Feast of St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, monk, theologian, & Patriarch. Composed 23 anacreontic odes on the feasts of the church. Died 638.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Feast of St. Droctoveus
Feast of St. Droctoveus, monk and later abbot of St. Symphian Abbey at Autun, France. Disciple of St. Germanus of Paris. Died 580.
Feast of St. Catherine of Bologna
Feast of St. Catherine of Bologna, Italian artist, founder, abbess, cloistered nun of The Poor Clares. Patron of artists. Died 1463.
Feast of St. Vincent Kadlubek
Feast of St. Vincent Kadlubek, Cistercian Bishop of Cracow. Author, Chronicles of the Kings and Princes of Poland. Patron of Sandomierz.
Feast of St. Drausinus of Soissons
Feast of St. Drausinus of Soissons, bishop and founder. Built monastery, 2 churches, and convent at Soissons. Patron of champions, against plots.
Feast of St. Cadroe of Metz
Feast of St. Cadroe of Metz, 10th cent. Scottish monk and abbot. Abbott of St Felix’s Abbey, Metz, raised by his uncle St. Bean of Mortlach.
Feast of St. Piran
Feast of St. Piran, hermit near Padstow in Cornwall. Patron of Tin miners; Cornwall. Today, St. Pirin’s Day, is the national day of Cornwall.
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland, crown prince of the Kingdom of Poland. Patron of Lithuania, Poland, youth, the Knights of St. John. Died 1483.
Feast of St. Arthelais
Feast of St. Arthelais, Virgin, patron of Benevento, Italy, kidnap victims, illness, people in exile, sick people, and sickness. Died 560.
Feast of St. Chad of Mercia
Feast of St. Chad of Mercia, Anglo-Saxon churchman, abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians & Mercians. Patron of Mercia; astronomers. Died 672.