Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 10

On March 10, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Attala, Cyrion and Candidus, John Ogilvie.

Remembered on March 10

Attalasaint
501 to 627
Cyrion and Candidussaint
John Ogilviesaint
1579 to 1615 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Macarius of Jerusalemsaint
300 to 335 · Ancient Rome
Marie-Eugénie de Jésussaint
1817 to 1898 · France
Simpliciussaint
420 to 483 · Ancient Rome
Elías del Socorro Nievesblessed
1882 to 1928 · Mexico
Anastasia the PatricianThe Venerable
501 to 576 · Byzantine Empire

March 10 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them6 saint, 1 blessed, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Mexico, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Earliest death in the recordyear 335
Latest death in the recordyear 1928
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 10?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, France, Mexico, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 10?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 1 blessed, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 10 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 335 and 1928.

Is every saint of March 10 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 10 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Attala, Cyrion and Candidus, John Ogilvie, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 10 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.