Saints of 11 August
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 11 August.
Feasts in 2026
Tuesday 11 August 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Clare. Memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: Tuesday of the Eleventh Week after Pentecost. Fourth class, green. Also kept: Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Clare. Foundress of the Poor Clares.
Roman Martyrology
St Tiburtius of Rome
At Rome, between the two laurels situated about Tiburtius, martyr, under the judge Fabian, in the persecution of Diocletian. After he hard walked barefoot on burning coals and confessed Christ with increased constancy, he was put to the sword.
St Susanna, niece of Pope Caius
Also, at Rome, the holy virgin Susanna, a woman of noble race, and niece of the blessed Pontiff Caius. She merited the palm of martyrdom by being beheaded in the time of Diocletian.
St Alexander of Comana
At Gomana, in Pontus, St. Alexander, bishop, surnamed Carbonarius, who added to a consummate knowledge of philosophy an eminent degree of Christian humility. He was promoted to the See of that church by St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, and became illustrious, not only by preaching, but also by suffering martyrdom by fire.
St Rufinus, bishop
The same day, the martyrdom of St. Rufinus, bishop of the Marsi, and his companions, under the emperor Maximinus.
St Taurinus of Évreux
At Evreux, in France, St. Taurinus, bishop. Being made bishop of that city by the blessed pope Clement, he propagated the Christian faith by the preaching of the Gospel, and the many labors he sustained for it. Celebrated for glorious miracles, he slept in the Lord.
St Gaugericus of Cambrai
At Cambrai, in France, St. Gaugericus, bishop and confessor.
St Equitius, abbot
In the province of Valeria, St. Equitius, abbot, whose sanctity is attested by the blessed pope Gregory.
St Digna of Todi
At Todi, St. Digna, virgin.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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