Bibliotheca Catholicaa library of libraries
Support
Sancti · March

Saints of 2 March

28 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 2 March, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Apparitions

Saints (20)

  • St. Absolon of Caesarea Also called Absala.
  • St. Agnes of Prague Born: 1205 at Prague, Bohemia (modern Czech Republic). Died: 6 March 1282 at Saint Saviour convent, Prague, Bohemia. Canonized: 12 November 1989 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy. Also called Anezka Ceské, Anezka Premyslovna, and Agnes of Bohemia.
  • St. Angela of the Cross Guerrero Born: 30 January 1846 at Seville, Spain as Maria. Died: 2 March 1932 in Seville, Spain. Canonized: 4 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain.
  • St. Basileus the Martyr Died: c.258 at Rome, Italy.
  • St. Chad Born: c.620 in Northumbria, England. Died: 2 March 672 at Lichfield, England. Patronage: Birmingham, England, archdiocese of and Lichfield, England, diocese of. Also called Chad of Lichfield, Apostle of Mercia, and Ceadda....
  • St. Cuán of Ahascragh Died: 770. Also called Cuán of Áth Eascrach and Cavan, Cuana, Dochua Oiléin, Dochuailéan, Mochua.
  • St. Cynibild of Laestingaeu Born: c.622 in Northumbria, England. Died: 664 in Lastingham, England. Also called Cynibild of Lastingham and Cynebill, Cynibil.
  • St. Felix of Treves
  • St. Fergna the White Born: 6th century in an area in modern northern England or southern Scotland. Died: c.630. Also called Fergna of Iona and Ferona, Virgno.
  • St. Joavan of Brittany Born: 6th century Romano-Briton. Died: c.570. Patronage: against cancer and Plouvien, France. Also called Jaoua, Joevin, Joévin, Jouva, Jaouen, Yaouen.
  • St. John Maron Born: 7th century in Sarum. Died: 707 at Kefer-Hay, Lebanon. Also called John the Sarumite.
  • St. Jovinus the Martyr Died: c.258 at Rome, Italy.
  • St. Lorgius of Caesarea Died: Caesarea, Cappadocia. Also called Lorgio.
  • St. Lucius of Caesarea Died: Caesarea, Cappadocia.
  • St. Luke Casali Born: Nicosia, Sicily, Italy. Died: c.800 at the monastery of Saint Philip in Agira, Sicily, Italy. Also called Luke Casalius, Luca Casali, and Luca of Nicosia.
  • St. Prosperus of Como Died: c.600. Also called Prospero.
  • St. Quintus the Thaumaturge Born: Phrygia (in modern Turkey). Died: c.283. Also called Quintus the Confessor, Quintus of Phrygia, and Quinto.
  • St. Slebhene Born: Ireland. Died: 767. Also called Slebhine.
  • St. Troas Died: c.250 in Neo-Caesarea, Pontus (in modern Turkey). Also called Troade, Troadio.
  • St. Willeic Born: in England. Died: 726. Also called Velleicus, Willaik, Willeicus.

Blessed (5)

  • Blessed Beatrice Hermosilla of Valladolid Died: c.1485 in Valladolid, Spain.
  • Blessed Charles the Good Born: 1083. Died: beheaded on 2 March 1127 at Bruges, Belgium. Beatified: 1883 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: counts, Crusaders, and Burges, Belgium, diocese of. Also called Charles of Flanders.
  • Blessed Engelmar Unzeitig Born: 1 March 1911 in Czech Republic as Hubert Unzeitig. Died: 2 March 1945 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 24 September 2016 by Pope Francis. Also called Angel of Dachau and Hubert Unzeitig.
  • Blessed Girolamo Carmelo di Savoia Died: 28 May 1558 at Barcelona, Spain. Also called San Carmel.
  • Blessed Grimo of Ursberg Born: c.1100. Died: 1173. Also called Gremo, Grim, Gruno.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Campania Died: c.579 in Campania, Italy. Also called Martyrs under the Lombards.
  • Martyrs of Porto Romano Died: c.305 at Porto Romano at the mouth of the River Tiber, Rome, Italy.

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

← 1 March 3 March →

The whole year · Saints & Hagiography