Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 24

On March 24, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Catherine of Vadstena, Mac Cairthinn of Clogher, Patriarch Parthenius III of Constantinople.

Remembered on March 24

Catherine of Vadstenasaint
1331 to 1381 · Sweden
Mac Cairthinn of Cloghersaint
? to 505
Patriarch Parthenius III of Constantinoplesaint
1550 to 1657 · Ottoman Empire
Saint Bernulfsaint
Óscar Romerocanonized saint
1917 to 1980 · El Salvador
Bertha de Bardiblessed
? to 1163
Clotilde Micheliblessed
1849 to 1911 · Kingdom of Italy
Didacus Joseph of Cadizblessed
1743 to 1801 · Spain
John dal Bastoneblessed
1200 to 1290
Maria Karłowskablessed
1865 to 1935 · Poland

March 24 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered10
How the church names them5 blessed, 4 saint, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordEl Salvador, Kingdom of Italy, Ottoman Empire, Poland, Spain, Sweden
Earliest death in the recordyear 505
Latest death in the recordyear 1980
Earliest birth in the recordyear 1200
With a Wikipedia article10 of 10

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 24?

The records name 6 countries: El Salvador, Kingdom of Italy, Ottoman Empire, Poland, Spain, Sweden.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 24?

In the Wikidata record, 5 blessed, 4 saint, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 24 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 505 and 1980.

Is every saint of March 24 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 24 is hidden from you. We bring you Catherine of Vadstena, Mac Cairthinn of Clogher, Patriarch Parthenius III of Constantinople, El Salvador. 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 24 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.