ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 16th of August WELCOME! SAINT ARSACIUS, CONFESSOR Saint Arsacius, a confessor most Latins call Ursacius, was a Persian by birth and devoted himself to armed service in his youth, taking care of the emperor's lions as Sozomenus notes. HE WITHDREW INTO A TOWER During the persecution of Christians by the emperor Licinius, he fearlessly confessed his faith in Jesus, but afterwards quit his position and withdrew into an enclosed tower, where he spent the time in prayer and godly exercises. HE FORETOLD THE FALL OF THE CITY He foretold the imminent fall of the city and worked many miracles. The sources specifically mention that he cast out devils and killed a monstrous dragon with his prayer. HE PASSED GENTLY TO THE PEACE OF THE LORD When he found no one to believe in the prophecy of the misfortune of the city, he returned to the tower, lay down for prayer, and during it passed gently to the peace of ...