Saint of the day August 16

 Saint of the day August 16

Bl. John of Saint Martha, Roman Catholic Franciscan Martyr of Japan. He was born in Prados, Spain, in 1578, and ordained a Franciscan in 1606. Sent to Japan, he mastered that nation's language and worked in the missions. He was arrested in 1615 and spent three years in prison before being beheaded. John was beatified in 1867. Feastday Aug 16

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

Bl. Mary Magdalen Kiota, Roman Catholic Dominican tertiary and Japanese Martyr. A princess of Japan and relative of a local lord, she was a Dominican tertiary. Arrested for sheltering missionaries, she was burned alive at Nagasaki. Feastday Aug. 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

St. Stephen the Great, Roman Catholic King. He gave his patronage to Church leaders, helped build churches, and was a proponent of the rights of the Holy See. Stephen also crushed the pagan counter reaction to Christianity, forcibly converting the so-called Black Hungarians after their failed rebellion. In recognition of his efforts, Stephen was anointed king of Hungary in 1000, receiving the cross and crown from Pope Sylvester II.

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

St. Armagillus, 570 A.D. Welsh missionary, 

ST. ROCH, PILGRIM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Roch