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Saints of 28 March

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

Saints (17)

  • St. Alexander of Caesarea Died: 260 in Caesarea, Palestine.
  • St. Alkelda of Middleham Born: England. Died: strangled to death c.800. Patronage: Yorkshire, England. Also called Alkeld, Athilda.
  • St. Castor of Tarsus Died: Tarsus, Cilicia.
  • St. Cyril the Deacon Died: 362 in Heliopolis, Phoenicia. Also called Cyril of Heliopolis.
  • St. Dorotheus of Tarsus
  • St. Gundelindis of Niedermünster Died: c.750. Also called Guendelindis, Gwendoline, Gwendolyn.
  • St. Guntramnus Died: 28 March 592. Patronage: divorced people, guardians, and reformed murderers.
  • St. Hesychius of Jerusalem Born: Jerusalem. Died: c.450.
  • St. Hilarion of Pelecete Also called Ilarione.
  • St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar Born: 17 January 1842 at Korczyn bei Krosno, Poland. Died: 28 March 1924 at Przemysl, Poland. Canonized: 18 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Basilica. Also called Jozef Sebastian Pelczar.
  • St. Malchus of Caesarea Died: 260 in Caesarea, Palestine.
  • St. Priscus of Caesarea Died: 260 in Caesarea, Palestine.
  • St. Proterius of Alexandria Died: stabbed to death on 28 January 457.
  • St. Rogatus the Martyr
  • St. Stephen Harding Born: c.1060 in Meriot, Sherborne, England. Died: 28 March 1134 at Citeaux, France. Canonized: 1623 by Pope Urban VIII. Also called Esteban Harding, Etienne Harding, Stefano Harding, and Stevan Harding.
  • St. Successus the Martyr
  • St. Tutilo of Saint Gall Born: c.850 in Ireland. Died: c.915 at Saint Gall's monastery, Switzerland. Also called Tutilo von Gallen, Tutilo of Gall, and Tuathal....

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Antonio Patrizi Born: early 13th century Siena, Italy. Died: c.1311 in Monticiano, Italy. Beatified: 1804 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation). Also called Antonio of Monticiano.
  • Blessed Christopher Wharton Born: c.1540 in Middleton, West Yorkshire, England. Died: 28 March 1600 in York, North Yorkshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Conon of Naso Born: 3 June 1139 in Naso, Messina, Italy. Died: Friday 28 March 1236 in the cave of San Michele near Naso, Italy. Beatified: 1630 by Pope Urban VIII (cultus confirmation). Patronage: against ear problems, against nose problems, Naso, Italy, and San Cono, Italy. Also called Cono, Conone.
  • Blessed Dedë Maçaj Born: 5 February 1920 in Mali Jushit, Shkodrë, Albania. Died: 28 March 1947 in Përmet, Albania. Beatified: 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Donal O'Neylan Born: Irish. Died: 28 March 1580 in Youghal, Cork, Ireland. Beatified: 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy.
  • Blessed Jean-Baptiste Malo Born: 2 June 1889 in La Grigonnais, Loire-Atlantique, France. Died: 28 March 1954 in Vinh Hoi, Vu Quang, Hà Tinh, Vietnam. Beatified: 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Jeanne Marie de Maille Born: 14 April 1331 at the castle of La Roche, France. Died: 28 March 1414 at ToursFrance. Beatified: 1871 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed). Patronage: abuse victims, against in-law problems, against the death of parents, exiles, people ridiculed for their piety, and widows.
  • Blessed Renée-Marie Feillatreau épouse Dumont Born: 8 February 1751 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Died: 28 March 1794 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Beatified: 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy.
  • Blessed Venturino of Bergamo Born: 9 April 1304 in Bergamo, Italy as Lorenzo de Apibus. Died: 28 March 1346 at Smyrna, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey). Also called Venturinus and Lorenzo de Apibus.

Other (2)

  • Conall of Kilskyre
  • Wilhelm Eiselin

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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