Saints & Heroes
July 30: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Priest and Bishop, shared the confidence of Pope Leo the Great and enjoyed the patronage of Empress Galla Placidia.
August 2: Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Vercelli, stood against the Arian heresy that denied the Divinity of Christ. He endured exile and imprisonment.
August 3: It has been said that Saint Waltheof strove so greatly for perfection, that his confessors often found him irksome.
August 7: In 1524, Saint Cajetan was part of a group of holy men who strived to reform the Church, which was in moral chaos at that time.
August 10: St. Lawrence, deacon of the Roman Church, was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Valerian in 258.
August 11: Saint Clare performed numerous miracles during her life, and her confidence in Our Lord was total and absolute.
August 13: Pontian, who previously reigned as Pope, and Hippolytus, a former schismatic who renounced his error during persecution, were martyred together in the prison mines of Sardinia.
August 16: Saint Stephen, a pagan prince who converted to the True Faith, is the first king and founder of the Christian Kingdom of Hungary.
August 17: During Saint Beatriz's imprisonment, Our Lady, attired in the blue and white habit of the Conceptionist Order, appeared to Beatriz and instructed her to found an order in Her honor.
August 18: Everywhere she went, Helena Augusta visited churches with pious zeal and enriched them by her benevolence. Her generosity embraced not only individuals but entire communities. The poor and destitute were the special objects of her charity.
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