Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 21

On March 21, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello, Birillus, Enda of Aran.

Remembered on March 21

Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinellosaint
1791 to 1858 · Kingdom of Sardinia
Birillussaint
100 to 90 · Ancient Rome
Enda of Aransaint
450 to 540
Lupicinus of Condatsaint
400 to 480
Serapion of Thmuissaint
300 to 370 · Egypt
Richeza of Lotharingiablessed
995 to 1063 · Germany
Mary Martha ChambonServant of God
1841 to 1907 · France
Thomas I of Constantinopleprelate
? to 610 · Byzantine Empire

March 21 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them5 saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 prelate
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Egypt, France, Germany, Kingdom of Sardinia
Earliest death in the recordyear 90
Latest death in the recordyear 1907
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 21?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Egypt, France, Germany, Kingdom of Sardinia.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 21?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 1 blessed, 1 servant of god, 1 prelate. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 21 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 90 and 1907.

Is every saint of March 21 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 21, before any of us arrive. We bring you Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello, Birillus, Enda of Aran, 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 21 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.