Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 15

On March 15, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Aristobulus of Britannia, Camillus Costanzo, Timolaus and Companions.

Remembered on March 15

Aristobulus of Britanniasaint
-50 to 100 · Ancient Rome
Camillus Costanzosaint
1571 to 1622
Timolaus and Companionssaint
? to 303
Zacharysaint
679 to 752 · Byzantine Empire
Placido Riccardiblessed
1844 to 1915 · Kingdom of Italy
Clemens Maria HofbauerServant of God
1751 to 1820 · Austrian Empire
Jan TyranowskiVenerable
1900 to 1947 · Poland

March 15 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them4 saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Austrian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Poland
Earliest death in the recordyear 100
Latest death in the recordyear 1947
Earliest birth in the recordyear -50
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 15?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Austrian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 15?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 15 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 100 and 1947.

Is every saint of March 15 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 Christ, you love the people of March 15 more than we can. We bring you Aristobulus of Britannia, Camillus Costanzo, Timolaus and Companions, 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 15 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

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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.