Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 20

On March 20, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Archippus, Archippus, Clement of Ireland.

Remembered on March 20

Archippussaint
50 to 100
Archippuscanonized saint
0 to -401 · Classical Athens
Clement of Irelandsaint
750 to 818 · Ireland
Herbert of Derwentwatersaint
600 to 687
John of Nepomuksaint
1340 to 1393 · Kingdom of Bohemia
Józef Bilczewskisaint
1860 to 1923 · Cisleithania
Mamertinus of Auxerresaint
? to 462 · Ancient Rome
Martin of BragaCatholic saint
515 to 580
Wulfram of Senssaint
? to 703
Baptista Mantuanusblessed
1447 to 1516
Ippolito Galantiniblessed
1565 to 1619
Michele Carcanoblessed
1427 to 1484
Remigius of Strasbourgblessed
800 to 783
Vinçens Prennushiblessed
1885 to 1949 · Ottoman Empire
Cuthbertthaumaturge
635 to 687 · Kingdom of Northumbria

March 20 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered15
How the church names them7 saint, 5 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Cisleithania, Classical Athens, Ireland, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Northumbria and 1 more
Earliest death in the recordyear -401
Latest death in the recordyear 1949
Earliest birth in the recordyear 50
With a Wikipedia article15 of 15

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 20?

The records name 7 countries: Ancient Rome, Cisleithania, Classical Athens, Ireland, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Northumbria, Ottoman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 20?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 5 blessed, 1 canonized saint, 1 catholic saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 20 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -401 and 1949.

Is every saint of March 20 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 20 is hidden from you. We bring you Archippus, Archippus, Clement of Ireland, Ancient Rome. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 20 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.