Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 7

On March 7, the church around the world remembers 11 saints and blesseds, including Ardo Smaragdus, Enodoch, Eubulus.

Remembered on March 7

Ardo Smaragdussaint
783 to 843 · Carolingian Empire
Enodochsaint
Eubulussaint
201 to 308
Perpetua and Felicitysaint
? to 203
Teresa Margaret Redisaint
1747 to 1770
Thomas Aquinascanonized saint
1225 to 1274
Alojzije Palićblessed
1878 to 1913
María Antonia de Paz y Figueroablessed
1730 to 1799 · Spanish Empire
Marie Clotilde of FranceVenerable
1759 to 1802 · Germany
Paul the SimpleThe Venerable
225 to 339
Victor ScheppersVenerable
1802 to 1877 · Belgium

March 7 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered11
How the church names them5 saint, 2 blessed, 2 venerable, 1 canonized saint
Countries in the recordBelgium, Carolingian Empire, Germany, Spanish Empire
Earliest death in the recordyear 203
Latest death in the recordyear 1913
Earliest birth in the recordyear 201
With a Wikipedia article11 of 11

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 7?

The records name 4 countries: Belgium, Carolingian Empire, Germany, Spanish Empire.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 7?

In the Wikidata record, 5 saint, 2 blessed, 2 venerable, 1 canonized saint. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 7 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years 203 and 1913.

Is every saint of March 7 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 7 is hidden from you. We bring you Ardo Smaragdus, Enodoch, Eubulus, Belgium. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Three small things you can do this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 7 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.