric of Cambrai-Arras Died: 863.
  • St. Venantius of Viviers Died: 544. Also called Venancio, Venanzio.
  • St. Viator Died: 6th-century in La Trimouille, Sologne, France. Patronage: against marsh fevers and Saint-Viâtre, France. Also called Viâtre.

Blessed (5)

  • Blessed Arnaldo Pons Died: Mercedarian convent of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Montflorie, Aragon (in modern Spain).
  • Blessed Corrado of Laodicea Also called Conrad.
  • Blessed James Gerius Born: 1312. Died: 1345.
  • Blessed Pierre-Michel Noël Born: 23 February 1754 in Pavilly, Seine-Maritime, France. Died: 5 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Salvi Huix Miralpeix Born: 22 December 1877 in Santa Margarida de Vallors, Girona, Spain. Died: shot in the head on the morning of 5 August 1936 in a cemetery in Lleida, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Salvio Huix Miralpéix.

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 Fuente la Higuera Died: 5 August 1936 in Fuente la Higuera, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Martyrs of the Salarian Way Died: 303 on the Salarian Way in Rome, Italy.

Other (4)

  • Corrado di Leodicea
  • Francesco da Pesaro
  • Mary, Mother of Mercy
  • Vardan and Companions

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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