Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 5

On March 5, the church around the world remembers 13 saints and blesseds, including Adrian of Batanea, Carthage the Elder, Ciarán of Saigir.

Remembered on March 5

Adrian of Bataneasaint
250 to 309
Carthage the Eldersaint
500 to 600
Ciarán of Saigirsaint
500 to 530 · Kingdom of Ossory
Cononsaint
201 to 250
Saint Framboldsaint
Theophilus of Caesareasaint
200 to 195 · Ancient Rome
Virgilius of Arlessaint
600 to 610
Jeremiah of Wallachiablessed
1556 to 1625
Lazër Shantojablessed
1892 to 1945 · Ottoman Empire
Ugo Panzierablessed
1260 to 1330
Gerasimus of the Jordanthaumaturge
500 to 475 · Byzantine Empire
Saint Piranthaumaturge
Yaroslav the WiseRight-Believing
978 to 1054 · Kievan Rus'

March 5 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered13
How the church names them7 saint, 3 blessed, 2 thaumaturge, 1 right-believing
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Ossory, Ottoman Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 195
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear 200
With a Wikipedia article13 of 13

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 5?

The records name 5 countries: Ancient Rome, Byzantine Empire, Kievan Rus', Kingdom of Ossory, Ottoman Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 5?

In the Wikidata record, 7 saint, 3 blessed, 2 thaumaturge, 1 right-believing. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 5 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 195 and 1945.

Is every saint of March 5 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 5 and you know every person there by name. We bring you Adrian of Batanea, Carthage the Elder, Ciarán of Saigir, 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 5 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.