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Saints of 16 March

28 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 March, with short facts.

Saints (21)

  • St. Abban of Kill-Abban Born: Irish. Died: 5th century Ireland. Patronage: Cell Abbáin, Ireland, Killabban, Ireland, and Mag Arnaide, Ireland. Also called Abban of Magheranoidhe, Abban of Murneave, Abban of Murnevin, Abbán moccu Corbmaic, and Abbanus, Eibbán, Moabba.
  • St. Agapitus of Ravenna Also called Agapetus, Agapito.
  • St. Allo of Bobbio Died: altar. Also called Allone.
  • St. Aninus of Syria
  • St. Benedicta of Assisi Died: 1260.
  • St. Damian of Terracina Born: early 4th century in Terracina, Italy. Died: beheaded in the forest near modern San Valentino in Abruzzo Cieriore, Italy in the 4th century. Also called Damiano.
  • St. Dentlin of Soignies Died: at age 7 in 7th century. Patronage: Rees, Germany. Also called Dentlin of Mons and Dentelin, Denain, Dentelino.
  • St. Dionysius of Aquileia Died: beheaded c.284. Also called Denis.
  • St. Eusebia of Hamage Born: c.640. Died: c.680. Also called Eusebia of Hamay, Eusebia of Hamaye, and Eusebia of Hamay-sur-la-Scarpe.
  • St. Felix of Aquileia Died: beheaded c.284.
  • St. Finian Lobhar Born: at Bregia, Leinster, Ireland. Died: c.560 at Clonmore, Ireland. Also called Finian Lobur, Finian the Leper, and Finnian, Fintan.
  • St. Gregory Makar
  • St. Heribert of Cologne Born: c.970 at Worms, Germany. Died: 16 March 1021 at Cologne, Germany. Canonized: 1075 by Pope Saint Gregory VII. Patronage: against drought, for rain, and Deutz, Germany. Also called Eriberto, Herbert, Bert, Berti, Berto, Heri, Herko.
  • St. Hilary of Aquileia Died: tortured to death on 16 March c.284. Patronage: Gorizia, Italy. Also called Elaro, Ellaro, Hilarius, Ilario.
  • St. John de Brebeuf Born: 1593 at Normandy, France. Died: tortured to death in 1649. Canonized: 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. Patronage: Canada. Also called Jean.
  • St. Julian of Anazarbus Born: Anazarbus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey). Died: sewn into a sack full of vipers and scorpions. Also called Julian of Antioch, Julian of Tarsus, Julian of Cilicia, and Giuliano....
  • St. Largus of Aquileia Died: beheaded c.284.
  • St. Malcoldia of Asti Died: c.1090.
  • St. Megingaud of Würzburg Born: 710 in Franconia. Died: 783 at the abbey of Neustadt, Germany. Also called Megingaud of Wérzburg and Megingoz, Mengold, Megingaudus.
  • St. Papa of Seleucia Born: Lycaonia, Asia Minor. Died: Seleucia, Persia. Also called Papa of Lycaonia and Papas.
  • St. Tatian of Aquileia Died: beheaded c.284. Patronage: Gorizia, Italy. Also called Taziano.

Blessed (7)

  • Blessed Eriberto of Namur
  • Blessed Ferdinand Valdes Died: Saint Catherine monastery, Toledo, Spain.
  • Blessed Joan Torrents Figueras Born: 8 December 1873 in La Secuita, Tarragona, Spain. Died: 16 March 1937 in Montcada, Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 21 October 2017 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed John Amias Born: at Wakefield, West Riding, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI. Also called John Anne.
  • Blessed John Sordi of Vincenza Born: c.1125 at Cremona, Italy as John Sordi. Died: murdered on 16 March 1183 at Vicenza, Italy. Beatified: 30 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII. Also called John Cacciafronte, Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte, and John de Surdis.
  • Blessed Robert Dalby Born: at Hemingborough, Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
  • Blessed Torello of Poppi Born: 1201 or 1202 at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy. Died: between 1281 and 1292 at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy. Beatified: by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Poppi, 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

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