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Saints of 8 March

32 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 8 March, with short facts.

Saints (24)

  • St. Apollonius of Antinoë
  • St. Arianus of Alexandria Died: drowned at sea. Also called Ariannus, Arrianus.
  • St. Beoadh of Ardcarne Born: Irish. Died: c.518. Also called Beoadh of Roscommon and Aeodh, Aidus, Beatus.
  • St. Botmaele of Brittany
  • St. Demetra of Treschietto
  • St. Derwe of Camborne Born: Ireland. Died: c.560. Patronage: Menadarva, England. Also called Derwa.
  • St. Dion of Greece Also called Dionysius.
  • St. Duthus of Ross Born: c.1000 in Tain, Scotland. Died: 8 March 1065 in Ireland. Canonized: 11 July 1898 by Pope Leo XIII. Patronage: Tain, Scotland. Also called Chief Confessor of Ireland and Scotland.
  • St. Felix of Burgundy Born: late 6th century in Burgundy, France. Died: 8 March 647. Patronage: diocese of East Anglia, England. Also called Apostle of East Anglia, Apostle to the East Angles, Felix of Dunwich, and Felix of East Anglia.
  • St. Humphrey of Prüm Died: 871. Also called Humphrey of Pruem, Humphrey of Therouanne, and Hunfrid, Unfrido.
  • St. John of God Born: 8 March 1495 at Montemoro Novo, Evora, Portugal. Died: 8 March 1550 at Granada, Spain. Canonized: 16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII. Patronage: against alcoholism, against bodily ills, against sickness, alcoholics, bookbinders, booksellers, dying people, firefighters, and others.
  • St. Jón Helgi Ögmundarson Born: 1052. Died: 1121. Canonized: 1201 by Pope Innocent III. Also called Apostle to Iceland and Ogmund.
  • St. Liberius of Achad-Bo Died: c.618. Also called Liberius of Aghaboe.
  • St. Litifredus of Pavia Died: 874. Also called Litifredo, Litefredus, Liutfredo, Liutfredus.
  • St. Philemon of Antinoë Died: bound hand and foot. Patronage: converts and dancers.
  • St. Pontius of Carthage Died: c.262. Also called Ponzio.
  • St. Provinus of Como Born: in Gaul (modern France). Died: c.420. Patronage: Agno, Switzerland. Also called Probino, Probinus, Provino.
  • St. Quintilis of Nicomedia
  • St. Rhian Born: 5th century Wales. Also called Ranus, Rheanus, Rian, Rheithian.
  • St. Senan of Scattery Born: c.488 at Corca Bhaisin, County Clare, Ireland. Died: 8 March 544 on Inish Cathaig, Ireland. Also called Senan of Inis Cathaigh, Senan of Scattery, and Senames, Senano.
  • St. Stephen of Obazine Born: c.1085 at Limousin, France. Died: 8 March 1159 at the monastery of Obazine, France. Canonized: 1701 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: prisoners. Also called Stephen of Aubazine and Stephen of Vielzot.
  • St. Theophylact of Nicomedia Born: 8th century Asian. Died: 845 in prison in Coria, Asia Minor. Also called Theophylact of Constantinople and Theophilus, Teofilatto.
  • St. Theotychus of Alexandria Died: drowned at sea.
  • St. Veremundus of Irache Died: late 11th century. Also called Bermudo, Bermundo, Veremondo, Veremundo, Vermundo.

Blessed (6)

  • Blessed Arnulf of Saint-Père-en-Vallée Born: France. Died: 8 March 1030 in the area of Chartres, France. Also called Arnulf of Chartres and Arnolfo, Arnoul, Arnulfus, Arnulphus.
  • Blessed Bernardo Montagudo Died: 1239.
  • Blessed Carlo Catalano Born: Spain. Died: at the Mercedarian convent of Santa Maria di Bonaria in Cagliari, Italy.
  • Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux Born: c.1120 in Lombardy (in modern northern Italy). Died: 1177 in the Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Igny, France. Beatified: 1702 by Pope Clement XI. Also called Gerard of Chiaravalle, Gerardus de Clara Valle, and Gerardo, Géraud, Geraldo, Geraldus.
  • Blessed Ioachim Kuroemon Born: c.1559 in Aki (part of modern Hiroshima), Japan. Died: 8 March 1624 in Hiroshima, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Vincent Kadlubek Born: 1160 at Karnow, Duchy of Sandomir, Poland. Died: 8 March 1223 at Jedrzejow, Poland. Beatified: 18 February 1764 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmed). Also called Vincent Kadlubo, Vincent Kadlubko, Vincent of Cracow, and Wincenty Kadlubek.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of North Africa

Other (1)

  • Faustino Míguez-González

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

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