Feast of St. Drausinus of Soissons, bishop and founder. Built a monastery, 2 churches, and a convent at Soissons. Medieval legend says that to spend the night at Drausinus’ tomb made one invincible. Patron of champions and to thwart enemy plots.
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Feast of St. Piran
Feast of St. Piran (Pyran), Fifth-century Cornish abbot and hermit. St. Piran’s Day is the national day of Cornwall. Patron of tin miners and Cornwall, although Saint Michael and Saint Petroc also have some claim to the title.
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland, crown prince of the Kingdom of Poland. Patron of Lithuania, Poland, youth, Knights of St. John. Died 1483.
Feast of St. Katharine Drexel
Feast of St. Katharine Drexel, American heiress, philanthropist, religious sister, educator, and founder – Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. The 2nd canonized saint born in the United States and the 1st to have been born a U.S. citizen. Patron of racial justice and philanthropy.
Feast of St. Chad of Mercia
Feast of St. Chad of Mercia, Anglo-Saxon churchman, abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and Mercians. Patron of Mercia and astronomers. Died 672.
Feast of St. Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt
Feast of St. Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt, missionary bishop, founder. Apostle of the Frisians with St. Willibrord. Converted pagan in North Brabant, Gelderland, and Cleves. Patron of Germany. Died 739.