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title: "St. Eusebius of Vercelli: Feast Day August 2 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-eusebius-of-vercelli/
description: "St. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop. Remembered on August 2, died c. 371. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop · Remembered on August 2

# St. Eusebius of Vercelli

St. Eusebius of Vercelli is remembered on August 2 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 2](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#2) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 371 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, August 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-eusebius-of-vercelli/#calendar) |

## Life

The first Western bishop to live in community with his clergy — seedbed of the canons regular — exiled to Palestine and Egypt for refusing to condemn Athanasius, dragged through the streets by Arians, and returned under Julian to help heal the Church with Hilary of Poitiers.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Eusebius of Vercelli. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, August 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/02/) | Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Numbers 11:4b-15 · Psalm 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 · Matthew 4:4 · Matthew 14:13-21 |
| [Wednesday, August 2, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/02/) | Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21 · Psalm 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18 · John 15:15b · Matthew 13:44-46 |

Readings

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

[August 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-alphonsus-liguori/) [August 3 St. Lydia Purpuraria](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lydia-purpuraria/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 2?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-02) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Eusebius of Vercelli

Remembered on August 2

On this page

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

In the app

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