Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 1

On March 1, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Abdalong of Marseilles, Albald of Toul, Albinus of Angers.

Remembered on March 1

Abdalong of Marseillessaint
750 to ?
Albald of Toulsaint
Albinus of Angerssaint
469 to 550
Domnina of SyriaCatholic saint
Eudokia of Heliopolissaint
100 to 107
Leolucasaint
815 to 915 · Byzantine Empire
Rudesindsaint
907 to 977 · Kingdom of Galicia
Saint Davidsaint
512 to 589 · Kingdom of Dyfed
Suitbert of Kaiserswerdtsaint
637 to 713 · Kingdom of Northumbria
Ursus of Toulsaint
France
Johanna Maria Bonomoblessed
1606 to 1670

March 1 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them9 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordByzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Galicia, Kingdom of Northumbria
Earliest death in the recordyear 107
Latest death in the recordyear 1670
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 1?

The records name 5 countries: Byzantine Empire, France, Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Galicia, Kingdom of Northumbria.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 1?

In the Wikidata record, 9 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 1 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 107 and 1670.

Is every saint of March 1 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Lord Jesus, you see March 1 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Abdalong of Marseilles, Albald of Toul, Albinus of Angers, Byzantine Empire. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 1 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Nothing here is a finish line. It is one door into a life with Christ and with His people.

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.