ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 22nd of August DOMINIC AND 25 COMPANIONS, MARTYRS According to the Art. Mart .*, Dominic (Dominicus) and 25 Confreres of the Order of Saint Francis were cruelly killed for the sake of the Christian faith. Their Order lists them among the "blessed" and "martyrs". (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 785) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations