Saints of 4 March
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 4 March.
Feasts in 2026
Wednesday 4 March 2026.
- Ordinary Form: Weekday in Lent. Feria, violet. Also kept: St Casimir.
- 1962 calendar: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent. Third class, violet. Also kept: St. Casimir, Confessor, St. Lucius, Pope and Martyr.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Casimir. Prince of Poland, model of chastity.
Roman Martyrology
St Casimir (Wilna)
At Wilna, in Lithuania, blessed Casimir, son of king Casimir, whom the Roman Pontiff, Leo X., placed in the number of the Saints.
St Lucius, pope and martyr (Home)
At Rome, on the Appian way, during the persecution of Valerian, the birthday of St. Lucius, pope and martyr, who was first exiled for the faith of Christ; but being permitted by divine Providence to return to his church, he suffered martyrdom by decapitation, after having combated the Novatians. His praises have been published by St. Cyprian.
Nine Hundred Holy Martyrs on the Appian Road (Rome)
Also, at Rome, on the Appian road, nine hundred holy martyrs, who were buried in the same cemetery as St. Cecilia.
St Caius of the imperial household
The same day, St. Caius, a member of the imperial household, who was drowned in the sea with twentyseven others.
St Adrian and Companions, martyrs (Nicomedia)
At Nicomedia, in the reign of the emperor Diocletian, the holy martyr Adrian and twenty-three others, who endured martyrdom by having their limbs crushed. St. Adrian is especially commemorated on the 8th of September, when his body was conveyed to Rome.
Ss. Archelaus, Cyril, and Photius
Also, the matryrdom of the Saints Archelaus, Cyril, and Photius.
Ss. Basil, Eugenius, Agathodorus, Elpidius, Aetherius, Capito, Ephrem, Nestor, and Arcadius, bishops (Chersonesus)
In Chersonesus, the passion of the saintly bishops Basil, Eugenius, Agathodorus, Elpidius, JEtherius, Capito, Ephrem, Nestor, and Arcadius.
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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