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Saints of 23 August

28 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 23 August, with short facts.

Saints (22)

  • St. Abbondius of Rome
  • St. Altigianus Died: 731 at Saint-Seine.
  • St. Anthony of Gerace Died: 10th century at the monastery of San Felipe Argiró near Locri in lower Calabria, Italy.
  • St. Apollinaris of Rheims Died: beheaded c.290 at Rheims, France.
  • St. Archelaus of Ostia Died: c.235.
  • St. Domnina of Aegea Died: drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor).
  • St. Eleazar of Lyons Died: 3rd century in Lyons, France.
  • St. Éoghan of Ardstraw Born: 6th century in Leinster, Ireland. Died: c.618. Patronage: diocese of Derry, Ireland. Also called Eugene, Eugenius, Euny, Owen, Tir Eoghain, Tyrone.
  • St. Flavian of Autun Also called Flavinian, Flavius.
  • St. Hilarinus Died: 731 at Saint-Seine.
  • St. Ireneus of Rome
  • St. Lupo of Novi Also called Luppo.
  • St. Luppus
  • Martyrs of Agea Died: crucified in 285 outside the walls of Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor).
  • St. Maximus of Ostia Died: c.235.
  • St. Minervius of Lyons Died: 3rd century in Lyons, France.
  • St. Quiriacus of Ostia Died: c.235.
  • St. Rose of Lima Born: 20 April 1586 at Lima, Peru as Isabel. Died: 24 August 1617 at Lima, Peru. Canonized: 2 April 1671 by Pope Clement X. Patronage: against vanity, embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needle workers, people ridiculed for their piety, Americas, Central America, and others.
  • St. Theonilla of Aegea Died: drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor).
  • St. Tydfil Born: 5th century Wales. Died: murdered c.480. Patronage: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Also called Tudful.
  • St. Victor of Vita Born: Carthage, North Africa. Died: c.535 on Sardinia, Italy.
  • St. Zacchaeus of Jerusalem Died: 116. Also called Zacharius, Zaccheus.

Blessed (3)

  • Blessed Franciszek Dachtera Born: 22 September 1910 in Salno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Died: 23 August 1944 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Jean Bourdon Born: 3 April 1747 in Séez, Orne, France. Died: 23 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Protais of Séez.
  • Blessed Juan Soler García Born: 1 December 1904 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain. Died: 23 August 1936 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain. Beatified: 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.

Other (2)

  • Anthony the Ethiopian
  • Ferdinand of Cardona

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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