Saint of the day August 17

 Saint of the day August 17

St. Drithelm, 700 A.D.  A wealthy man of Northumbria, England, who supposedly died, experienced a powerful vision of heaven, hell, and purgatory, and then was found to be alive. He divided his possessions among his wife and children and made benefices for the poor before becoming a monk at Melrose Abbey. He lived as a hermit there with great austerities. St. Bede gives an account of his life.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryhthelm

St. Hiero, 885 A.D. Irish martyr, also called Iero. He was an Irish missionary to Holland, where he was martyred 

https://celticsaints.org/2018/0817c.html

St. James the Deacon, 769 A.D. Italian monk and deacon. A companion of St. Paulinus in the missionary effort in Northumbria, England, he was so dedicated to the evangelizing cause that he remained in the region despite the constant dangers of the severe pagan reaction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Deacon

Sts. Paul and Juliana, Roman Catholic Martyred brother and sister, they were put to death at Ptolemais, in Palestine, during the persecution launched by Emperor Aurelian. Feastday Aug. 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_and_Juliana#:~:text=Paul%20and%20Juliana%20were%20brother,hands%20of%20Aurelian%2C%20in%20270.&text=Juliana%20is%20one%20of%20the,Peter's%20Square.&text=The%20height%20of%20the%20statue%20is%203.1%20m.

Bl. Michael Kiraiemon, Bl. Thomas Vinyemon, Bl. Miguel Kurobioye, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Japan. Feastday Aug 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Bartholomew Laurel, Roman Catholic Franciscan lay brother Martyr of Japan. Sent to the Philippines in 1609. He studied medicine at Manila and in 1622 was sent to Japan where he suffered martyrdom for his faith by being burned to death at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

St. Frances Bizzocca, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. A Third Order Dominican, the wife of Blessed Leo Bizzocca, Frances sheltered missionaries in her home, an act that brought about her arrest. She was burned alive in Nagasaki, Japan. Feastday Aug 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Francis Kuloi Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiary Martyr of Japan A native Japanese, who sheltered missionaries. He was beheaded.Feastday Aug 17 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Caspar and Mary Vaz, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Japan. They were husband and wife and tertiaries of St. Francis. Both were martyred in Nagasaki. Caspar was burned alive, and Mary was beheaded. Feastday Aug. 17 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Francis Kurobiove, Roman Catholic Dominican tertiary Martyr of Japan. A native Japanese, Francis was burned alive at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bls. Louis Someyon & St. Luke Kiemon Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiaries Martyrs of Japan, beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

Bl. Martin Gomez, Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiary Martyr of Japan, beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan Feastday Aug 17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

ST. EUSEBIUS, POPE AND MARTYR, 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Eusebius

ST. HYACINTH OF CRACOW, DOMINICAN PRIEST, 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_of_Poland

ST. CLARE OF MONTEFALCO, AUGUSTINIAN ABBESS 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Montefalco