Saints of 21 August

St Jane (Annecy)

At Annecy, in Savoy, the festival of St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, foundress of the Order of Nuns of the Visitation of St. Mary, who is commemorated on the 13th of December.

St Cyriaca of Rome, widow

At Rome, in the Veran field, St. Cyriaca, widow and martyr. In the persecution of Valerian, after devoting herself and all her goods in the service of the saints, she gave up her life by suffering martyrdom for Christ.

St Anastasius of Salona

At Salona, St. Anastasius, a law officer, who was converted to the faith by seeing the fortitude with which blessed Agapitus bore his torments, and being put to death by order of the emperor Auvolian, for confessing the name of Christ, went to Our Lord.

Ss. Luxorius, Cisellus, and Camerinus

In Sardinia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Luxorius, Cisellus, and Camerinus, who were put to the sword in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Delphius.

St Privatus of Gevaudan

In Gevaudan, St. Privatus, bishop and martyr, who suffered in the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus.

Ss. Bonosus and Maximian

The same day, the holy martyrs Bonosus and Maximian.

St Paternus of Fundi

At Fundi, in Campania, St. Paternus, a martyr, who came from Alexandria to Rome to visit the tomb of the Apostles. Thence he retired to the neighborhood of Fundi, where, being seized by the tribune whilst he was burying the bodies of the martyrs, he died in captivity.

St Bassa and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Fidelis, martyrs (Edessa)

At Edessa, in Syria, during the persecution of Maximian, the holy martyrs.Bassa, and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Fidelis, whom their pious mother exhorted to martyrdom and sent before her bearing their crowns. Being herself beheaded, she joyfully followed them and shared their victory.

St Euprepius of Verona

At Verona, St. Euprepius, bishop and confessor.

St Quadratus, bishop

Also St. Quadratus, bishop.

St Bernard (Siena)

At Siena, in Tuscany, blessed Bernard Ptolemy, abbot and founder of the Congregation of Olivetans.

St Pius X

At Rome, St Pius X, pope, who restored all things in Christ and admitted children to the Eucharist. Canonised 1954.