Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 23

On March 23, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Ottone Frangipane, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes, Saint Gwinear.

Remembered on March 23

Ottone FrangipaneCatholic saint
1040 to 1127
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-RayesCatholic saint
1832 to 1914
Saint Gwinearsaint
350 to ?
Walter of Pontoisesaint
1030 to 1099 · France
Annunciata Astoria Cocchettiblessed
1800 to 1882 · Cisalpine Republic
Dominik TrĨkablessed
1886 to 1959
Felice TantardiniVenerable
1898 to 1991 · Kingdom of Italy
Joseph Oriolthaumaturge
1650 to 1702 · Crown of Aragon

March 23 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them2 catholic saint, 2 saint, 2 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordCisalpine Republic, Crown of Aragon, France, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 1099
Latest death in the recordyear 1991
Earliest birth in the recordyear 350
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 23?

The records name 4 countries: Cisalpine Republic, Crown of Aragon, France, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 23?

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

When did the saints of March 23 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 1099 and 1991.

Is every saint of March 23 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 Christ, you love the people of March 23 more than we can. We bring you Ottone Frangipane, Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes, Saint Gwinear, Cisalpine Republic. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 23 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.