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Saints of 19 March

30 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 19 March, with short facts.

Saints (16)

  • St. Joseph Died: 1st century. Patronage: educators and teachers. Also called Joseph of Nazareth, Joseph the Artisan, Joseph the Betrothed, and Joseph the Worker. Also kept on 1 May in some calendars.
  • St. Adrian of Maastricht Died: c.668. Also called Hadrian.
  • St. Alkmund of Northumbria Born: 774 in northern England. Died: martyred in c.800 in Mercia (in modern Shropshire, England). Patronage: Derby, England. Also called Alcmund, Alchmund, Alcumundus, Ealhmund.
  • St. Amantius of Wintershoven Died: c.668.
  • St. Apollonius of Braga Also called Apollonios.
  • St. Auxilius of Ireland Died: c.460. Also called Auxilius of Killossey.
  • St. Colocer of Saint-Brieuc
  • St. Corbasius of Quimperlé Also called Corbase.
  • St. Cuthbert of Brittany Born: Brittany, France. Also called Cuthbertus.
  • St. Gemus
  • St. John the Syrian of Pinna Born: 6th century Syrian. Died: 6th century in Parran Abbey in Spoleto, Italy. Also called John of Pinna, John of Panaca, John of Parran, and John the Syrian.
  • St. Lactali of Freshford Born: County Cork, Ireland. Died: 672. Also called Lactan, Lactinus, Lactean, Lachtain.
  • St. Lanoald of Maastricht Born: Lombardy, Italy. Died: c.668. Also called Lanoald of Ghent, Lanoald of Haspengau, Lanoald of Wintershoven, and Landoald, Landoaldus, Landoalt, Landowaldus.
  • St. Leontinus of Braga Also called Leontius.
  • St. Leontius of Saintes Died: 640.
  • St. Pancharius of Nicomedia Died: beheaded in 303 in Nicomedia.

Blessed (12)

  • Blessed Abundus of Villers Died: 1234.
  • Blessed Alberto Linares de La Pinta Born: 27 August 1913 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. Died: 19 March 1937 in Castillonroy, Huesca, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Brother Alberto Joaquín.
  • Blessed Andrea Gallerani Born: 13th century Siena, Italy. Died: 19 March 1251 in Siena, Italy. Beatified: 13 May 1798 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation). Also called Andrew Gallerani, Andrew de'Gallerani, and Andre d'Gallerani.
  • Blessed Anton Muzaj Born: 12 May 1921 in Vrnakolo, Kosovo, Serbia. Died: spring 1948 in Shkodrë, Albania as a result of the injuries sustained. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Clement of Dunblane Born: Scottish. Died: 1258 in Dunblane, Scotland. Also called Clement of Scotland.
  • Blessed Isnard de Chiampo Born: at Chiampo. Died: 1244. Beatified: 12 March 1919 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed). Also called Isnard of Vicenza and Isnardo.
  • Blessed Jan Turchan Born: 19 September 1879 in Biskupice, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland. Died: 19 March 1942 at the Dachau concentration camp, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Narcyz Turchan and Narcissus Turchan.
  • Blessed Jaume Trilla Lastra Born: 14 September 1908 in Lleida, Spain. Died: 19 March 1937 in Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Brother Feliu Josep.
  • Blessed John of Parma Born: 1209 at Parma, Italy. Died: 1289 at Greccio, Italy. Beatified: 1777 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Parma, Italy. Also called Giovanni di Parma and John Buralli.
  • Blessed Marcel Callo Born: 6 December 1921 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Died: 19 March 1945 in Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Austria. Beatified: 4 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: World Youth Day 2023. Also called Marceli, Marcello, Marcellus.
  • Blessed Mark of Montegallo Born: 1426 at Montegallo, Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Died: 1497. Beatified: 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation). Also called Marco, Marcos, Markus.
  • Blessed Sibyllina Biscossi Born: 1287 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Died: 19 March 1367 in Pavia, Italy. Beatified: 1853 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed). Patronage: children whose parents are not married, against loss of parents, and maids. Also called Sibyllina of Pavia.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Sorrento Died: Sorrento, Italy.

Other (1)

  • Hugues de Saint-Cher

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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