Saints of the 4 of august
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Saint John Baptiste Vianney
John Baptiste Vianney (sometimes written John Vianey), Holy Priest of Ars, is patron of the priests; example of virtue, confessor, promoter of the Eucharistic and Marian devotion. He was born near Lyon the year 1786. He had to overcome many obstacles to finally reach being ordered priest. The parish of Ars, entrusted within the Diocese of Belley, and the saint, with an active preaching, mortification, prayer and charity, governed it, and promoted their spiritual advancement in an admirable way. He was endowed with extraordinary qualities as confessor, which made the faithful to come to him from everywhere, to listen to his holy advice. He died in 1859.
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Saint Ruben
Holy hermit who reduced his living space to the base of a column.
- Saint Aristharcus
- Saint Eleutherius of Tarsia
- Saint Euphronius of Tours
- Saint Ia
- Saint Jacinto of Roma
- Saint Onofre eremita
- Saint Rainero of Split
- Blessed Cecilia of Bolonia
- Blessed Henryk Krzysztofik
- Blessed Frederic Janssoone
- Blessed Gonzalo Gonzalo
- Blessed William Horne