Martyr · Remembered on August 22
St. Symphorian
St. Symphorian is remembered on August 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | August 22 |
|---|---|
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 178 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A young Christian of Autun who would not bow to the city’s great goddess and was condemned. As he passed, his mother called from the wall for him to remember the living God, since his life was not being taken from him but exchanged for a better one — words carved since on many a church.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Symphorian. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Symphorian keeps August 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of August.
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