Saint Basilissa, Saint Callinice and Their Three Companions
The account from the Petits Bollandistes presents Basilissa, Callinice and three Christian companions in Rome. It relates their assistance t…
Saints Calendar
March 21st
8 saints celebrated
Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello
A wife who became a religious, Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello founded the Benedictine Sisters of Providence in 1838 in Ronco Scrivia, dedic…
Saint Benedict (Patriarch of Western Monks)
Born in Nursia around 480, Saint Benedict abandoned his studies in Rome for the solitude of Subiaco. Founder of the Abbey of Monte Cassino a…
Emilie Schneider
A German religious of the Daughters of the Cross, Emilie Schneider (1820-1859) dedicated herself to the service of the sick in Düsseldorf an…
Blessed John of Parma
A 13th-century Franciscan friar, John of Parma was elected Minister General of his order in 1247. A diplomat and theologian respected by kin…
Matidia and Drosella in the account of the Petits Bollandistes
In the account devoted to Basilissa and Callinice, Drosella is presented as a catechumen who frequented their community, encouraged by her a…
Nicholas of Flüe
Nicholas of Flüe (Bruder Klaus), farmer, magistrate and later mystic hermit of the Ranft, died in 1487 and was canonized in 1947 by Pius XII…
Blessed Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus)
A respected magistrate and soldier from Unterwalden, Nicholas of Flüe left his family in 1467 to become a hermit at the Ranft. He lived ther…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on March 21st?
On March 21st, the Church notably celebrates: Saint Basilissa, Saint Callinice and Their Three Companions, Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello, Saint Benedict (Patriarch of Western Monks), Emilie Schneider, Blessed John of Parma, Matidia and Drosella in the account of the Petits Bollandistes, Nicholas of Flüe and Blessed Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus).