on March 1: David or Dewi, bishop; Felix II (III), priest;
Albinus or Aubin of Angers, bishop; Swithbert, bishop; Rudesind
or Rosendo, bishop
on March 2: Chad or Ceadda, bishop
on March 3: Marinus and Astyrius, martyrs; Chelidonius
and Emeterius, martyrs; Arthelais, virgin; Non or Nonnita;
Winwaloe or Guénolé, abbot; Anselm of Nonantola, abbot;
Cunegund, widow; Gervinus, abbot; Aelred of Rievaulx, abbot;
Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
Casimir: (died 1484); Polish prince; known as the
"brother and defender of the poor"; led an austere life; patron
of Poland and Lithuania. (March 4)
also on March 4: Adrian and Companions; Peter of Cava,
bishop
on March 5: Adrian and Eubulus, martyrs; Phocas of
Antioch, martyr; Eusebius of Cremona; Gerasimus, abbot; Ciaran
or Kieran of Saighir, bishop; Piran, abbot; Virgil of Arles,
bishop; John Joseph of the Cross
on March 6: Fridolin, abbot; Cyneburga, Cyneswide and
Tibba; Chrodegang, bishop; Balred and Bilfred; Cadroe or Cadroel,
abbot; Ollegarius or Oldegar, bishop; Cyril of Constantinople;
Colette, virgin; Agnes of Bohemia
Perpetua and Felicity: Perpetua was a noble lady
and Felicity was her slave; both died at Carthage in 203 under
Septimus Severus; names mentioned in the Roman Canon (March 7)
also on March 7: Paul the Simple; Drausius or Drausin,
bishop; Esterwine, abbot; Ardo; Theophylact, bishop
John of God (died 1530 in Granada); shepherd,
soldier, and entrepreneur before his conversion at age 42;
laid foundation for the Order of Hospitallers, today numbering
1,470 religious; patron of hospitals and the sick, of nurses
and booksellers. (March 8)
also on March 8: Pontius; Philemon and Apollonius,
martyrs; Senan, bishop; Felix of Dunwich, bishop; Julian of
Toledo, bishop; Humphrey or Hunfrid, bishop; Duthar, bishop;
Veremund, abbot; Stephen of Obazine, abbot
Frances of Rome: (died c. 1440); noblewoman, wife
and mother; founded a community of Benedictine women oblates
committed to serving the poorest of the poor; patroness of
widows and motorists. (March 9)
also on March 9: Pacian, bishop; Gregory of Nyssa,
bishop; Bosa, bishop; Catherine of Bologna, virgin; Dominic
Savio
on March 10: Codratus and Companions, martyrs; Marcarius
of Jerusalem, bishop; Simplicius, priest; Kessog, bishop and
martyr; Anastasia Patricia, virgin; Droctoveus or Drotté,
abbot; Attalas, abbot; Himelin; John Ogilvie, priest and
martyr
on March 11: Constantine, martyr; Sophronius, bishop;
Vindician, bishop; Benedict Crispus, bishop; Oengus or Aengus,
abbot and bishop; Eulogius of Cordova, martyr; Aurea, virgin;
Teresa Margaret Redi, virgin
on March 12: Maximilian of Theveste, martyr; Peter,
Gorgonius and Dorotheus, martyrs; Paul Aurelian, bishop;
Theophanes the Chronicler, abbot; Alphege of Winchester, bishop;
Bernard of Capua, bishop; Fina or Seraphina, virgin
on March 13: Euphrasia or Euphraxia, virgin; Mochoemoc,
abbot; Gerald of Mayo, abbot; Nicephorus of Constantinople,
bishop; Ansovinus, bishop; Heldrad, abbot; Roderic and Solomon,
martyrs
on March 14: Leobinus or Lubin, bishop; Eutychius or
Eustathius, martyr; Matilda, widow
on March 15: Longinus, martyr; Matrona, virgin and martyr;
Zachary, priest; Leocritia or Lucretia, virgin and martyr;
Louise de Marillac, widow; Clement Mary Hofbauer
on March 16: Julian of Antioch, martyr; Abraham Kidunia;
Finnian Lobhar, abbot; Eusebia, abbess; Gregory Makar, bishop;
Heribert, bishop
Patrick: bishop. Patron saint of Ireland. His two
primary achievements were the promotion of a native clergy and
the careful integration of the Christian faith with native
Irish-Celtic culture. He used a simple, sincere, biblical style
of preaching that won both hearts
and minds. (March 17)
also on March 17: Joseph of Arimathea; Agricola, bishop;
Gertrude of Nivelles, virgin; Paul of Cyprus; The Martyrs of
the Serapeum; Jan Sarkander
Cyril of Jerusalem: (died 386); great pastor and
teacher; ordained bishop of Jerusalem in 348; authored 18
"Catecheses" and 5 "Mystagogical Catechesis" devoted to the
liturgy and the sacraments; exiled three times by the Arians.
(March 18)
also on March 18: Alexander of Jerusalem, bishop and
martyr; Frigidian or Frediano, bishop; Edward the Martyr;
Anselm of Lucca, bishop; Salvator of Horta
St. Joseph: honored on 19 March since the end of
the 10th c.; declared Patron of the Universal Church in 1870
by Pope Pius IX; mentioned in the Roman Canon. (March 19)
also on March 19: John of Panaca; Landoald and Companions;
Alcmund, martyr
on March 20: Photina and Companions, martyrs; Martin
of Braga, bishop; Cuthbert, bishop; Herbert; Wulfram, bishop;
The Martyrs of Mar Saba
on March 21: Serapion, bishop; Enda, abbot
on March 22: Paul of Narbonne and Companions; Basil of
Ancyra, martyr; Deogratias, bishop; Benvenuto of Osimo, bishop;
Nicholas of Flue; Nicholas Owen, martyr
Toribio: (died 1606); from Salamanca; as a layman
he was the chief judge of the Inquisition at Granada; as
Archbishop of Lima, he presided over the Council of Lima (1583);
established the first seminary in the New World; sought to
alleviate poverty among the native population; contemporary of
Rose of Lima; patron of Latin American bishops. (March 23)
also on March 23: Victorian and Companions, martyrs;
Benedict the Hermit; Ethelwald or Oidilwald the Hermit; Joseph
Oriol
on March 24: Irenaeus of Sirmium, bishop and martyr;
Aldemar, abbot; Catherine of Vadstena, virgin; Simon of Trent
and William of Norwich
on March 25: Annunciation of the Lord; Dismas, Barontius;
Hermenland, abbot; Alfwold, bishop; Lucy Filippini, virgin;
Margaret Clitherow, martyr
on March 26: Castulus, martyr; Felix of Trier, bishop;
Macartan, bishop; Braulio, bishop; Ludger, bishop; Basil the
Younger
on March 27: John of Egypt
on March 28: Guntramnus; Tutilo
on March 29: Barachisius and Jonas, martyrs; Cyril of
Heliopolis, martyr, and Mark, bishop; Armogastes, Archiniumus,
and Saturus, martyrs; Gundleus and Gwaladys or Gladys; Rupert,
bishop; Berthold; Ludolf, bishop
on March 30: Regulus or Rieul, bishop; John Climacus,
abbot; Zosimus, bishop; Osburga, virgin; Leonardo Murialdo,
priest
on March 31: Balbina, virgin; Acacius or Achatius, bishop;
Benjamin, martyr; Guy of Pomposa, abbot
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