August 1st Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop (d. 1787) St. Alphonsus Liguori from the Catholic Encyclopedia August 2nd Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard, Priest (d. 1868) August 3rd Feast of St. Lydia (d. 1st Century, A.D.) August 4th Feast of St. John Vianney, Priest (d. 1859) August 7th Feast of St. Sixtus II and Companions, Martyrs (d. 258) August 8th Feast of St. Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221) Resources: St. Dominic and the Rosary by Catherine Beebe (Vision Series) August 9th Feast of St. Romanus, Martyr (d. 258 A.D.) Note: St. Romanus was a Roman soldier/prison guard who was converted by one of his prisoners - St. Lawrence - and was martyred the day before St. Lawrence was. Feast of Saint Teresa Benedicta (Saint Edith Stein) August 10th Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (d. 258 A.D.) August 11th Feast of St. Clare of Assisi Founder of the Poor Clares (d. 1253) August 13th Feast of St. John Berchmans (d. 1621) August 14th Feast of St. Maximillian Kolbe (d. 1941) Resources: "The Volunteer at Auschwitz" by Chuck Colson, pp. 803-808 of The Book of Virtues edited by William Bennett. August 15th Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven August 16 St. Stephen (d. 1038) August 17th Feast of St. Hyacinth of Poland (d. 1257) August 18th Feast of St. Jane Francis de Chantal (d. 1641) August 19th Feast of St. John Eudes (d. 1680) August 20th Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153) August 21st Feast of Saint Pius X, Pope (d. 1914) August 22nd The Queenship of Mary August 23rd Feast of St. Rose of Lima (d. 1617) August 24th Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr (d. 72 A.D.) August 25th Feast of St. Louis, King of France (d. 1270) August 27th Feast of St. Monica (d. 387), Mother of Saint Augustine August 28th Feast of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (d. 430) August 29th Feast of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist August 30th Feast of St. Fiacre, Hermit, (d. 670) August 31st Feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus (d. 1240)
