St. Benedict of Nursia – March 14

Saint Benedict was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. At 14 years of age the saint was sent off by his parents for studies at Rome, but vexed at the immorality there surrounding him, he…

Saint Nicodemus of Mammola – Celebrated March 12 (+990)

He was the son of Theophanes and Pandia. Educated by a local priest, Father Galatone, known for his learning and piety. Even as a young man, Nicodemus was disgusted by the misspent lives of his contemporaries, and was drawn to the monastic life. He tried to join the monks in the…

Saint Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome -Commemorated on March 12

      Saint Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome, was born in Rome in about the year 540. His grandfather was Pope Felix, and his mother Sylvia and aunts Tarsilla and Emiliana were likewise enumerated by the Roman Church to the rank of…

St. Constantine of Cornwall

source: orthodoxwiki Saint Constantine of Cornwall, also Constantine of Dumnonia, Constantine III of Britain, Saint Custennin, Custennin ap Cado, Custennin ap Cadwr, Costentyn or Constantine of Govan (ca. 520-576 AD) is a 6th-century Cornish saint that is identified with a minor British king Constantine, who came to repentance at St Davids monastery…

Saint Óengus of Tallaght

March 11 is the Feast of Saint Óengus of Tallaght or Óengus the Culdee “Óengus mac Óengobann, better known as Saint Óengus of Tallaght or Óengus the Culdee, was an Irish bishop, reformer and writer, who flourished in the first…

St. Pacian Bishop of Barcelona – March 9

Saint Pacian was Bishop of Barcelona. A Spaniard by birth, he became bishop in 365. Little is known about his life beyond his extensive writings, which are themselves extant only in part in three letters and a short treatise, Paraenesis ad Poenitentiam. Among the…