August 2

The second day of August.

Births

 * 1703. Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)
 * 1931. Pierre DuMaine, Catholic bishop

Deaths

 * 686. Pope John V

Roman Catholicism

 * Saint Alphonsus Mary de Ligouri
 * Translation of Saint Alban, martyr (protomartyr of England) [England]
 * Saint Auspicius, bishop of Apt, martyr [Apt]
 * Saint Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli
 * Saint Gaudentius, bishop of Chur, martyr [Chur]
 * Saint Peter Julian Eymard
 * Saint Pope Stephen I, martyr [common; 6082, in red]
 * Saint Catherine (daughter of Bridget) [Scandinavia]
 * Saint Etheldritha/Alfrida

Orthodox Christianity

 * Basil, Fool for Christ, in the Russian Orthodox Church
 * Ilya the Prophet in the Russian Orthodox Church.
 * Saint Abel of Reims in the Syrian Orthodox Church

Timeline
August 1 | August 2 | August 3