Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 18

On March 18, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Anselm of Lucca, Braulio of Zaragoza, Fridianus.

Remembered on March 18

Anselm of Luccasaint
1035 to 1086
Braulio of Zaragozasaint
590 to 651 · Kingdom of Toledo
FridianusCatholic saint
520 to 588
Marta Le Bouteillerblessed
1816 to 1883 · France
Cyril of Jerusalemprelate
313 to 386
Salvador of Hortathaumaturge
1520 to 1567 · Crown of Aragon

March 18 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordCrown of Aragon, France, Kingdom of Toledo
Earliest death in the recordyear 386
Latest death in the recordyear 1883
Earliest birth in the recordyear 313
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 18?

The records name 3 countries: Crown of Aragon, France, Kingdom of Toledo.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 18?

In the Wikidata record, 2 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 blessed, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 18 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 386 and 1883.

Is every saint of March 18 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 18 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Anselm of Lucca, Braulio of Zaragoza, Fridianus, Crown of Aragon. Let your Body in that place love one another and be one. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 18 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.