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SAINTS of August - List of Saint Feast Days for the Month of August - Inspiring True Stories to Share!

Saint Euphrasia - a Nun who was Known as the "Praying Mother" or "Mobile Tabernacle" - Saint of August 30

The True Story of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist for his Faith! Martyrdom of the Cousin of Jesus - Feast Day August 29

St. Augustine a Convert Bishop who had a Child! Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian - Patron Saint of Theologians and Printers - Saint of August 28

St. Monica, Mother of St Augustine, Prayed 17 Years for his Conversion! Patron Saint of Mothers, Alcoholics and Victims of Abuse - Saint of August 27

St. Louis IX King of France Fed Beggars from his Table! Patron Saint of Hairdressers and Secular Franciscans - Saint of August 25

St. Bartholomew or Nathaniel the Apostle whom Jesus called a True Israelite! Patron Saint of Nerves, Bookbinders and Cobblers - Saint of August 24

St. Rose of Lima Spent Hours Before the Eucharist in Prayer! Patron Saint of Gardeners and Latin America - with Novena Prayer - Saint of Aug. 23

St. Pope Pius X was Know as the Pope of the Eucharist and Lowered the Age for 1st Communion! Patron Saint of Pilgrims and 1st Communicants - Saint of August 21

St Bernard of Clairvaux a Peacemaker Abbot Known as the Honey Doctor! Patron Saint of Climbers, Beekeepers and Candlemakers - Saint of August 20

St. John Eudes a Promoter of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who Took a Vow of Chastity at Age 14! Saint of August 19

St. Helena, Mother of Constantine, Discovered the Cross of Jesus! Patron Saint of Converts, and Divorced with Prayer - Saint of August 18

St. Hyacinth a Dominican Priest Known for Miracles and Patron Saint of Pierogies! Saint of August 17