Saints August Flashcards
Aug 1
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Obtained permission from the holy see to celebrate the feast of the divine heart
St. Alphonsus Liguori
He composed the first Novena of the sacred heart
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Aug 2
Blessed Jane of Aza
Aug 4
Jean Vianney
Patron saint of Diocesan Priest
Jean Vianney
He held a special devotion towards our Lady
Jean Vianney
Aug 8
St. Dominic de Guzman
He founded the order of preachers
St Dominic de Guzman
Patron Saint of Astornomers
St. Dominic de Guzman
He was an augustinian before establishing the dominican order
St. Dominic de Guzman
Aug 9
St. Edith Stein
Aug 10
St. Lawrence, deacon, and Martyr
“unless a grain of wheat falls to ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit’
St. Lawrence, deacon, and Martyr
Aug 11
St. Clare of Assisi
First follower of st. Francis of Assisi
St. Clare of Assisi
She is the foundress of the poor clares
St. Clare of Assisi
First woman to write a monastic rule
St. Clare of Assisi
Patron saint of television
St. Clare of Assisi
St. Philomena
Aug 11
She is a virgin and Martyr
St. Philomena
Martyred at 13 yrs old
St. Philomena