Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 4

On March 4, the church around the world remembers 14 saints and blesseds, including Felix of Rhuys, Giovanni Antonio Farina, Lucius I.

Remembered on March 4

Felix of Rhuyssaint
970 to 1038
Giovanni Antonio Farinasaint
1803 to 1888 · Kingdom of Italy
Lucius Isaint
200 to 254
Peter of Pappacarbonesaint
1038 to 1123
Saint Casimirsaint
1458 to 1484 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Yuri II of Vladimirsaint
1188 to 1238 · Grand Principality of Vladimir
Christopher Balesblessed
1560 to 1590 · Kingdom of England
Mère Saint-Louisblessed
1763 to 1825 · France
Umberto III, Count of Savoyblessed
1136 to 1189 · County of Savoy
Ante AntićVenerable
1893 to 1965
Blessed Anne of JesusServant of God
1545 to 1621 · Spain
Gerasim VologodskiĭThe Venerable
? to 1178
Placide VielThe Venerable
1815 to 1877 · France
Zoltán MeszlényiServant of God
1892 to 1951 · Hungary

March 4 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered14
How the church names them6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 servant of god, 2 the venerable
Countries in the recordCounty of Savoy, France, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Principality of Vladimir, Hungary, Kingdom of England and 2 more
Earliest death in the recordyear 254
Latest death in the recordyear 1965
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article14 of 14

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 4?

The records name 8 countries: County of Savoy, France, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Principality of Vladimir, Hungary, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Italy, Spain.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 4?

In the Wikidata record, 6 saint, 3 blessed, 2 servant of god, 2 the venerable. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 4 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 254 and 1965.

Is every saint of March 4 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 4 more than we can. We bring you Felix of Rhuys, Giovanni Antonio Farina, Lucius I, County of Savoy. 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 4 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.