Saints, Feast, Family
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Saints List: March
Saint David (Dewi)
Saint David (Dewi)
March 1
Patron Saint of Wales
Saint Katherine Drexel
Saint Katherine Drexel
March 3
Patron Saint of racial justice and philanthropists
Saint Casimir
Saint Casimir
March 4
Patron Saint of Poland and Lithuania
Saint Perpetua & Saint Felicity
Saint Perpetua & Saint Felicity
March 7
Patron Saint of mothers,
expectant mothers,
ranchers
and butchers
Saint John of God
Saint John of God
March 8
Patron Saint of
Booksellers,
hospitals,
nurses,
the mentally ill
and the dying
Women's Day (Italy)
Saint Frances of Rome
Saint Frances of Rome
March 9
Patron Saint of Benedictine oblates; automobile drivers;
widows.
Saint Catherine of Bologna
Saint Catherine
of Bologna
March 9
Patron Saint of Artists, liberal arts, against temptations and Bologna
Saint Matilda
Saint Matilda
March 14
Patron Saint of parents of large families & widows
Saint Louise de Marillac
Saint Louise de Marillac
March 15
Patron Saint of
Social workers,
disappointing children,
loss of parents,
people rejected
by religious orders,
sick people, widows
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
March 17
Patron Saint of cats,
mental illness,
travelers,
gardeners,
and against mice
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
March 17
The Peoples' Patron Saint
of Ireland & the world!
Archdiocese of New York,
Boston, engineers, paralegals, invoked against snakes
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
March 18
Patron Saint of Croatia
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
March 19
Patron Saint of the Universal Church, unborn children,
fathers,
workers, travelers, immigrants,
and a happy death
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
March 23
Patron Saint of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru
Gabriel the Archangel
Gabriel the Archangel
March 24
Gabriel: “God is Great”
Angel of the Lord
Annunciation of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
March 25
Saint Margaret of Clitherow
Saint Margaret of Clitherow
March 26
"The Pearl of York"
Patron Saint of businesswomen,
converts, martyrs
Ostara or Eostre
Ostara or Eostre
March Equinox
Ostara is the Germanic Goddess of the spring and dawn.
Ostra brings the energy of light, hope, fertility, growth, & new beginnings.
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
March 2
Patron Saint of
Czech Republic
Saint Claude de la Colombière
Saint Claude de la Colombière
February 15
Patron Saint of Toy Makers
Saint Juliana of Cumae
Saint Juliana of Cumae
February 16
Patron Saint of sickness
The Seven Holy Founders
of the Servite Order
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
February 17
Saint Fra Angelico
Saint Fra Angelico
February 18
Patron Saint of Artists
Saint Amy
Saint Amy
February 20
Saint Peter Damian
Saint Peter Damian
February 21
Patron Saint of
Olympic Style Sports
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter
February 22
Saint Margaret of Cortona
Saint Margaret of Cortona
February 22
Patron Saint of weightloss
Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp
February 23
Saint Walburga
Saint Walburga
February 25
Saint Esther
Saint Esther
Purim Jewish Holiday
February 28- March 1
Mardi Gras!!
Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday
47 days before Easter Sunday
February
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
46 days before Easter Sunday
February
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
March
Saint Blath of Kildare (Flora)
Saint Blath of Kildare (Flora)
March
Proclamation of the
Kingdom of Heaven
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven
March
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
Saint Rupert of Salzburg
"the Apostle of Bavaria"
March 27
St. Edward the Martyr
St. Edward the Martyr
March 13
Saint Piran
Saint Piran
March 5
Patron Saint of tin miners and of Cornwall, UK
Saint Baldred
Saint Baldred
March 6
"the Apostle of the Lothians" and in Northumberland is known as Saint Balther or
Saint Baltherus
Saint Colette
Saint Colette
March 6
Patron Saint of
Women seeking to conceive, expectant mothers
and sick children
Saint Anastasia the Patrician
Saint Anastasia
the Patrician
March 10
Saint Constantine
Saint Constantine
March 11
Saint Fina
Saint Fina
March 12
Saint Christina of Persia
Saint Christina of Persia
March 13
Saint Longinus
Saint Longinus
St. Longinus is the centurion who pierced the side of Our Lord while He was hanging on the Cross.
March 15
Patron Saint
of Mantua, Italy
Saint Eusebia of Hamage
Saint Eusebia of Hamage
March 16
Saint Heribert of Cologne
Saint Heribert of Cologne
March 16
Patron Saint of
the Rain and against drought
and also Deutz, Germany
Saint Urho
Saint Urho
March 16
Patron Saint of Finland....made up by Minnesotans!
JUST FOR FUN!
Saint Cuthbert
Saint Cuthbert
March 20
Patron Saint of Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Photina
Saint Photina
March 20
Saint Photina which means enlighten one, Greek word "phos" meaning "light"
Saint Enda of Aran
Saint Enda of Aran
March 21
Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox
March 21
Saint Lea of Rome
Lea of Rome
March 22
Saint Nicholas Owen
Saint Nicholas Owen
"little John"
March 22
Patron Saint of Illusionists
Saint Rafqa
Saint Rafqa
March 23
Patron Saint of lost parents and of the sick
Saint Aldemar
Saint Aldemar, a miracle worker who was called
"the Wise"
March 24
Saint Óscar Romero
Saint Óscar Romero
March 24
Patron Saint of
Christian communicators,
El Salvador, The Americas, Archdiocese of San Salvador,
Persecuted Christians, Caritas International
(co-patron),
Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Saint Dismas
Saint Dismas
Known as the 1st Saint! He was the Good Thief, crucified with Christ.
March 25
Patron Saint of Prisoners (especially condemned), Funeral directors, Repentant thieves, Merizo, Guam, San Dimas, Mexico
Saint Conon of Naso
Saint Conon of Naso
March 28
Patron Saint of
Naso, Sicily, Italy
Saint Berthold of Mt. Carmel
Saint Berthold of Mt. Carmel
March 29
Patron Saint of Carmelites
Saint Osburga
Saint Osburga
March 30
Saint Benjamin
Saint Benjamin
March 31
Patron Saint of preachers & evangelist
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
March 5
Patron Saint of
Ischia, Italy
