Saint of the Day for August 1
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Alphonsus Mary Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Alphonsus Liguori
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, in November 1732.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- FrumentiusBishop of Aksum
- Æthelwold of WinchesterBishop of Winchester; Abbot of Abingdon
- Woman with seven sonsJewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7
- Exuperius of BayeuxBishop of Bayeux
- Almedha5c Welsh saint
- SativolaWest Saxon saint
- Leo of MontefeltroRoman bishop of Montefeltro
Bible Verse of the Day
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
On August 1 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.