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Saints of 21 March

23 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 21 March, with short facts.

Saints (13)

  • St. Augustine Tchao Born: c.1746 at Wuchuan, Guizhou, China. Died: 27 January 1815. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Augustin Rong Zhao, Augustinus Zhao, and Augustine Zhao Rong.
  • St. Benedicta Cambiagio Frassinello Born: 2 October 1791 at Langasco, Campomorone, Italy as Benedetta Cambiagio. Died: 21 March 1858 at Ronco Scrivia, Italy. Canonized: 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy. Patronage: Benedictine Sisters of Providence.
  • St. Birillus of Catania Born: Antioch (in modern Turkey). Died: c.90 in Catania, Italy. Also called Berillo, Beryl, Beryllus, Brillus.
  • St. Christian of Cologne Died: 1002. Also called Christian of St-Pantaleon and Christianus of....
  • St. Domninus of Rome Born: Rome, Italy.
  • St. Elias of Orta Also called Elia, Elijah.
  • St. Enda of Arran Born: Meath, Ireland. Died: c.530. Also called Enda of Aran, Enda of Arranmore, and Éanna, Edna, Éinne, Endeus, Enna.
  • St. Isenger of Verdun
  • St. James the Confessor Died: c.824 at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey).
  • St. Lupicinus of Condat Died: c.480.
  • St. Nicholas of Flüe Born: 21 March 1417 at Sachseln, Canton Unterwalden, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Died: 21 March 1487 at Ranft, Aargau, Switzerland. Canonized: 15 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Brother Klaus, Bruder Klaus, Nicholas von Flüe, and Niklaus von Flüe.
  • St. Philemon of Rome Born: Rome, Italy.
  • St. Serapion the Scholastic Died: c.365-370. Also called Serapion of Thmuis and Serapion the Scholar.

Blessed (8)

  • Blessed Alfonso de Rojas Died: 1617. Also called Alfonso of Coria, Alonso de Rojas, and Alphonsus de Rojas.
  • Blessed John of Valence Born: at Lyons, France. Died: 1146. Beatified: 1901 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmed).
  • Blessed Lucia of Verona Born: c.1514 in Verona, Italy. Died: 1574 in Verona, Italy.
  • Blessed Mark Gjani Born: 10 July 1914 in Mirditë, Albania. Died: tortured to death in 1947 in Shën Pal, Mirditë, Albania. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis. Also called Mark Xhani.
  • Blessed Matthew Flathers Born: 1560 in Weston. Died: 21 March 1608 in York, North Yorkshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Santucci Terrebotti Born: in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy. Died: 1305.
  • Blessed Thomas Pilcher Born: c.1557 in Battle, East Sussex, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Thomas Pilchard.
  • Blessed William Pike Born: in Dorset, England. Died: hanged on 22 December 1591 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Alexandria Died: Good Friday 342 in Alexandria, Egypt.

Other (1)

  • Justinian of Vercelli

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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