Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 16

On March 16, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Abbán, Eusebia of Hamage, Heribert of Cologne.

Remembered on March 16

AbbánCatholic saint
570 to 620
Eusebia of Hamagesaint
700 to 660 · France
Heribert of Colognecanonized saint
970 to 1021 · Germany
Hilarius of Aquileiasaint
200 to 284 · Ancient Rome
Megingoz of Würzburgsaint
710 to 783 · Germany
José Gabriel Brocheroblessed
1840 to 1914 · Argentina
Aloysius SchwartzServant of God
1930 to 1992 · United States

March 16 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them3 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Argentina, France, Germany, United States
Earliest death in the recordyear 284
Latest death in the recordyear 1992
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 16?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Argentina, France, Germany, United States.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 16?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 canonized saint, 1 blessed. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 16 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 284 and 1992.

Is every saint of March 16 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 16 is hidden from you. We bring you Abbán, Eusebia of Hamage, Heribert of Cologne, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 16 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.