Saint of the Day for March 20
Saint of the Day
John of Nepomuk
Catholic saint (1340-1393)
John of Nepomuk, also called John Nepomucene , was a Bohemian clergyman. Due to his loyalty to Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn in a dispute with the Bohemian crown, he was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia by being thrown into the Vltava.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- ArchippusAncient Roman saint in Colossians 4:17 and Philemon 1:2
- Józef BilczewskiPolish Roman Catholic archbishop, professor of theology and blessed (1850-1923)
- Wulfram of Sensbishop of Sens
- Hieromartyrs of Cherson
- Clement of IrelandIro-Scottish monk and scholar who was in the service of Charlemagne from 774
- Herbert of Derwentwater7th-century Christian saint
- Mamertinus of Auxerremonk and abbot
Bible Verse of the Day
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
On March 20 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.