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Saints of 9 August

31 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 9 August, with short facts.

Saints (15)

  • St. Edith Stein Born: 12 October 1891 at Breslaw, Dolnoslaskie, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) as Edith Stein. Died: gassed on 9 August 1942 in the ovens of Oswiecim (a.k.a. Auschwitz), Malopolskie, Poland. Canonized: 11 October 1998 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: against the death of parents, Europe, and martyrs.
  • St. Amor of Franche-Comté Also called Amour.
  • St. Autor of Metz Also called Adinctor, Auteur.
  • St. Bandaridus of Soissons Died: 566. Also called Banderik, Bandery.
  • St. Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola Born: 31 May 1845 in Andoáin, Guipúzcoa, Spain as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola. Died: 9 August 1912 in Salamanca, Spain. Canonized: 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola. Also kept on 12 May in some calendars.
  • St. Domitian of Châlons
  • Sts. Firmus and Rusticus of Verona Born: 3rd century North Africa. Died: c.290. Patronage: Berzo San Fermo, Italy. Also called Fermo.
  • St. Marianne Cope Born: 23 January 1838 in Heppenheim. Died: 9 August 1918 at Kalaupapa, Maui County, Hawaii. Beatified: 14 May 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonized: 21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Barbara Cope, Barbara Koob, Maria Anna Barbara Cope, Mother Marianne, and Sister Marianne.
  • St. Maurilio of Rouen Born: c.1000 in the diocese of Rheims, France. Died: 9 August 1067. Also called Maurilius, Maurille.
  • St. Nathy Born: at Luighne, Sligo, Ireland. Canonized: 1903 (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Achonry, Ireland, city of and Achonry, Ireland, diocese of. Also called Cromnathy, Cruimhthir Nathy, Crumther Nathy, Nathy Cruimthir, and Nathy the Priest.
  • St. Numidicus of Carthage Died: burned at the stake in 251 in Carthage, North Africa.
  • St. Phelim Patronage: diocese of Kilmore, Ireland.
  • St. Romanus Ostiarius Died: c.258 in Rome, Italy.
  • St. Rusticus of Sirmium Died: 4th century Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia).
  • St. Stephen of Burgos Died: put to the sword in 872 in Burgos, Spain.

Blessed (13)

  • Blessed Cayetano Giménez Martín Born: 27 November 1866 in Alfornón, Granada, Spain. Died: 9 August 1936 in the cemetery of Loja, Granada, Spain.
  • Blessed Claude Richard Born: 19 May 1741 in Lérouville, Meuse, France. Died: 9 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Falco the Hermit Born: in the Calabria region of Italy. Died: 1440. Beatified: 1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed). Also called Falco of Palena and Falcon.
  • Blessed Faustino Oteiza Segura Born: 14 February 1890 in Ayegui, Navarra, Spain. Died: shot in the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Faustino of Our Lady of Sorrows.
  • Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya Born: 10 October 1856 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain. Died: shot on the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Florentín of Saint Francis Borgia.
  • Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso Born: 16 October 1877 at Villasexmir, Valladolid, Spain. Died: shot three times through the temple on 2 August 1936 in a cemetery outside Barbastro, Huesca, Spain. Beatified: 4 May 1997 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Florentinus Asensio Barroso.
  • Blessed John of Alvernia Born: 1259 at Fermo, Italy. Died: 10 August 1322. Beatified: 1880 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed John of Salerno Born: c.1190 at Salerno, Italy. Died: 1242. Beatified: 1783 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed Michal Tomaszek Born: 23 September 1960 in Lekawica, Zywiec, Poland. Died: 9 August 1991 in Pariacoto, Ancash, Peru. Beatified: 5 December 2015 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Narcís Sitjà Basté Born: 1 November 1867 in Sant Andreu de Palomar, Barcelona, Spain. Died: morning of 9 August 1936 in the Riera de Sant Andreuin, Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
  • Readings Born: 12 February 1895 in Carcagente, Valencia, Spain. Died: shot on the night of the 10 August 1936 on an iron railroad bridge in Carcagente, Valencia, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Father Germán of Carcagente.
  • Blessed Richard Bere Born: Glastonbury, England. Died: starved to death on 9 August 1537 in Newgate prison, London, England. Beatified: 20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called John Bere.
  • Blessed Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski Born: 3 July 1958 in Tarnów, Poland. Died: 9 August 1991 in Pariacoto, Ancash, Peru. Beatified: 5 December 2015 by Pope Francis.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred Colombians of Barcelona Died: 9 August 1936 in Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II.
  • 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 Civitavecchia Died: 250 near Civitavecchia, Italy Martyrs of Constantinople beheaded in Constantinople.

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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