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Saints of 27 March

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 27 March, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Workers

Saints (18)

  • St. Alexander of Drizipara Died: beheaded in Drizipara, Thrace (modern Büyük Karistiran, Turkey). Also called Alessandro.
  • St. Alexander of Pannonia
  • St. Alkeld the Martyr Died: 10th century. Also called Athilda.
  • St. Amator the Hermit Also called Amador.
  • St. Amphilochius of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria.
  • St. Augusta of Treviso Died: beheaded by her father in the 5th century. Patronage: Ceneda, Italy and Serravalle, Italy. Also called Augusta of Ceneda, Augusta di Serravalle, Augusta of Tarvisium, and Augusta the Martyr.
  • St. Cronidas of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria.
  • St. Ensfrid of Cologne Died: 27 March 1192. Also called Enfrid.
  • St. Gelasius of Armagh Died: 27 March 1174. Also called Giolla Iosa, Gioua-Mac-Liag, and Gilla Meic Liac mac Diarmata.
  • St. John of Lycopolis Born: c.305 at Assiut, Egypt. Died: 394. Also called Johannes av Egypt, John of Egypt, John of the Theibaid, John the Anchorite, and John the Clairvoyant.
  • St. Lydia of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria.
  • St. Macedo of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria.
  • St. Matthew of Beauvais Born: Beauvais, France. Died: beheaded in 1098. Canonized: never formally canonized; his cultus has remained local. Also called Matteo di Beauvais.
  • St. Philetus of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria.
  • St. Romulus the Abbot Died: c.730. Also called Romulus of Nimes.
  • St. Rupert of Salzburg Died: 718 in Salzburg, Austria. Patronage: Salzburg, Austria, city of and Salzburg, Austria, province of. Also called Rupert of Worms, Apostle of Salzburg, Apostle to Austria, Apostle to Bavaria, and Apostle to Carinthia.
  • St. Suairlech of Fore Died: c.750.
  • St. Theoprepius of Illyria Died: c.121 in the imperial Roman province of Illyria. Also called Theoprepides.

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Aimone of Halberstadt Died: 27 March 853. Also called Haimo.
  • Blessed Claudio Gallo Died: 1304.
  • Blessed Francesco Faà di Bruno Born: 29 March 1825 in Alessandria, Italy. Died: 27 March 1888 in Turin, Italy. Beatified: 25 September 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Frowin of Engelberg Died: 11 March 1178 at Engelberg Abbey in Switzerland. Also called Frowin II and Frodowin....
  • Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli Born: 25 July 1923 in Ronago, Como, Italy. Died: at 1:50pm on 27 March 1987 at the Comboni Mission in Lira, Uganda. Beatified: 22 November 2020 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Louis-Èdouard Cestac Born: 6 January 1801 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques France. Died: 27 March 1868 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques France. Beatified: 31 May 2015 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Panacea Demuzzi of Quarona Born: c.1378 at Quarona. Died: stabbed. Patronage: Ghemme, Novara, Italy, shepherdesses, and shepherds. Also called Panacea de Muzzi, Panacea of Quarona, and Panassia, Panexia.
  • Blessed Pellegrino of Falerone Died: 1233 at the convent of San Severino March, Italy. Beatified: 31 July 1821 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation).
  • Blessed Petrus Jo Yong-sam Born: Yanggeon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Died: 27 March 1801 in Cheongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis. Also called Peter.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Bardiaboch Died: 27 March 326 at Bardiaboch, Persia. Also called Martyrs of Hubah and Martyrs of Persia.

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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