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title: "St. Bartholomew: Feast Day August 24 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/
description: "St. Bartholomew, Apostle, patron of tanners and nervous disorders. Feast day August 24. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle · Feast day August 24

# St. Bartholomew

The feast day of St. Bartholomew is August 24, a feast in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of tanners and nervous disorders.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [August 24](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#24) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostle |
| Patron of | [tanners](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#tanners), [nervous disorders](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#nervous-disorders) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, August 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/#calendar) |

## Life

The apostle whom John calls Nathanael, brought by Philip from under the fig tree. ‘Can anything good be from Nazareth?’ he scoffed — then met Nazareth’s rabbi and confessed him Son of God and King of Israel within a minute.

Jesus’ verdict on him stands as every Christian’s ambition: ‘an Israelite in whom truly there is no deceit.’ Tradition takes his missionary road to Armenia and a flaying martyr’s death.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Bartholomew as patron of tanners and nervous disorders.

[Tanners](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#tanners) [Nervous disorders](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#nervous-disorders)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Bartholomew. 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, August 24, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/24/) | St. Bartholomew, Apostle (Feast) | Red | Revelation 21:9b-14 · Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 · John 1:49b · John 1:45-51 |
| [Thursday, August 24, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/24/) | St. Bartholomew, Apostle (Feast) | Red | Revelation 21:9b-14 · Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 · John 1:49b · John 1:45-51 |

Readings

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

[August 23 St. Rose of Lima](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-rose-of-lima/) [August 25 St. Louis IX](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 24?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-24) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Bartholomew

Feast day August 24

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/#calendar)

In the app

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