In Tebessa (Algeria), Saint Maximilian, martyr. Being the son of Victor, a veteran, he was recruited into the army, but he replied to the proconsul Cassius Dio that, as a Christian, he was not allowed to serve as soldier. For refusing to take the military oath, he was put to the sword. († 295)

In Nicomedia in Bithynia (now İzmit, Türkiye), the commemoration of the Holy martyrs Migdonius, presbyter, Eugene, Maximus, Domna, Mardonius, Peter, Smaragdus, and Hilary, who were suffocated on successive days to terrorize others. († 303)

Also in Nicomedia in Bithynia (now İzmit, Türkiye), the passion of Saint Peter, martyr, chief chamberlain of the Emperor Diocletian, who, having publicly lamented the excessive tortures of these martyrs, was placed in their midst by order of the same emperor. He was then strung up and flogged for a long time before finally being roasted over a slow fire on a gridiron. Dorotheus and Gorgonius, also chamberlains of the emperor, who complained against what had happened, suffered similar torments and were finally hanged. († 303)

At the Catacombs of Ponziano “ad Ursum Pileatum”, in Rome (Italy), the burial of Saint Innocent I, pope, who defended Saint John Chrysostom, comforted Saint Jerome, and approved Saint Augustine. († 417)

In Saint-Pol-de-Léon (France), Saint Paul Aurelian, the first bishop of this city. († 6th cent.)

In Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Peter (Italy), the burial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope, whose memorial is celebrated on 3 September, the day of his ordination. († 604)

On Mount Sigriane in Bithynia (now Mount Karadăg, Türkiye), at the Monastery of Megas Agros, the burial of Saint Theophanes, called the Chronographer, who, being very rich, became a poor monk. For defending the veneration of sacred icons, he was imprisoned for two years at the behest of Emperor Leo V the Armenian. He was then deported to Samothraki (Greece), where, exhausted by so many tribulations, he surrendered his spirit to God. († 817)

* In Winchester (England), Saint Elphege, bishop, who had been a monk and worked hard for the restoration of the cenobitic life. († 951)

* In San Gimignano (Italy), Blessed Fina (or Serafina), virgin, who from an early age, endured a long and serious illness with invincible patience, trusting only in God. († 1253)

* In Arezzo (Italy), Blessed Giustina Francucci Bezzoli, virgin of the Order of Saint Benedict and recluse. († 1319)

* In Recanati (Italy), Blessed Girolamo Gherarducci, professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine, who worked for peace and harmony among peoples. († c. 1369)

In Guiyang, in the province of Guangxi (China), Saint Joseph Zhang Dapeng, martyr, who, having received the light of faith, opened the doors to missionaries and catechists shortly after being baptized. He helped in every way the poor, the sick, and children, until the day he was led to the torment of the cross, where he shed tears of joy for being considered worthy to die for Christ. († 1815)

* In Kraków (Poland), Blessed Aniela Salawa, virgin of the Secular Franciscan Order, who, deciding to spend her whole life in domestic service, lived humbly among servants, and departed this world in extreme poverty to meet the Lord. († 1922)

In Sanremo (Italy), Saint Luigi Orione, priest, who founded the Little Work of Divine Providence to help young people and the marginalized. († 1940)