ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 12th of August WELCOME! SAINT DIOMEDA, MARTYR Saint Diomeda (Dyomeda, Dyomada , Diomena) is listed under the name Diomena in the Proprium Augustanum* for August 12. Here we read there that she attained the crown of martyrdom on the same day as Saint Hilaria , the mother of Saint Afra . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, pp. 755-56) *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 Diomeda 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