The second day of August.
Births[]
- 1703. Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)
- 1931. Pierre DuMaine, Catholic bishop
Deaths[]
- 257. Pope Stephen I
- 686. Pope John V
Feast days[]
Roman Catholicism[]
- Saint Alphonsus Mary de Ligouri
- Translation of Saint Alban, martyr (protomartyr of England)
- Saint Auspicius, bishop of Apt, martyr
- Saint Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli
- Saint Gaudentius, bishop of Chur, martyr
- Saint Peter Julian Eymard
- Saint Pope Stephen I, martyr (common; 6082, in red)
- Saint Catherine (daughter of Bridget) (Scandinavia)
- Saint Etheldritha/Alfrida
Orthodox Christianity[]
- Basil, Fool for Christ, in the Russian Orthodox Church
- Ilya the Prophet in the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Saint Abel of Reims in the Syrian Orthodox Church
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