ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 10th of August
SAINT EUPHRASIA, ABBESS
Descended from the Gallic royal family, Saint Euphrasia joined the newly built Benedictine monastery of Saint Laurence in Bourges. She became the first abbess of this institute and died a very holy death. (Buc. Suppl.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 115)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Euphrasia may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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