Saints of 27 March
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 27 March.
Feasts in 2026
Friday 27 March 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Weekday in Lent. Feria, violet. Also kept: St Rupert of Salzburg.
- 1962 calendar: Friday of Passion Week. Third class, violet. Also kept: St. John Damascene, Confessor.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Rupert of Salzburg. Bishop and missionary.
Roman Martyrology
St John
The festival of St. John Damascene, confessor and doctor of the Church. He is mentioned on the 6th of May.
St Alexander of Drizipara
At Drizipara, in Pannonia, St. Alexander, a soldier, in the time of emperor Maximian. Having overcome many tribulations for Christ, and wrought many miracles, he completed his martyrdom by decapitation.
Ss. Philetus, Lydia, Macedon, Theoprepides, Amphilochius and Chronidas
The same day, the Saints Philetus, senator, his wife Lydia, and their sons Macedon and Theoprepides; also Amphilochius, an officer in the army, and Chronidas, a notary, who were put to death for the confession of Christ.
Ss. Zanitas, Lazarus, Marotas, Narses
In Persia, in the reign of King Sapor, the holy martyrs Zanitas, Lazarus, Marotas, Narses, and five others, who merited the palm of martyrdom by being barbarously murdered.
St Rupert, bishop and confessor (Salzburg)
At Salzburg, St. Rupert, bishop and confessor, who spread the Gospel extensively in Bavaria and Austria.
St John of Egypt
In Egypt, the hermit St. John, a man of great holiness, who among other virtues, was replenished with the spirit of prophecy, and predicted to the emperor Theodosius that he would gain the victory over the tyrants Maximus and Eugenius.
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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