Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 26

On March 26, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Basil the Younger, Bercharius, Castulus.

Remembered on March 26

Basil the Youngersaint
? to 952
Berchariussaint
636 to 696
Castulussaint
300 to 286 · Ancient Rome
Felicitas of Paduasaint
LudgerCatholic saint
742 to 809 · Francia
Montserrat GrasesThe Venerable
1941 to 1959 · Spain

March 26 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them4 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 the venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Francia, Spain
Earliest death in the recordyear 286
Latest death in the recordyear 1959
Earliest birth in the recordyear 300
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 26?

The records name 3 countries: Ancient Rome, Francia, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 26?

In the Wikidata record, 4 saint, 1 catholic saint, 1 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 26 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 286 and 1959.

Is every saint of March 26 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 Jesus, you see March 26 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Basil the Younger, Bercharius, Castulus, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 26 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.