Catholic Saints Calendar for the Month of August

The month of August in the Catholic Church is rich with celebrations of saints, martyrs, founders of religious orders, missionaries, and Doctors of the Church. Below is a calendar of the principal saints commemorated during the month according to the General Roman Calendar. Some local dioceses and religious orders may celebrate additional saints.

Date	Saint / Feast	Notes
August 1	Saint Alphonsus Liguori	Bishop, Doctor of the Church, founder of the Redemptorists
August 2	Saint Eusebius of Vercelli	Bishop
	Saint Peter Julian Eymard	Priest, founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
August 4	Saint John Vianney	Patron Saint of Parish Priests
August 5	Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major	Optional Memorial
August 6	The Transfiguration of the Lord	Feast of the Lord
August 7	Saint Sixtus II and Companions	Martyrs
	Saint Cajetan	Founder of the Theatines
August 8	Saint Dominic	Founder of the Dominican Order
August 9	Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross	Virgin, Martyr, Co-Patroness of Europe
August 10	Saint Lawrence	Feast
August 11	Saint Clare of Assisi	Founder of the Poor Clares
August 12	Saint Jane Frances de Chantal	Religious, founder of the Visitation Order
August 13	Saints Pontian and Hippolytus	Martyrs
August 14	Saint Maximilian Kolbe	Martyr of Auschwitz
August 15	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Solemnity
August 16	Saint Stephen of Hungary	King
August 19	Saint John Eudes	Promoter of devotion to the Sacred Hearts
August 20	Saint Bernard of Clairvaux	Abbot, Doctor of the Church
August 21	Saint Pius X	Pope
August 22	Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Memorial
August 23	Saint Rose of Lima	First canonized saint of the Americas
August 24	Saint Bartholomew	Feast
August 25	Saint Louis IX	King
	Saint Joseph Calasanz	Founder of the Piarists
August 27	Saint Monica	Patroness of Mothers
August 28	Saint Augustine of Hippo	Bishop, Doctor of the Church
August 29	Passion of Saint John the Baptist	Memorial
August 30	Optional Memorials in some local calendars	Various saints
August 31	Saint Raymond Nonnatus	Patron of childbirth and expectant mothers

Major Celebrations in August

August 1 – Saint Alphonsus Liguori
August 4 – Saint John Vianney
August 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord
August 8 – Saint Dominic
August 9 – Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
August 10 – Saint Lawrence
August 11 – Saint Clare of Assisi
August 14 – Saint Maximilian Kolbe
August 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 20 – Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
August 23 – Saint Rose of Lima
August 24 – Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
August 27 – Saint Monica
August 28 – Saint Augustine
August 29 – Passion of Saint John the Baptist

Saints Who Are Doctors of the Church Celebrated in August

Saint Alphonsus Liguori (August 1)
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (August 20)
Saint Augustine of Hippo (August 28)

August is particularly notable for honoring founders of religious orders, great theologians, heroic martyrs, and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Solemnity of the Assumption, one of the most important Marian feasts in the Catholic liturgical year.