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title: "St. Auguste Chapdelaine: Feast Day February 29 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-auguste-chapdelaine/
description: "St. Auguste Chapdelaine, Priest and Martyr. Remembered on February 29, died 1856. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest and Martyr · Remembered on February 29

# St. Auguste Chapdelaine

St. Auguste Chapdelaine is remembered on February 29 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 29](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#29) |
| Title | Priest and Martyr |
| Died | 1856 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, February 29, 2028](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-auguste-chapdelaine/#calendar) |

## Life

A Norman farmer’s son turned missionary to the hidden Christians of Guangxi, arrested within two years, and killed on the leap day of 1856 after refusing to renounce the faith. He stands among the canonized martyrs of China; his death became the pretext of empires, his fidelity the treasure of the Church.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Auguste Chapdelaine. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, February 29, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/29/) | Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Peter 1:10-16 · Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 · See Matthew 11:25 · Mark 10:28-31 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 28 St. Oswald of Worcester](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oswald-of-worcester/) [March 1 St. David of Wales](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-david-of-wales/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 29?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-29) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Auguste Chapdelaine

Remembered on February 29

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-auguste-chapdelaine/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-auguste-chapdelaine/#calendar)

In the app

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