Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 2

On March 2, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Agnes of Bohemia, Angela of the Cross, Chad of Mercia.

Remembered on March 2

Agnes of Bohemiasaint
1211 to 1282
Angela of the Crosssaint
1846 to 1932 · Spain
Chad of Merciasaint
634 to 672 · Kingdom of Northumbria
Charles I, Count of Flanderssaint
1084 to 1127 · Kingdom of Denmark
John Maronsaint
637 to 707
Saint Jaouasaint
550 to ?
Fulk of Neuillyblessed
1200 to 1201 · Kingdom of France

March 2 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered7
How the church names them6 saint, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordKingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Northumbria, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 672
Latest death in the recordyear 1932
Earliest birth in the recordyear 550
With a Wikipedia article7 of 7

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 2?

The records name 4 countries: Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Northumbria, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 2?

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

When did the saints of March 2 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 672 and 1932.

Is every saint of March 2 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

Father, you are already present in March 2, before any of us arrive. We bring you Agnes of Bohemia, Angela of the Cross, Chad of Mercia, Kingdom of Denmark. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 2 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.