Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 12

On March 12, the church around the world remembers 9 saints and blesseds, including Brian Boru, Demetrius II of Georgia, Maximilian of Tebessa.

Remembered on March 12

Brian Borusaint
941 to 1014 · Kingdom of Munster
Demetrius II of Georgiasaint
1259 to 1289 · Kingdom of Georgia
Maximilian of Tebessasaint
274 to 295 · Ancient Rome
Muru mac FeradaigCatholic saint
Nicodemus of Mammolasaint
900 to 990
Saint Finasaint
1238 to 1253
Theophanes the Confessorsaint
759 to 817 · Byzantine Empire
Ælfheah the Baldsaint
950 to 951
Angela Salawablessed
1881 to 1922 · Poland

March 12 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered9
How the church names them7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of Munster, Poland
Earliest death in the recordyear 295
Latest death in the recordyear 1922
Earliest birth in the recordyear 274
With a Wikipedia article9 of 9

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 12?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of Munster, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 12?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 12 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 295 and 1922.

Is every saint of March 12 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

Jesus, our Shepherd, nothing about March 12 is hidden from you. We bring you Brian Boru, Demetrius II of Georgia, Maximilian of Tebessa, Ancient Rome. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 12 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.