Saint of the Day for March 14
Saint of the Day
Benedict of Nursia
Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480-547)
Benedict of Nursia, often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian monk and the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Churches. In 1964, Pope Paul VI declared Benedict a patron saint of Europe.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Matilda of RingelheimGerman queen consort and duchess consort of Saxony (895-968)
- TheognostusRussian Metropolitan and saint
- LeobinusHermit, abbot, and bishop
- LazarusArchbishop of Milan
- Paulina of Paulinzellafounder of Paulinzella monastery
Bible Verse of the Day
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
On March 14 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.