ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 20th of August
VENERABLE ESME GUÉRIN, MARTYR
Venerable Esme Guérin was one of the 11 Martyrs of Donzy who were put to death by the Protestants out of hatred of the Catholic faith. Venerable Esme obtained the imperishable crown of martyrdom on August 20, 1569. (Mg.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 90)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (inthe original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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