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title: "St. Hormisdas: Feast Day August 6 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hormisdas/
description: "St. Hormisdas, Pope. Remembered on August 6, died c. 523. Read their life in Bless."
---

Pope · Remembered on August 6

# St. Hormisdas

St. Hormisdas is remembered on August 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 6](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#6) |
| Title | Pope |
| Died | c. 523 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, August 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hormisdas/#calendar) |

## Life

A widowed Roman deacon elected pope — his son would be pope after him — who healed the thirty-five-year Acacian schism between Rome and Constantinople. The formula the Eastern bishops signed, confessing the apostolic see’s unfailing faith, bears his name in the Church’s memory.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Hormisdas. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, August 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/06/) | Transfiguration of the Lord | White | Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 · Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 · 2 Peter 1:16-19 · Matthew 17:5 · Mark 9:2-10 |
| [Sunday, August 6, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/06/) | Transfiguration of the Lord | White | Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 · Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 · 2 Peter 1:16-19 · Matthew 17:5c · Luke 9:28b-36 |

Readings

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

[August 5 St. Oswald of Northumbria](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oswald-of-northumbria/) [August 7 St. Cajetan](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cajetan/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 6?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-06) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Hormisdas

Remembered on August 6

On this page

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

In the app

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