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ST DYOMADA, MARTYR - 7 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 7th of August WELCOME! SAINT DYOMADA, MARTYR OF AUGSBURG   Saint Dyomada (August 7) is mentioned in Grevenus 's* additions to the Martyrology of Usuard .* According to some accounts, she was martyred at Augsburg alongside  Saint Afra and others. See also: Saint Diomeda. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 818) *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 Dyomada 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