This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is on August 10 2024.
👉 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Blessed Archangelus Piacentini
Saint Blane
Blessed Lazare Tiersot
Blessed Franciszek Drzewiecki
Blessed François François
Blessed Claude-Joseph Jouffret de Bonnefont
Blessed Edward Grzymala
Blessed Augustine Ota
Saint Gerontius
St Gerontius was also known as Geraint. He was the King of Damnonia, now in modern-day Devon, England. He and his wife Enid are the subjects of romantic legends in the region.
In 508 AD, he was killed in the battle against Saxons.
Saint Asteria of Bergamo
St Asteria of Bergamo was also known as Hesteria. She was the sister of Saint Grata of Bergamo. She dedicated herself to providing a proper Christian burial for martyrs.
She died as a martyr after she was beheaded in 307 AD by Diocletian for doing it. She is venerated in Bergamo, Italy.
Saint Agilberta of Jouarre
St Agilberta of Jouarre was also known as Aguilberta or Gilberta. She is related to Saint Ebrigisil, Saint Ado of Jouarre and Saint Agilbert of Paris.
She became a nun and later an Abbess of Jouarre Abbey in 660 AD and died in 680 AD.
Blessed Hugh of Montaigu
Blessed Hugh of Montaigu was the nephew of Saint Hugh of Cluny, who was his teacher and spiritual director.
He was a Benedictine monk at Cluny Abbey in France and later the Bishop of Auxerre, France in 1096 AD. In 1136 AD, he died of natural causes
Saint Deusdedit the Cobbler
St Deusdedit the Cobbler was a poor layman shoemaker in sixth-century Rome, Italy.
Pope Saint Gregory the Great wrote that every Saturday Deusdedit would distribute his whole week’s profits to the poor.
Saint Bettelin
St Bettelin was also known as Bertram. He died in the 8th century AD and his relics are enshrined in Ilam, Staffordshire, England. He is the patron saint of Stafford, England.
Saint Aredius of Lyons
St Aredius of Lyons was also known as Aregius or Arige. He was the Archbishop of Lyons, France. He died in 614 AD.
Saint Agathonica of Carthage
St Agathonica was a nun and martyr who died in Carthage in North Africa.
Saint Bassa of Carthage
St Bassa was a nun and martyr who died in Carthage in North Africa
Saint Paula of Carthage
St Paula was a nun and martyr who died in Carthage in North Africa
Martyrs of Alexandria
The Martyrs of Alexandria are a large number of Christians who, between 260 AD and 267 AD died in Alexandria, Egypt during the persecutions of Decius and Valerian.
Martyrs of Rome
The Martyrs of Rome are a group of 165 Christians martyred in 274 AD in Rome, Italy during the persecutions of Aurelian.
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
These are the names of some of the thousands of people who were murdered from 1934 to 1939, during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.Â
Their names are;
- Blessed Victoriano Calvo Lozano
- Blessed Pedro Mesonero RodrÃguez
- Blessed Juan Martorell Soria
- Blessed José Xavier Gorosterratzu Jaunarena
- Blessed José Toledo Pellicer
- Blessed Antonio González PenÃn
Other Saints of the Day for August 10 2024
- Plettrude
- Our Lady of Good Success
- Irenaeus
- Eric IV
- Aurelio
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