Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 3

On March 3, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Arthelais, Asterius of Caesarea, Katharine Drexel.

Remembered on March 3

ArthelaisCatholic saint
544 to 560
Asterius of Caesareasaint
? to 262 · Ancient Rome
Katharine Drexelsaint
1858 to 1955 · United States
Marinus of Caesareasaint
? to 262 · Ancient Rome
Nonsaint
500 to 600 · Kingdom of Dyfed
Winwaloesaint
460 to 532
Concepción Cabrera de Armidablessed
1861 to 1937 · Mexico
Frederick of Hallumblessed
1113 to 1175
Liberat Weißblessed
1675 to 1716 · Germany
Pietro Geremiablessed
1399 to 1452
Teresa Eustoquio Verzeriblessed
1801 to 1852 · Kingdom of Italy

March 3 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them5 saint, 5 blessed, 1 catholic saint
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Italy, Mexico, United States
Earliest death in the recordyear 262
Latest death in the recordyear 1955
Earliest birth in the recordyear 460
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 3?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, Germany, Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Italy, Mexico, United States.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 3?

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

When did the saints of March 3 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 262 and 1955.

Is every saint of March 3 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 3 is hidden from you. We bring you Arthelais, Asterius of Caesarea, Katharine Drexel, 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 3 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.