Saints of 13 March

The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 13 March.

Feasts in 2026

Friday 13 March 2026.

Ordinary Form: Weekday in Lent. Feria, violet. Also kept: St Leander of Seville.
1962 calendar: Friday of the Third Week of Lent. Third class, violet.

Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.

Saints of the day

St Leander of Seville. Bishop who converted the Visigoths.

Roman Martyrology

Ss. Macedonius, Patritia and Modesta (Nicomedia)

At Nicomedia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Macedonius, his wife Patritia, and their daughter Modest a.

Ss. Theuseta, and Horres

At Mcsea, the holy martyrs Theuseta, and Horres, his son, Theodora, Nimphodora, Marcus, and Arabia, who were burned to death for Christ.

St Sabinus of Hermopolis

At Hermopolis, in Egypt, the martyr St. Sabinus, who after many sufferings, terminated his martyrdom by being precipitated into a river.

St Christina of Persia

In Persia, St. Christina, virgin and martyr.

Ss. Rudericus and Solomon (Cordova)

At Cordova, the holy martyrs Rudericus, priest, and Solomon.

St Nicephorus of Constantinople

At Constantinople, the bishop St. Nicephorus. In defense of the traditions of his forefathers and of the worship of sacred images, he opposed firmly the Iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian, by whom he was sent into exile, where he underwent a long martyrdom of fourteen years, and departed for the kingdom of God.

St Ansovinus of Camerino

At Camerino, St. Ansovinus, bishop and confessor.

St Euphrasia of the Thebaid

In Thebais, St. Euphrasia, virgin.

From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.

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