Saints of 23 August
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 23 August.
Feasts in 2026
Sunday 23 August 2026.
- Ordinary Form: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feast, green. Also kept: St Rose of Lima.
- 1962 calendar: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Second class, green. Also kept: St. Philip Benizi, Confessor.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Rose of Lima. First canonised saint of the Americas.
Roman Martyrology
St Bartholomew
The vigil of St. Bartholomew, apostle.
St Philip (Todi)
At Todi, St. Philip Beniti of Florence, confessor. He contributed greatly to the growth of the Order of the Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was a man of the greatest humility. He was numbered among the saints by Clement X.
Ss. Restitutus, Donatus, Valerian, and Fructuosa
At Antioch, the birthday of the holy martyrs Restitutus, Donatus, Valerian, and Fructuosa, with twelve others, who were crowned after having distinguished themselves by a glorious confession.
Ss. Quiriacus, Maximus, Archelaus and companions (Ostia)
At Ostia, the holy martyrs Quiriacus, bishop, Maximus, priest, Archelaus, deacon, and their companions, who suffered under the prefect Ulpian, in the time of Alexander.
Ss. Claudius, Asterius, and Neon
At Egsea, in Cilicia, the holy martyrs Claudius, Asterius, and Neon, brothers, who were accused of being Christians by their step-mother, under the emperor Diocletian, and the governor Lysias, and after enduring bitter torments, were fastened to a cross, and thus conquered and triumphed with Christ. After them suffered Donvina and Theonilla.
Ss. Timothy and Apollinaris
At Rheims, in France, the birthday of the Saints Timothy and Apollinaris, who merited to enter the heavenly kingdom by consummating their martyrdom in that city.
Ss. Minervus, and Eleazar
At Lyons, the holy martyrs Minervus, and Eleazar with his eight sons.
St Luppus, martyr
Also, St. Luppus, martyr, who, though a slave, enjoyed the liberty of Christ, and was likewise deemed worthy of the crown of martyrdom.
St Zaccheus of Jerusalem
At Jerusalem, St. Zaccheus, bishop, who governed the church of that city the fourth after the blessed apostle James.
St Theonas of Alexandria
At Alexandria, St. Theonas, bishop and confessor.
St Victor of Utica
At Utica, in Africa, blessed Victor, bishop.
St Flavian of Autun
At Autun, St. Flavian, bishop.
St Sidonius of Clermont
At Clermont, in Auvergne, St. Sidonius, a bishop distinguished for learning and sanctity.
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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