Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 6

On March 6, the church around the world remembers 8 saints and blesseds, including Baldred of Tyninghame, Cathróe of Metz, Chrodegang.

Remembered on March 6

Baldred of Tyninghamecanonized saint
? to 756
Cathróe of Metzsaint
900 to 970 · Scotland
Chrodegangcanonized saint
715 to 766 · Francia
Julian of Toledosaint
642 to 690 · Kingdom of Toledo
Marcian of Tortonasaint
100 to 120 · Ancient Rome
Olegariusblessed
1060 to 1137 · County of Barcelona
Abraham of Bulgariathaumaturge
1190 to 1229
Saint Colettethaumaturge
1381 to 1447 · France

March 6 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered8
How the church names them3 saint, 2 canonized saint, 2 thaumaturge, 1 blessed
Countries in the recordAncient Rome, County of Barcelona, France, Francia, Kingdom of Toledo, Scotland
Earliest death in the recordyear 120
Latest death in the recordyear 1447
Earliest birth in the recordyear 100
With a Wikipedia article8 of 8

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 6?

The records name 6 countries: Ancient Rome, County of Barcelona, France, Francia, Kingdom of Toledo, Scotland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 6?

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

When did the saints of March 6 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 120 and 1447.

Is every saint of March 6 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

Father, you are already present in March 6, before any of us arrive. We bring you Baldred of Tyninghame, Cathróe of Metz, Chrodegang, Ancient Rome. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Take one step this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 6 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.