Saint of the Day – August 9 – Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Saint of the Day – August 10 – Saint Lawrence of Rome
Saint of the Day – August 11 – Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint of the Day – August 12 – Saint Jeanne Frances de Chantal
Saint of the Day – August 13 – Saint Cassian of Imola
Saint of the Day – August 14 – Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint of the Day – August 15 – Saint Tarcisius
Saint of the Day – August 16 – Saint Roch
Saint of the Day – April 20 – Saint Donan
St. Donan (d. 617 A.D.), also known as St. Donnán of Eigg, was a prominent Celtic missionary and Gaelic priest. Little is known of his life except that he was likely an Irishman who traveled as a missionary throughout Galloway and northward along the west coast of Scotland. He is thought to have been a contemporary of St. Columba. Donan formed a religious community on the tiny northwest island of Eigg in Scotland. The community grew to fifty-two men. One year, after celebrating the Easter Vigil Mass, they were unexpectedly attacked and martyred either by pirates or a band of Viking raiders. Tradition holds that the community was gathered together and killed in the refectory on the night of April 17, 617. The martyrdom of Christian missionaries at this time was rare, leading many to suspect the attack was instigated by a malicious local queen who viewed St. Donan and his monks as a threat to her power. His feast day is April 17.
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