Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 27

On March 27, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Augusta of Treviso, Vedulphus, Francesco Faà di Bruno.

Remembered on March 27

Augusta of Trevisosaint
410 to 500
Vedulphussaint
600 to 580 · Francia
Francesco Faà di Brunoblessed
1825 to 1888 · Kingdom of Italy
Angela IacobellisServant of God
1948 to 1961 · Italy
Giuseppe AmbrosoliVenerable
1923 to 1987 · Kingdom of Italy
John of EgyptThe Venerable
305 to 394 · Ancient Rome
Louis-Édouard CestacServant of God
1801 to 1868 · France
Peter CoudrinServant of God
1768 to 1836 · France

March 27 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them3 servant of god, 2 saint, 1 blessed, 1 venerable
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, France, Francia, Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Earliest death in the recordyear 394
Latest death in the recordyear 1987
Earliest birth in the recordyear 305
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 27?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, France, Francia, Italy, Kingdom of Italy.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 27?

In the Wikidata record, 3 servant of god, 2 saint, 1 blessed, 1 venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 27 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 394 and 1987.

Is every saint of March 27 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 27 more than we can. We bring you Augusta of Treviso, Vedulphus, Francesco Faà di Bruno, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 27 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.