Saint Agilus (Ail)
Born to Burgundian nobles, Saint Agile was entrusted as a child to Saint Columbanus at Luxeuil. After a mission of evangelization in Bavaria…
Saints Calendar
August 30th
17 saints celebrated
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
A Benedictine cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster was a devoted pastor, a great scholar of the liturgy, and a prote…
Augusto Bertazzoni
Augusto Bertazzoni (1876-1972) was a devoted Italian bishop, close to Don Bosco, recognized for his pastoral work and heroic charity during …
Diego Ventaja Milán and 8 companions
Diego Ventaja Milán, Bishop of Almería, Manuel Medina Olmos, Bishop of Guadix, and seven Brothers of the Christian Schools were martyred in …
Diego Ventaja, Manuel Medina and companions
Diego Ventaja Milán, Bishop of Almería, and Manuel Medina Olmos, Bishop of Guadix, along with seven Brothers of the Christian Schools, were …
Eustáquio van Lieshout
Eustáquio van Lieshout (1890-1943) was a Dutch missionary priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts. Sent to Brazil, he dedicated hims…
Saint Felix
Saint Felix was a Roman martyr of the 4th century. He is traditionally associated with Saint Adauctus, with whom he shares his martyrdom in …
Saint Felix and Saint Adauctus
A Roman priest under Diocletian, Felix overturned pagan idols with his breath alone. Sentenced to death, he was joined on the way to executi…
Saint Fiacre (Fèvre)
A 7th-century Scottish prince, Fiacre renounced the throne to live as a hermit in Brie under the protection of the Bishop of Meaux. Famous f…
Fidela Oller Angelats and 2 companions (3)
Three religious sisters of the Institute of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Girona, martyred in August 1936 during the Spanish Civil War for th…
Saint Gaudens
A thirteen-year-old shepherd in the Nébouzan during the 5th century, Gaudens was beheaded by the Arians under the reign of Evaric for refusi…
Giovanni Ancina
A Piedmontese physician who became a priest of the Oratory under the influence of Saint Philip Neri, and later Bishop of Saluzzo, he was a z…
Jeanne Jugan
Breton religious sister (1792-1879), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, dedicated to the service of the destitute elderly. Beatifi…
Laura Meozzi
Italian Salesian religious sister, pioneer of the work of Don Bosco in Poland, she devoted herself body and soul to orphans and protected ma…
María Rafols Bruna
María Rafols Bruna (1781-1853) was a Spanish religious sister, co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne, recog…
Saint Rose of Saint Mary (of Lima)
Saint Rose of Lima is the first saint of the New World. A member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, she led a life of extreme austerities …
Stephen Nehmé
Stephen Nehmé (1889-1938) was a Lebanese Maronite monk, a lay brother of the Lebanese Maronite Order, beatified in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on August 30th?
On August 30th, the Church notably celebrates: Saint Agilus (Ail), Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Augusto Bertazzoni, Diego Ventaja Milán and 8 companions, Diego Ventaja, Manuel Medina and companions, Eustáquio van Lieshout, Saint Felix and Saint Felix and Saint Adauctus.