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March 5th

6 saints celebrated

Saint Basin, Bishop of Trier

Feast: March 5th • 7th century

Coming from the illustrious family of the dukes of Austrasia, Basin was abbot and then archbishop of Trier during the reign of Childebert II…

Saint Drausin of Soissons

Feast: March 5th • 7th century

Born in Soissons to an illustrious family, Drausin became bishop of his native city in 638. A great builder, he founded the monasteries of R…

Saint Gerasimus

Feast: March 5th • 5th century

A monk originally from Lycia, Gerasimus settled in Palestine where he founded a famous laura near the Jordan River after renouncing the Euty…

Saint John Joseph of the Cross

Feast: March 5th • 17th century

Born in Ischia in 1654, John Joseph of the Cross was a pillar of the Alcantarine reform in Italy. Known for his heroic humility and extreme …

Saint Phocas of Antioch

Feast: March 5th • 4th century

Saint Phocas is a martyr of Antioch who lived around the year 320. He is traditionally invoked in the East for protection against snake bite…

Saint Virgilius of Arles

Feast: March 5th • 6th century

Born in Aquitaine around 530, Virgilius was a monk at Lérins and then abbot at Autun before becoming Archbishop of Arles. As Vicar of Pope G…

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