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Friday, March 6, 2026

During Lent, we we celebrate 32 holy individuals.

Saints
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Saint Cadroe
Saint Cadroe
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Cadroe, also known as Cathróe, Cadroe, Cadroë, Catroe, Cadroes, Cadroel, Codroel, Kaddroë, was a Scottish prince...

Martyrs of Nicopolis
Martyrs of Nicopolis
Saint
Martyr
Pre-Congregation

The Martyrs of Nicopolis, also known as the Martyrs of Nikopolis, were a group of Christians who were martyred...

Saint Baldred of Strathclyde
Saint Baldred of Strathclyde
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Baldred of Strathclyde, also known as Baldred of Glasgow, was a prominent figure in the early Christian history...

Saint Aetius
Saint Aetius
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Aetius, also known as Aetius of Amorium, was a devout Christian who lived during the 9th century. Little is known...

Saint Bairfhion
Saint Bairfhion
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Bairfhion was an Irish Bishop who lived during a time for which very little information has survived. Born in...

Saint Baldred The Hermit
Saint Baldred The Hermit
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Baldred The Hermit, also known as Baltherus the Hermit, was an eighth-century Christian saint who lived a life of...

Saint Evagrius of Constantinople
Saint Evagrius of Constantinople
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Evagrius of Constantinople, also known as Evagrio, Euagrius, or Evagrios, was a prominent figure in the early...

Saint Julian of Toledo
Saint Julian of Toledo
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Julian of Toledo, also known as Julianus Toletanus, was born in 642 in Spain. Although his exact parentage is...

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen
Saint Fridolin of Säckingen
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as the Apostle of the Upper Rhine, Fridolin Vandreren of Säckingen, Irish...

Saint Patrick of Málaga
Saint Patrick of Málaga
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Patrick, also known as Patrick of Auvergne, was a prominent Catholic figure in the pre-congregation era. He was...

Saint Rose of Viterbo
Saint Rose of Viterbo
Saint
Post-Congregation

Saint Rose of Viterbo, also known as Rose of Viterbo or Rosa of…, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church and a...

Saint Sananus
Saint Sananus
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Sananus was a holy man who lived during the 5th century. He was one of the many Irish immigrants who, seeking a...

Saint Kyneburga of Castor
Saint Kyneburga of Castor
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Kyneburga of Castor, daughter of Pendra of Mercia, entered a world marked by spiritual tension. Her father, a...

Saint Heliodorus The Martyr
Saint Heliodorus The Martyr
Saint
Martyr
Pre-Congregation

Saint Heliodorus the Martyr, also known as Saint Heliodorus of Africa, was a courageous and faithful Christian who...

Saint Victorinus of Nicomedia
Saint Victorinus of Nicomedia
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Victorinus of Nicomedia, whose feast day is celebrated on March 6th, is recognized as a martyr and revered for...

Saint Victor of Nicomedia
Saint Victor of Nicomedia
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Victor of Nicomedia, also known as Saint Victor of Milan, was a renowned martyr of the early Christian Church....

Saint Vittore of Piacenza
Saint Vittore of Piacenza
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Vittore of Piacenza, also known as Saint Victor, was a fifth-century deacon hailing from Piacenza, Italy....

Martyrs of Italy
Martyrs of Italy
Saint
Martyr
Pre-Congregation

The Martyrs of Italy refers to a group of twelve Christians who were martyred together in Italy. Unfortunately, very...

Saint Marcian of Tortona
Saint Marcian of Tortona
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Marcian of Tortona, revered as the first bishop of Tortona, Italy, is venerated for his steadfast evangelization...

Saint Kyneswide of Castor
Saint Kyneswide of Castor
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Kyneswide of Castor, daughter of Pendra of Mercia—a woman once a fierce opponent of Christianity—embarked on a...

Saint Colette
Saint Colette
Saint
Post-Congregation

Saint Colette of Corbie (1381–1447) was born in France to a carpenter whose parents were nearly sixty years old at her...

Saint Tibba of Castor
Saint Tibba of Castor
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Tibba of Castor was a Benedictine nun at Dormancaster Abbey in Northamptonshire, England. She was related to...

Saint Venustus of Milan
Saint Venustus of Milan
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Venustus of Milan, also known as Venusto or Venustus of Milan, was a revered martyr who lived during the reign of...

Saint Chrodegang of Metz
Saint Chrodegang of Metz
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Chrodegang of Metz, also known by various other names such as Chrodegand, Chrodegangus, and Godegrand, was born...

Saint Cyriacus of Trier
Saint Cyriacus of Trier
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Cyriacus of Trier, also known as Cyriacus of Trèves, Ciriaco, Kiriacus, Kyriacus, Kyriakos, Quiriaco, Quiriacus,...

Saint Cyril of Constantinople
Saint Cyril of Constantinople
Saint
Post-Congregation

Saint Cyril of Constantinople, also known as Cyril of Mount Carmel, was a highly esteemed priest, teacher, and prior in...

Saint Balther of Lindisfarne
Saint Balther of Lindisfarne
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Balther of Lindisfarne, also known as Balther of Tinningham, Balther of Tyninghame, Balthere, Balred, Balredus,...

Saint Basil of Bologna
Saint Basil of Bologna
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Saint Basil of Bologna, also known simply as Basil of Bologna, was a notable figure in the Catholic Church during the...

Blesseds
4
Blessed Mechthild Of Hochsal
Blessed Mechthild Of Hochsal
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Blessed Mechthild of Hochsal, also known as Mechthild of Hochsal, was a remarkable 11th-century Catholic Anchoress...

Blessed Ollegarius Of Tarragona
Blessed Ollegarius Of Tarragona
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Blessed Ollegarius of Tarragona, also known as Ollegarius Bonestruga, Ollegarius of Barcelona, Olaguerand, Oldegar,...

Blessed Sylvester Of Assisi
Blessed Sylvester Of Assisi
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Blessed Sylvester of Assisi, also known simply as Sylvester, was born to the nobility during an era of great social and...

Blessed Guillermo Giraldi
Blessed Guillermo Giraldi
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Blessed Guillermo Giraldi, also known as Guillem Giraldi, was a Mercedarian friar and the Prior of the Mercedarian...