ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 21st August WELCOME! SAINT AVITUS I., BISHOP OF CLERMONT Saint Avitus I , Bishop of Clermont in France, is commemorated on August 21 . Saint Gregory of Tours praises him for his great efforts regarding the conversion of the Jews, noting that he baptized 500 of them on a single Pentecost . Saint Avitus died around the year 594 (according to Migne *, he reigned from 553 to 600) and was buried in the Church of Saint Mary de Port . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 369) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Avitus 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. ...