Bishop
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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268 lives of faith. Showing 37–48.
Bishop · 5 June
St. Boniface
Boniface was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century.
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Monastic / Hermit · 8 August
St. Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ was an Australian religious sister.
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS , also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena , was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines.
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Priest / Deacon
St. Charbel Makhlouf
Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M. May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898) was a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He was a member of the Baladites.
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Martyr · 9 August
St. Edith Stein
Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun.
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767.
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Bishop
St. Stephen I of Hungary
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen , was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.
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Doctor of the Church · 20 August
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. , venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.
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Monastic / Hermit · 30 August
St. Jeanne Jugan
Jeanne Jugan, LSP , in religion Mary of the Cross, was a French Catholic religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor.
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Monastic / Hermit · 1 September
St. Giles
Giles the Hermit was a Greek Christian ascetic active in France, most likely in the 7th century.
Greece · Traditional attribution
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Doctor of the Church
St. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom was a Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.
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