Saint of the Day for August 28
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354-430)
Augustine of Hippo, also well-known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the history of the Western world, and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Annahuman biblical figure in Luke 2:36-38
- Pope Theonas of AlexandriaEgyptian priest (0300-0300)
- Azélie-Marie Guérin MartinFrench laywoman, Saint and the mother of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux (1831-1877)
- Saint Hermes2nd-century Greek saint
- St. Julian of BrioudeFrench martyr and saint
- Pelagius of NovigradCroatian saint
- Bibianus of SaintesFrench bishop of Saintes
Bible Verse of the Day
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
On August 28 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.