August 5

The fifth day of August.

Births

 * 1912: Abbé Pierre, French catholic priest

Deaths

 * 1579: Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)
 * 1633: George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1562)

Liturgical observances

 * Abel of Reims (died 750)
 * Addai
 * Saint Afra, martyr [Augsburg (rare)]
 * Saint Afra and companions, virgins, martyrs [France]
 * Saint Cassianus, bishop of Autun, confessor [France]
 * Saint Dominic, confessor [medieval date, in Paris; nowadays August 4]
 * Saint Emygdius, martyr, bishop of Ascoli Piceno
 * Saint Fredulph, confessor [Saintes]
 * Saint Jonius, priest, martyr [Paris]
 * Feast of Mary "ad nives"; Dedication of Santa Maria Maggiore bin Rome [common]
 * Saint Memmius, bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, confessor [Metz, France; Paris, as Menge]
 * Saint Ormisdas, pope, confessor [Bamberg]
 * Saint Oswald of Northumbria, king, martyr [common; England] (died 642)
 * Saint Sixtus II, pope [Paris]
 * Saint Venantius, bishop of Viviers [Viviers]
 * Saint Nonna of Nianza

Timeline
August 4 | August 5 | August 6