Saints of the day august 5
Our Lady of Las Nieves
Dedication of the Basilica of Holy Mary (in times of Pope Sixto III, 432-440)
Celebrate today: Blanca, Neus, Nieves.
View moreSaint Abel, monk of Lobbes (s. VIII)
Our Lady of Africa
Our Lady of Africa, patron saint of Ceuta, Spain.
Saint Emigdio of Áscoli (s. IV)
Saint Nona of Nacianzo (s. IV)
Nazianzus in Cappadocia, saint Nona, wife of saint Gregorio el Viejo and mother of Saints Gregorio the theologian, Cesareo and Gorgon.
Saint Memmio of Chalons (s. III)
At Chalons, in the Belgium Galia, saint Memmio, who is venerated as the first bishop of this city (s. III/IV).
Blessed Pierre Michel Noel (s. XVIII)
Saint Cassian of Autun (s. IV)
Blessed Francesco Zanfredini (s. XIV)
Saint Margarita of Septémpeda (s. XIV)
In Saint Severino Marche (Septempeda), also in the region of Piceno, saint Margarita, widow.
Saint Páride of Teano (s. IV)
In Teano in Campania, saint Páride, Bishop, who was the first, as is believed, in dealing with this episcopal see (s. IV)
Saint Venancio of Viviers (s. VI)
In Viviers, along the Rhone, in Gaul, saint Venancio, Bishop (d. 535).
Saint Viator of Tremblevif (s. VI)
In Tremblevif, in the Sologne region, France, St. Viator, hermit. (s. VI).
Saint Afra of Ausburgo (s. IV)
Saint Afra, martyr, converted to the faith by Saint Narcissus, Augsburg (Austria).